City Politics
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Council To Discuss Censuring Santa Clara Mayor
November 2, 2022
Just a whiff of the Council censuring the mayor was enough to get the Santa Clara City Council to run...
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Police Union Campaigns While Negotiating Contract
November 1, 2022
The Santa Clara Police Officers Association and its associated PAC are using the controversial grand jury report Unsportsmanlike Conduct on...
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Santa Clara Election Day 2022
November 1, 2022
Santa Clara voters have several decisions to make this Nov. 8, 2022. High on the list is who will lead...
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Tom Shanks: From Ethics Referee to Political Player
November 1, 2022
Some say that one-time Santa Clara ethics consultant Tom Shanks has given ethics a back seat to politics: First in...
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Reading Grand Jury Report Confirms Suspicion Of Bias
October 31, 2022
The Santa Clara City Council majority has cried foul on a grand jury report that accuses them of colluding with...
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Becker Gets BCTC Labor Endorsement, Gillmor “Has Let Us Down”
October 31, 2022
One of the largest regional trade union consortiums, the Santa Clara & San Benito Counties Building & Construction Trades Council...
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District 3 Forum: Hardy & Pellecchia Offer Different Visions of Santa Clara’s Future
October 28, 2022
Editor’s Note: This forum happened on Sept. 29, prior to the release of a Grand Jury report on the relationship...
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Police Union Possibly Skirting Campaign Laws
October 26, 2022
The Santa Clara Police Officers Association (POA) and its PAC appear to be violating — or at the very least...
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Follow the Money 2022 Update: Donations Slow Down
October 24, 2022
Nov. 1 Update: Devcon, SCS Finance Police PAC Developers Devcon and SCS jumped into the campaign during the last week...
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Settlement in Discrimination Lawsuit Against SCPD Chief Delayed at City’s Request
October 19, 2022
Santa Clara has asked a federal court to postpone a final settlement meeting in a police department discrimination and retaliation...