Political news, Local politics and government news reporting in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale.
You might be surprised at just how little of the property taxes paid by Santa Clara residents actually go into the City’s general fund. This raises the importance of redevelopment funds for the capital investments needed to foster and maintain a thriving community. The chart below shows how each dollar of property tax revenue collected … Read more
California governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to shut down the state’s redevelopment agencies (RDAs) to address the state’s $25 billion deficit isn’t going down well in municipalities across California. And Santa Clara is no exception. At the January 25 City Council meeting, City Manager and Santa Clara RDA Executive Director Jennifer Sparacino recommended that the Council … Read more
Editor’s note: In last week’s edition we incorrectly reported that six city employee bargaining groups had agreed to concessions to their current contracts (Memorandums of Understanding, MOUs). At the time, only four unions had come to an agreement with the City, and of these only two had signed the agreements. Five of Santa Clara’s employee … Read more