Political news, Local politics and government news reporting in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale.
A Foster City nonprofit’s reputation and “serving the public interest” were the major contributors to a decision to extend a loan agreement on a Sunnyvale housing complex for the poor. At the Sunnyvale City Council’s most recent meeting, MidPen Housing implored the council to extend a housing development agreement by 55 years. The development, Carroll … Read more
At the July 16, 2024 City Council meeting, Council voted unanimously to place a $400 million general obligation bond on the November 2024 ballot to address the City’s over $600 million in unfunded infrastructure needs. While the most immediate infrastructure needs total more than $600 million over the next five years, the total does not … Read more
The court has once again delayed Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker’s perjury trial to Monday, Aug. 12, but the judge told the defense it would be the last time. Judge Elizabeth Peterson granted the defense’s motion for continuance Friday, but rejected the proposed October date, giving them a little more than two weeks to … Read more
The judge in the perjury trial of Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker ruled on three important subpoenas while also giving insight into how the court is likely to view one of the defense’s tactics. Judge Benjamin Williams struck down a motion that would have compelled The San Francisco Chronicle to turn over a source … Read more
Santa Clara Convention Center attendees will start seeing commercial branding throughout the venue in the next couple years, with the center itself likely taking on a corporate sponsor. In an attempt to funnel more money into the convention center, the city has opted to hire a consultant to secure naming rights. The effort aims to … Read more
Adoption of the final leg of a zoning code update will end the slew of planned developments the past several years. The Santa Clara City Council unanimously adopted the zoning map at Tuesday night’s meeting. Single-family residences already saw an update last year, but the remainder of the city needed the zoning map to put … Read more
Concerns by the mayor and her political cohort about how money from an infrastructure bond measure will be spent challenges the role of the city manager. For months, the Santa Clara City Council has been discussing a bond measure to address its crumbling infrastructure. Time and again, at meeting after meeting, city employees have raised … Read more
A grand jury report detailing the Santa Clara Stadium Authority’s relationship to the 49ers stirred well-trodden finger-pointing about who supported the stadium and who opposed it. At its Tuesday night meeting, the Santa Clara City Council discussed a civil grand jury report titled “Outplayed: Measure J, the City of Santa Clara, and the San Francisco … Read more
The trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker is scheduled to start on July 29, but with less than two weeks to go, a judge has yet to hear the motions filed by the prosecution and the defense. The defense issued its subpoenas for potential witnesses in early July, well before the start … Read more
Santa Clara has finally sold a property whose value the mayor has long-disputed. Sale of the city’s Loyalton Ranch property, located just outside Reno, will close the books on a rift between the mayor and her council colleagues regarding the site. At the end of 2021, the Santa Clara City Council directed city employees to … Read more