City Politics
City Politics
From Ballot Measures to Budgets, Santa Clara’s $200K Spin Meister Directs City Communications
September 25, 2018
Last winter Santa Clara hired crisis PR virtuoso Sam Singer to provide “professional public affairs/media relations services” that amounted to...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Chamber of Commerce Endorses Flood Protection Bill
September 23, 2018
Like many of the world’s shorelines, the South Bay is expected to be increasingly impacted by sea level rise due...
City Politics
Santa Clara Council Members’ Organizations Benefit From “Improper” Convention Center Discounts, Chamber Practices
September 21, 2018
Organizations on whose boards Santa Clara City Council Members previously and currently sit have received discounts for years on their...
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City Council and Convention Visitors Bureau Share Blame For Convention Center Management Mess
September 19, 2018
Council’s Continued Confusion About Police Chief’s Compensation Although the Santa Clara City Council was set to pass an ordinance giving...
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2018 Election Local Candidates Forums
September 14, 2018
Santa Clara City Council, Mayoral and City Clerk Candidates Forums Three Santa Clara candidate forums are planned for the November...
City Politics
Santa Clara Had Expert Voting Rights Litigator On Contract But Trusted $600,000 Defense To Attorney With Limited CVRA Experience — And A Lucrative Municipal Law Practice
September 14, 2018
Santa Clara paid $579,978.19 to the law firm Churchwell White between September 2017 and July 2018 — an average of...
City Politics
‘Affordable’ Monroe Development Gets Overhaul, City Announces Candidate Forums
September 12, 2018
A housing project that drew the ire of prospective neighbors at the start of the year is now being lauded...
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09/11/2018 Sunnyvale City Council Preview – Affordable Housing Grand Jury Report
September 11, 2018
Small agenda with some big items in it. We start the evening with a study session to review the Civic Center Master...
City Politics
Unraveling Santa Clara City Hall’s “Clarifications” About Candidate Forums
September 7, 2018
When Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) member Suds Jain emailed City Manager Deanna Santana and Acting City Clerk Jennifer Yamaguma asking...
City Politics
Santa Clara Citizens Advisory Committee: A 6-Decade City Institution
September 6, 2018
Last week the Santa Clara Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) roared into the headlines by precipitating a hubbub at City Hall...