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Santa Clara District Elections Sequencing for California Voting Rights Act Remedy: Districts 2 & 3 in 2018
July 24, 2018
Today, the judge in Santa Clara’s California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit, Thomas Kuhnle, published an amendment to his July...
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Judge in Voting Rights Lawsuit Orders Six Districts for Santa Clara, But Election Sequencing Not Decided
July 23, 2018
Santa Clara will have six election districts and will use the City’s Draft Plan 3, dawn by the City’s demographer...
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Day Two of the California Voting Rights Lawsuit Remedy Hearing
July 20, 2018
Yesterday’s hearing in Santa Clara’s voting rights lawsuit began where it left off on Wednesday: with demographer David Ely testifying....
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Judge in Voting Rights Case Considers Proposed Order for 7 Districts
July 19, 2018
On Wednesday Santa Clara’s voting rights lawsuit entered its second phase: determining the remedy for the City’s voting rights violation....
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Fire, Ready, Aim: Council Launches New Ballot Measures, Considers End Runs Against Court Orders
July 18, 2018
At a special Monday night meeting — within days of a judge’s remedy order for Santa Clara’s voting rights violation...
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Council Set to Admonish, Possibly Censure, Two Of Its Own
July 18, 2018
Two Santa Clara City Council Members came under heavy fire for failing to appoint someone to the Council’s vacant seat....
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Sources Say: FairVote Attorney Represented Santa Clara Soccer League in Suit Against the City
July 18, 2018
Santa Clara’s California Voting Rights Act lawsuit now has provided employment for yet another lawyer. FairVote — the Maryland-based ranked...
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Commissioners Debate City’s Parking Challenges
July 13, 2018
During a Planning Commission meeting on June 13, intense discussion regarding the City’s inadequate parking supply was sparked by deliberations...
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Townhome Project Gets Go-Ahead, Planning Commissioner Resigns
July 13, 2018
A 12-unit townhome development will go ahead despite its neighbors critical mass of complaints that the parking is inadequate. The...
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Santa Clara City Council’s History of Appointments
July 13, 2018
Much has been said about Santa Clara Council Members Patricia Mahan and Pat Kolstad not voting for any of the...