City Politics
City Politics
Facing a Voting Rights Lawsuit, Council Appoints New Charter Review Committee, Second in Two Years
April 14, 2017
Tuesday night, the Santa Clara City Council appointed a new charter review committee, giving it a clear assignment to consider...
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Santa Clara Hit With Voting Rights Lawsuit
April 7, 2017
For six years the Council failed to act despite warning signs that the City’s at-large, by-seat election system was on...
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General Plan, El Camino Real to Get a Facelift
April 7, 2017
The Santa Clara City Council has decided to accelerate the plan to revamp El Camino Real and to institute a...
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Council Delays Security Contract for Levi’s Stadium, Aims to Increase Minimum Wage to $15/hour
April 5, 2017
Levi’s Stadium could be without security if the contractor that provides those services doesn’t bend to political pressure to employ...
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Levi’s Stadium Financials: Revenue Higher, Debt Lower and General Fund Benefits $3 Million
March 31, 2017
Levi’s Stadium outperformed its budget in the fiscal year ending March 30, according to the Santa Clara Stadium Authority’s (SCSA)...
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OUTLOOK 2017 –Vice Mayor Caserta’s Statement to Attendees
March 31, 2017
Thank you for the opportunity to be here to talk about my favorite subject – the exciting changes underway in...
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Council Passes Worker Retention Ordinance, Approves Soccer Park
March 24, 2017
Inside the Santa Clara City Council Chambers, dozens of citizens brandished sheets of paper reading “Job Security Now” like flags....
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DA Dismisses Complaints Against Mayor
March 17, 2017
The Santa Clara District Attorney has dismissed complaints against Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor that allege Brown Act and conflict...
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Council Defeats Summerhill Housing Project, Gives City Manager Raise
March 10, 2017
A mixed-use development slated to be located on El Camino Real fizzled out after the Santa Clara City Council was...
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City Manager Rajeev Batra Announces Retirement, Leaves Important South Bay Public Works Legacy
March 3, 2017
As a civil engineer for four decades, Santa Clara’s Interim City Manager Rajeev Batra is literally a road-builder. And as...