City Politics
City Politics
Santa Clara County Assessor Tells All Employees to Telework, Says It’s Not Related to Employee Testing Positive for COVID-19
August 19, 2020
After a very public fight over whether or not Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone was unnecessarily “forcing” employees to...
City Politics
Fines Authorized to Enforce County Health Orders, Eviction Moratorium, Testing Order
August 18, 2020
On Tuesday, Aug. 11, the County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors adopted an Urgency Ordinance authorizing fines for violating...
City Politics
Employees Accuse Assessor’s Office of Forcing People Back to Work Regardless of County Orders
August 12, 2020
Santa Clara County remains on California’s COVID-19 watchlist, but employees at the Santa Clara County Assessor’s Office say the agency...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Manager’s $700K Pay Package Double the California Average
August 6, 2020
By any comparison you want to make, Santa Clara’s City Manager takes home a pay package that’s double that of...
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Damages Finalized in 2016 Levi’s Stadium ADA Class Action Suit, But Case Isn’t Closed
July 31, 2020
As they say, it’s not over until the fat lady sings. In the case of the 2016 Levi’s Stadium ADA...
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Santa Clara’s Budget Deficits — COVID-19 Turns Up the Heat on a Simmering Budget Problem
July 30, 2020
Although their cause is unprecedented, Santa Clara’s current budget woes aren’t an anomaly. Since 2000, the City’s budget has had...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Manager Attacks 49ers — Again
July 28, 2020
In the latest chapter of Santa Clara City Hall’s four-year-old quarrel with the 49ers, City Manager Deanna Santana sent out...
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2020 Election: Sunnyvale Mayor and City Council Candidates
July 27, 2020
For Sunnyvale the 2020 election will be a first in two ways. Voters will vote for the City’s first directly...
City Politics
2020 Election: Santa Clara City Council Candidates
July 22, 2020
This year four Santa Clara districts will elect their first-ever district representatives. Two incumbents, Kathy Watanabe and Teresa O’Neill are...
City Politics
Peterson Way Office Project Variance Gets Approved
July 20, 2020
An existing, though underutilized, office campus at 3625 Peterson Way is up for redevelopment by Boston Properties with a proposal...