City Politics
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Santa Clara Settles Lawsuit with 49ers
September 1, 2022
Update: City of Santa Clara spokesperson Michelle Templeton replied to The Weekly after publication with the following comment: “Consistent with...
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City Clerk Says Police Chief And Clerk Not Being Politicians ‘Flies In The Face Of Democracy’
August 31, 2022
Santa Clarans could decide whether to have their police chief and city clerk remain elected or turn over their appointment...
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Santa Clara Old Guard Aims to Recall Minority Council Members
August 31, 2022
A new and unregistered political committee calling itself Save Our Santa Clara aims to recall three city council members elected...
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Santa Clara Native Bouza Joins Planning Commission
August 26, 2022
Santa Clara’s Planning Commission welcomed its newest Commissioner, Mario Bouza, on Aug. 24. Bouza joins the Planning Commission after the...
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Opinion – Sunnyvale Should Not Waste $250M on Downtown Car Tunnel
August 26, 2022
By 2040, four times as many trains will pass through Sunnyvale daily on the Caltrain line. This raises the chances...
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49ers Offer $4M to City in “Final and Best” Deal
August 25, 2022
In what they say is their “best and final” offer, on Thursday the San Francisco 49ers offered Santa Clara an...
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Sunnyvale District 1 Council Member Appointed
August 25, 2022
The Sunnyvale City Council approved a resolution to appoint Linda Sell to the Council to represent District 1 and cancel...
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Gillmor’s Real Estate Dealings Under Scrutiny
August 19, 2022
Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor has some explaining to do about her Public Property Advisors (PPA) business, judging from recent...
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Planning Commissioner Removed For “Misleading” the Council On Application
August 17, 2022
Allegations of chicanery regarding a planning commissioner’s residence caused the Council to ax him from that position. At its first...
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49ers Settlement Offer Would Deliver $3.3 Million in Cash, Stop Annual $1 Million+ Legal Bill Hemorrhage
August 11, 2022
The 49ers’ proposed settlement following five years of contentious litigation with Santa Clara would net the City $3.3 million immediately...