City Politics
City Politics
Garbage Rates Increase, Architectural Review Committee To Be Eliminated
December 11, 2019
Santa Clarans will see their garbage bill double over the next few years thanks to a state mandate to reduce...
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Sunnyvale Enacts Last-Minute Emergency Housing Ordinance
December 10, 2019
On Oct. 8, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1482 into law, which caps annual rent increases to five percent per...
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Recycling Contract Renewed, Silicon Valley Power Sets Sights on Capital Projects
December 4, 2019
A dispute over prevailing wage law cast a shadow over Santa Clara’s renewal of a contract with its recycling provider....
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Minimum Wage Increases to $16.05 In Sunnyvale January 1, 2020
December 3, 2019
Effective Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, the new minimum wage rate in Sunnyvale will be $16.05 per hour. In 2016, the...
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Unraveling the Mysteries of Property Taxes: Assessor’s Annual Report
November 29, 2019
Where do your property taxes go? With property taxes due on Tuesday, Dec. 10, that’s the number one question I...
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Sunnyvale Civic Center Moves Forward
November 26, 2019
On Aug. 27, City Council voted 6-1 to approve the schematic design and budget for Phase I of Sunnyvale’s new...
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Directly Elected Mayor Perennial Discussion in Sunnyvale, But Never a Winner So Far
November 26, 2019
The question of directly electing Sunnyvale‘s mayor has come up regularly since the mid-1980s and City voters have repeatedly given...
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Santa Clara City Council Recording Minimal Non-Public Meetings, Events in October
November 20, 2019
According to Santa Clara City Council October calendars, it appears as if Santa Clara’s elected officials are starting to wind...
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Vice Mayor Butts Heads with Council, Clerk Over Ballot Language
November 20, 2019
Santa Clarans will decide whether to amend the charter in March, determining if the City is to be split into...
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Sunnyvale Finalizes Council District Map, Election Sequencing
November 18, 2019
At its Nov. 12 meeting, the Sunnyvale City Council approved a Council district map and election sequencing for the six...