City Politics
City Politics
Closed Sessions Matter
November 16, 2011
While California’s Brown Act establishes that public business must be conducted, well, in public, government agencies can hold private meetings...
City Politics
Charter Review Committee Extends Deliberations Through October
September 28, 2011
The Santa Clara Charter Review Committee won’t complete its recommendation about the city’s election system on Oct. 11, 2011 as...
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Legal Briefs
September 28, 2011
In what alternative universe did the Santa Clara city government think an open lawsuit against a prospective City Attorney would...
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Verdict on the California Voting Rights Act: The Jury is Still Out
September 21, 2011
Don’t say the 2002 California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) hasn’t had results. It’s just that results aren’t necessarily those civil...
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California Voting Rights Act: An $8 Million Bill for Taxpayers
September 14, 2011
Nearly ten years after the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) was passed into law, CVRA lawsuits and threats of lawsuits...
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Correction: Sunnyvale’s Budget
September 7, 2011
In the August 31 piece, “Tale of Three City Budgets: Where the Income Comes From.” we incorrectly said that city...
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A Tale Of Three City Budgets: Where The Income Comes From
August 31, 2011
When it comes to raising the money that supports public services, Santa Clara provides a contrasting picture to its neighbors...
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California Voting Rights Act: Attacking 19th Century Progressive Reform as 21
August 31, 2011
In the face of a threatened California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit, Santa Clara has established a charter review committee...
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Charter Review Committee Gets Down to Business
August 31, 2011
The city’s Charter Review committee will be evaluating several alternatives to Santa Clara’s current at-large method of electing its City...
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A Budget Tale of Three Bay Area Cities
August 17, 2011
We know how severe our operating budget problems have been in Santa Clara. But how are neighboring cities faring? Using...