City Politics
City Politics
No Plan to Change Library Organization, But Interim Appointment Raises Cronyism Questions — Again
September 30, 2020
City Hall isn’t planning any changes in the City Library organization, despite rumors. But the appointment of a long-time associate...
City Politics
Council Quibbles Over Commissions
September 30, 2020
A consent item pulled from the calendar proved somewhat contentious. Santa Clara Vice Mayor Karen Hardy pulled an item that...
City Politics
Developer Pumps $$$ Into Police Gray Money PAC For Mayor Gillmor’s Slate
September 29, 2020
Is mega-developer Related making a play to control the Santa Clara City Council? Last week, Related Companies made a $25,000...
City Politics
Planning Commissioners Green Light Home Addition
September 25, 2020
Following a zoning administrator’s denial of a minor modification as part of a home addition project for a single family...
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Meet Santa Clara Unified Board of Trustees Candidates
September 17, 2020
The Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) has three seats open this election, two seats in Trustee Area 2 and...
City Politics
Fighting CVRA Lawsuit Will Likely Cost Santa Clara $3.97 Million More Than It Cost Sunnyvale to Avoid One
September 17, 2020
When it comes to the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA), doing the right thing is also the fiscally prudent thing...
City Politics
Enhanced Testing Order Calls out Large Healthcare Providers to Test More
September 16, 2020
Today, local elected leaders called out large healthcare providers HCA Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Palo Alto Medical Foundation, as...
City Politics
Updated: City Says COVID-19 Game Cancellations Aren’t Grounds For Reducing Stadium Rent
September 11, 2020
This week Santa Clara City Hall fired a new salvo in its ongoing litigation war with the San Francisco 49ers,...
City Politics
City Workers Express Concern About Annual City Cleanup
September 9, 2020
Santa Clara’s Annual Cleanup Campaign is wrapping up, but there’s contention over whether the campaign was safe to conduct in...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Ongoing CVRA Appeal — A Bet With Tiny Odds of Winning
September 9, 2020
In the face of 20 years of public agencies losing millions in failed attempts to prevail in California Voting Rights...