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New Regulations Boost Interest in Accessory Dwelling Units in Santa Clara
November 3, 2018
The California legislature passed a series of new laws that went into effect January 2018 that help promote the creation...
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Santa Clara Election 2018 Follow the Money Update: PACs and Related Execs Jump In
November 1, 2018
Campaign donations have accelerated since the September campaign finance reports, with plenty of treats from real estate and union interests...
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PRESS RELEASE: Santa Clara Chamber PAC
October 31, 2018
PRESS RELEASE FROM: The Santa Clara Chamber PAC To: The Santa Clara Community October 31, 2018 Our once helpful...
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Cupertino Addresses Santa Clara’s CEQA Concerns around Vallco Plan
October 31, 2018
This September, the City of Cupertino adopted its Vallco Town Center Specific Plan to guide development in a northern part...
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The Gang’s All Here: Police PAC’s 2018 Gray Money Haul from Developer Donors
October 31, 2018
The Santa Clara Police Officer (POA) Association PAC has revved up the developer gray money machine it pioneered in Santa...
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Election Forum sponsored by the Santa Clara University Associated Student Government and the Old Quad Residents Association
October 29, 2018
Election Forum sponsored by the Santa Clara University Associated Student Government (ASG) and the Old Quad Residents Association (OQRA) Date:...
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Sunnyvale City Council 10/30/18 Meeting Preview: Potential Litigation and the California Voting Rights Act
October 29, 2018
Pretty straightforward agenda. We start the evening with a closed session to discuss the potential litigation regarding the California Voting Rights Act. ...
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Lawsuit Alleges Mayor Broke Public Disclosure Laws, Didn’t Report Income
October 26, 2018
On Wednesday Santa Clara Law University School student Brian Exline filed a lawsuit against Mayor Lisa Gillmor alleging that Gillmor...
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Sunnyvale 2018 Money Trail: $300,000 and Counting
October 25, 2018
The September Sunnyvale City Council campaign reports show almost $300,000 already poured into next month’s election when independent expenditure money...
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Voting Rights Lawsuit Appeal Filed Prior to Council Approval
October 25, 2018
Some in Santa Clara are saying that the attorneys representing the City in the now-appealed voting rights lawsuit overstepped their...