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The fourth day of testimony in the perjury trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker ended with a bang. After the jury left the South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill Wednesday afternoon, Deputy Public Defender Chris Montoya aired his frustration at late discovery produced by the prosecution. Montoya told the court that since … Read more
Santa Clara will construct a power transmission line despite resident concerns that its emissions cause negative health impacts. In early October, the Santa Clara City Council delayed the item until it could get more information. At that meeting, droves of residents turned out to implore the council to halt the project, citing the potential for … Read more
Former 49ers chief of communications and public relations, Rahul Chandhok, was back on the stand Tuesday to wrap up his testimony in the perjury trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker. During the defense’s cross-examination at the South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill, Becker’s pro bono attorney Grant Fondo, spent a lot of … Read more
Former 49ers chief of communications and public relations, Rahul Chandhok, was back on the stand on Friday morning to continue his testimony in the perjury trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker. From the bench at the South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill, Judge Javier Alcala asked Chandhok if he realized he was … Read more
Before the opening statements in the perjury trial of Santa Clara Council Member Anthony Becker, the two sides had to work out a late motion filed by the prosecution. On Nov. 6, they met in South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill sans jury to talk about a motion made by Deputy District Attorney Pablo Wudka-Robles. … Read more
The first day of the perjury trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker included opening statements and testimony from the prosecution’s key witness, Rahul Chandhok. While the jury trial was supposed to start at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning at the South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill, it was delayed almost two hours as … Read more
Election results as of 4:46 p.m. on Nov. 6, 2024 show that the council divide in Santa Clara will remain the same, with one candidate endorsed by Mayor Lisa Gillmor winning her race and Gillmor’s favored police chief and city clerk candidates earning a spot. The vacant District 1 seat, will be filled by Albert Gonzalez … Read more
The jury in the perjury trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker is set. Ten women and two men were sworn in at the South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill on Tuesday morning after hours of voir dire that spanned two and a half days. During the jury questioning, the defense searched for … Read more
As the 2024 Santa Clara election campaign ends, campaign donations all city races near $3 million, with spending reaching $2.8 million, according to reports filed as of Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. Donations to individual candidates for city council, city clerk and police chief were $232,268, while independent expenditure committees took in $2.75 million. The … Read more
The Santa Clara Convention Center continues to see recovery after two dismal years during the pandemic. On Sept. 24, the convention center manager, Oak View Group (OVG), released its third quarter financial report. That report shows that the convention center is on pace to net a little more than $2 million this year. Heading into … Read more