City Politics
City Politics
Santa Clara County Creates Opportunity for Priced-Out Homebuyers
August 4, 2018
In 2016 voters approved $950 million in funds to be allocated toward affordable housing through the Measure A Affordable Housing...
City Politics
Wayfarers Bring Tens of Millions to Santa Clara Through Transient Occupancy Tax
August 3, 2018
With the 49ers first preseason game on Aug. 9 and Beyoncé and JAY-Z’s upcoming concert on Sept. 29, the topic...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Real Challenge Isn’t Drawing Districts — It’s Discrimination
August 2, 2018
Since Superior Court Judge Thomas Kuhnle found Santa Clara had violated the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA), the public conversation...
City Politics
Citizens Advisory Committee Reframes Narrative Around Election Lawsuit
August 2, 2018
Corruption in Santa Clara politics — not a racial divide — is the main problem with elections in the City,...
City Politics
Related Lobbyist Jude Barry’s Business is Politics — And He’s Selling in Santa Clara
August 1, 2018
For Related Companies’ lobbyist Jude Barry politics is business — from selling campaign consulting and lobbying to selling software. But...
City Politics
Wieckowski Bill Reining in Homeowner Associations’ Abuses Passes Assembly Judiciary Committee
Senator Bob Wieckowski's Office
July 29, 2018
A bill to curb abuses in California’s more than 55,000 homeowner associations (HOA) by adding requirements that will lead to...
City Politics
High Density Development Planned for Tasman East Area
July 27, 2018
At the start of 2017, the City of Santa Clara kicked off an analysis and outreach effort to develop a...
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New Members Appointed to Santa Clara Architectural Committee
July 26, 2018
At a Planning Commission meeting on June 26, two members of the Commission were appointed to the Architectural Committee. Commissioners...
City Politics
Curious City Council and Staff Findings on June Calendars
July 25, 2018
June proved to be another productive month for Santa Clara Council and City staff, but curious findings on their calendars...
City Politics
Six Districts, Two to Elect New Council Members in November
July 25, 2018
Yesterday an amended order was published in Santa Clara’s California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit directing the sequencing of elections...