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Santa Clara City Council Approves 2017-18 Budget, Convention Center Contract
June 28, 2017
Small 2017-18 Budget Increase To achieve some of its goals, the Santa Clara City Council approved increasing the 2017-18 budget...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Balanced Budget 2017-2018, Deficits to Follow
June 21, 2017
The good news in the 2017-18 Santa Clara city budget is that not only is it a balanced budget, 2016-2017...
City Politics
San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail: Security Ignorance
June 14, 2017
The NFL and the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) awarded Levi’s Stadium the 2017 NFL Facility...
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Looming Red Deficit Leaves Council with ‘Balancing Act’
June 14, 2017
The Santa Clara City Council approved the annual budget, even though given the City’s spending trajectory, it will be operating...
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Measure J Draft Audit Report Leaves More Questions Than Answers
June 14, 2017
The bottom line on the long-awaited report on the Santa Clara Stadium Authority’s compliance with Measure J is that management...
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City Council Proclaims May Lupus Awareness Month
June 7, 2017
It was back in 1977 when President Jimmy Carter signed Public Law 95-72 establishing a week-long observance to raise awareness...
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SCU’s Measure for Measure Draws Audience Into the Drama
June 7, 2017
Santa Clara University’s presentation of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure hit a home run on its opening night last Friday at...
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U2 Concerts Stirs up Trouble: 49ers Could See Crackdown on Violating City Curfew
June 7, 2017
Strife caused by last month’s U2 concert has left the Santa Clara City Council trying to determine how to more...
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Measure J Audit Finally Finished, But City Hall Says It’s Confidential
June 7, 2017
After more than a year, Harvey Rose Associates (HRA) has finally reported the results of the management consulting company’s review...
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Historic Landmarks Commission Seeking Applicants for Vacancy
May 30, 2017
When Seth Hiatt moved his wife and son to the area from Santa Cruz, he didn’t anticipate settling in Santa...