City Politics
City Politics
First Pair Of Candidate Forums Highlight Similarities Among Incumbents, Challengers
October 1, 2020
Candidates unified messaging along incumbent and challenger lines on issues of affordable housing, traffic, the City’s budget and pedestrian safety...
City Politics
49ers $250,000 PAC Donation Turns Up the Heat in Council Races
October 1, 2020
Santa Clara’s 2020 election just got hotter with a new independent expenditure PAC, Citizens for Efficient Government and Full Voting...
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What Budget Deficit? City Hall Boosts Spin Doctor’s Contract $170K
October 1, 2020
Despite a $34 million Santa Clara City deficit and zero revenue from Levi’s Stadium, City Hall paid San Francisco spin...
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Measure E: Hotel Tax Could Generate Millions For Santa Clara
October 1, 2020
With the November election fast approaching, Santa Clarans will have to decide whether to adopt an increase in hotel taxes...
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Santa Clara City Council Candidates For District 6: Gautam Barve, Anthony Becker & Robert Mezzetti
October 1, 2020
We invited all Santa Clara City Council candidates to speak directly to the voters through The Weekly’s print publication and...
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Santa Clara City Council Candidates For District 5: Suds Jain & Bob O’Keefe
October 1, 2020
We invited all Santa Clara City Council candidates to speak directly to the voters through The Weekly’s print publication and...
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Santa Clara City Council Candidates For District 4: Teresa O’Neill & Kevin Park
October 1, 2020
We invited all Santa Clara City Council candidates to speak directly to the voters through The Weekly’s print publication and...
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Santa Clara City Council Candidates for District 1: Harbir Bhatia & Kathy Watanabe
October 1, 2020
We invited all Santa Clara City Council candidates to speak directly to the voters through The Weekly’s print publication and...
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1 Piece of Land, 2 Leases But Council Has Been Mum
September 30, 2020
Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor has often blamed San Jose’s 2016 lawsuit for delaying Related’s $8 billion Northside development. But...
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12 Empty Acres Deliver $817 Property Tax Thanks to City Council Indecision
September 30, 2020
You read that right. There are 12 acres of developable land in Santa Clara that are delivering, collectively, $817 in...