Former Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker will not spend time in prison after his December 2024 conviction for felony perjury and misdemeanor violation of duty, but he will serve some form of jail time. On April 4, Judge Javier Alcala sentenced Becker to two years of probation and 40 days of work duty. … Read more
Former Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker will be in court later this week for sentencing in his perjury case. Becker was convicted of felony perjury and violation of duty, a misdemeanor, on Dec. 5, 2024. In a court filing in January, District Attorney Jeff Rosen asked the court to sentence Becker to “significant” … Read more
Campaign spending in the 2024 Santa Clara city election came close to $3.1 million, with PACs spending $2.9 million, dwarfing the $205,000 spent by individual candidates. 49ers Maintain Historical Spending, Related and Police Union Pull Back The 49ers’ $2.4 million in spending was similar to what they spent in the 2022 election. Related spent $115,000 … Read more
The court date to sentence former Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker has been delayed by two months. His new court date is March 21, 2025. Becker was supposed to be sentenced on Jan. 31 on charges of perjury and violation of duty for leaking the civil grand jury report entitled “Unsportsmanlike Conduct” to … Read more
City Councilmember Anthony Becker submitted a letter of resignation on Friday, Dec. 6, effective immediately. View Mr. Becker’s letter of resignation. The circumstances surrounding Mr. Becker’s resignation relate to a recent criminal trial and conviction, which was announced yesterday, December 5, 2024. Criminal convictions of elected officials are governed by Government Code Section 1770. The … Read more
It took less than three hours of deliberation on Thursday, Dec. 5 to find Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker guilty of felony perjury charges. On the second count of willful violation of duty, the jury found Becker guilty. “I think that we all expect more of our elected officials, and this prosecution is … Read more
The perjury trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker is now in the hands of the jury. Just after four o’clock at the South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill on Dec. 4, a deputy walked the 12 members of the jury back to the deliberation room. The morning started with closing arguments. Judge … Read more
The prosecution and defense both rested their cases on Dec. 3, which means the perjury trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker is nearing its end. Tomorrow, Judge Javier Alcala will read the jury instructions and oversee closing arguments before handing the case over to the jury. The jury instructions will not include … Read more
After a week-long break, the jury returned to the South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill on Dec. 2 to continue the perjury trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker. District Attorney’s Office investigator Ben Holt returned to the stand to resume the cross-examination that started on Nov. 22. Holt testified the DA’s Office … Read more
In an uncharacteristic outburst from the dais, Judge Javier Alcala, seemingly fed up with the defense, let the attorneys for Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker have it. “That’s why you have four lawyers. Split the work,” said Judge Alcala when Deputy Public Defender Chris Montoya asked for a moment to review a document … Read more