City Politics
City Politics
Sunnyvale Selects New Director of Library and Community Services
November 16, 2019
City Manager Kent Steffens announced that Cherise Brandell, Interim Director of Library and Community Services, will stay on as Director....
City Politics
Santa Clara 100% Affordable Housing Project Moves Forward
November 15, 2019
Santa Clara Planning Commissioners approved a 100 percent affordable housing project located at 2330 Monroe St. on Wednesday, Nov. 13....
City Politics
Chamber Faces Questions About Credit Card Charges, Unspent Convention Center Allocations
November 13, 2019
Santa Clara lawmakers have decided to meet in private to discuss $448,000 in unspent Convention Center allocations and $114,000 in...
City Politics
Santa Clara County Bans E-Cigarettes, Hopes Cities Will Follow Suit
November 11, 2019
Santa Clara County is the latest county in California to completely ban the sale of e-cigarettes. During its Nov. 5...
City Politics
Charter Amendment Could Change the Way Santa Clarans Elect Council
November 6, 2019
An amendment to Santa Clara’s charter is likely on the horizon. At its Tuesday night meeting, the Santa Clara City...
City Politics
Assemblymember Kansen Chu Urges Congress to Authorize Permanent Daylight Saving Time
November 5, 2019
Assemblymember Kansen Chu has announced that he will introduce a resolution urging Congress to authorize California to shift to permanent...
City PoliticsPublic Safety
Winter Drops Out of Police Chief Race, Citing “Contentious” Election Impact on Police Department
November 1, 2019
On Friday, Santa Clara Police Department Assistant Police Chief Dan Winter dropped out of the race for Police Chief, citing...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Council Has Light September
October 31, 2019
It appears as if the year is beginning to wind down for members of Santa Clara’s City Council, as most...
City Politics
CVRA Plaintiffs Respond to City’s Word-Parsing Appeal with Undisputed Facts
October 30, 2019
Responding to the City’s appeal of the Superior Court finding that the City’s at-large by-seat election system violated the California...
City Politics
Former Airbnb House Gets Renovation Greenlight
October 30, 2019
The Council upheld the appeal from the owner of a home that operated her property as an Airbnb, fostering bad...