City Politics
City Politics
Plaintiffs in Santa Clara CVRA Lawsuit Want 7-District Remedy, Say At-Large Mayor/Council Member Is Dodge To Preserve Old Guard Power
June 20, 2018
On Monday the plaintiffs in Santa Clara’s California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit filed a brief asking the judge to...
City Politics
Council Has Left Seats Vacant in Recent Past
June 13, 2018
The Santa Clara City Council doesn’t always fill vacancies in its ranks. It has operated with a six-member Council before,...
City Politics
Sparks Fly at Marathon Council Meeting With No Council Appointment
June 13, 2018
A deadlocked Santa Clara City Council vote last night ensured that the vacant Santa Clara City Council seat will remain...
City Politics
Santa Clara Had 7-Year Warning of Voting Rights Lawsuit That Will Cost City Millions
June 13, 2018
In the last eight years the Santa Clara City Council has willfully missed many opportunities to prevent the voting rights...
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Measure A Vote Points to a Heterogeneous Community, Not a Homogenous One
June 13, 2018
Although Santa Clara voters gave Measure A the thumbs down, voting patterns on the measure in the City’s 47 precincts...
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It’s Final: City Violated California Voting Rights Act
June 6, 2018
“Based on the evidence presented at trial, the Court finds that Plaintiffs have proven by a preponderance of the evidence...
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June 2018 Election Results: Measure A, County Board of Supervisors Primaries, Superior Court Judge Recall
June 6, 2018
The City of Santa Clara saw about a 23 percent voter turnout for the June 5 elections. As of 10...
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Politics and Business Make an Interesting Mix at City Hall
June 6, 2018
Although the name of Related’s lobbyist, Jude Barry, has been scarce on Santa Clara City Council Member calendars of late,...
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Planning Commission Delays Vote on Mission Town Center
June 6, 2018
The Santa Clara Planning Commission spent the bulk of its May 23 meeting discussing and hearing presentations on the proposed...
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The Nitty Gritty on Ranked Choice/Single Transferable Voting
May 30, 2018
Tomorrow Santa Clara voters will be asked to decide whether the City should adopt a two-district, at-large Council seat system...