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New City Attorney Has Right Stuff For Santa Clara
January 6, 2023
Santa Clara’s new City Attorney Glen Googins will be able to hit the ground running with extensive experience in municipal...
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Srinivasan Wins Sunnyvale District 3 Council Seat
January 4, 2023
You could say it happens once in a blue moon. A City forced to choose its newest council member through...
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Sunnyvale Name Draw Will Decide Council Election
January 1, 2023
Seat 3 on Sunnyvale’s City Council will be decided by a drawing of names. “In the event of a tie,...
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Investigator Rejects Mayor Gillmor’s Accusations Against Council Member Becker
December 16, 2022
A new report from an independent investigator depicts Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Council Member Kathy Watanabe unfavorably. According to the...
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Grand Jury Recommendations Rejected by Santa Clara, Sunnyvale
December 13, 2022
A second grand jury report issued by the current Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury is being called into question,...
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Planning Commission Recommends Several Items to City Council for Discussion
December 13, 2022
During the Santa Clara Planning Commission meeting on Dec. 7, Commissioners recommended several items for the City Council to discuss...
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Sunnyvale Council Candidate Wins by One Vote
December 12, 2022
The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters (ROV) has certified the official results of the Nov. 8, 2022 election, after...
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Grand Jury Report Response Triggers Council Divide
December 10, 2022
As expected, the City Council was divided over its response to the Civil Grand Jury report titled, “Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Santa...
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Electric Rate Increase Approved, City Finances Improving
December 9, 2022
Tuesday’s Santa Clara City Council meeting brought welcome relief from the fractious and quarrelsome meetings that characterized the last two...
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SVP 2023 Rate Increase
December 7, 2022
On Dec. 6, 2022, the City Council approved a rate increase for Silicon Valley Power (SVP) of 8% effective Jan....