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2024 Candidate Forums to be Held Via Zoom, Organizer Offers No Explanation
October 15, 2024
The San Jose/Santa Clara League of Women Voters will host a trio of remote candidate forums later this month. The...
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2024 Follow the Money Update: 49ers Spend Another $243K, Police Union Deposits Another $70,000
October 14, 2024
These numbers are as of the reports filed by 7 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14. The four 49ers independent expenditure committees...
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Judge Rules on Multiple Motions as Start of Becker Perjury Trial Nears
October 11, 2024
The judge overseeing the perjury trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker ruled on several motions on Oct....
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Civil Watchdog Lacks Public Accountability
October 11, 2024
California has designed civil grand juries to hold city and county governments accountable. However, who holds the civil grand jury...
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District 1 Candidates: School Board Trustee and Second-Time Candidate Weigh in on District 1 Issues
October 8, 2024
On Aug. 30, The Weekly submitted the following questions to District 1 candidates — Albert Gonzalez, Harbir Bhatia and Satish...
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2024 Follow the Money Update: Gillmor and Santa Clara Police PAC Fund Campaign Kickoffs, 49ers PAC War Chest Tops $1.5 Million
October 7, 2024
As of Oct. 6 at 8 p.m., we have new numbers for the money that has rolled into Santa Clara...
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Santa Clara City Clerk Hopefuls Sound-Off on Transparency, Qualifications
October 2, 2024
Update: The Weekly accidentally misquoted candidate Steve Kelly for question number three. That question is now updated with the correct...
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Sunnyvale City Council Adopts Positions On Proposed Ballot Initiatives
October 1, 2024
The Sunnyvale City Council weighed in on a variety of proposed law changes for the upcoming November election. At its...
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Potential Motion to Dismiss in Becker Trial
September 26, 2024
What was supposed to be a hearing to deal with a subpoena issued by the defense in the perjury trial...
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Santa Clara’s Aging Fire Stations Reaching End of the Road
September 26, 2024
During the 1960s and 70s, Santa Clara invested in fire department infrastructure to support explosive growth that would more than...