On June 7, 2022, Santa Clara voters approved Measure D without much fanfare. It’s a City Charter amendment that says the City will create six districts and elect one council member to represent each district. All Santa Clara voters will vote for the mayor. By most accounts, the passage of Measure D was a formality. … Read more
There is one measure on the ballot this June that pertains solely to Santa Clara. Measure D. If you haven’t heard about it until now, that’s not a surprise. Measure D is little more than a formality at this point and some would say an unnecessary one at that. The measure is a culmination of … Read more
Santa Clara’s City Council approved the Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan and approved the redistricting map for the City following the 2020 Census results. The Council also heard from the civic group Reclaiming Our Downtown, which wants to return City Hall to downtown Santa Clara. After four years of discussion, amendment, public outreach and planning, … Read more
Santa Clara supported hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Levi’s Stadium. The Council passed a resolution essentially waving a flag saying it is excited to be considered for the soccer championship. Although Santa Clara has not been named a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the resolution brought forth by Councilmember Karen … Read more
What is to be made of Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor’s eruption of laughter at the end of the Dec. 14, 2021 Council meeting? No one was telling jokes. In case you missed it, Council Member Anthony Becker asked the Mayor to stop re-tweeting lies about her Council colleagues, under the imprimatur of her title … Read more
We don’t argue that Mayor Lisa Gillmor has the right to free speech — even on her City Twitter feed. But we would hope that she wouldn’t disgrace Santa Clara. Unfortunately, Mayor Lisa Gillmor is doing just that when she Tweets links to Santa Clara’s Safe Space for Bigots, fired Weekly employee and former 49ers … Read more
Every 10 years, the City of Santa Clara takes into account population changes reflected in the Census. The City has appointed the Independent Redistricting Commission for the effort to gather public input on the Council district map. During Redistricting, City Council districts are potentially redrawn so that each district is substantially equal in population and … Read more
Thousands of Santa Clara voters cast their vote in the November 2018 elections. As of Wednesday, Nov. 7, 100 percent of all the precincts are reporting and the City will welcome new leadership as well as welcome back some familiar faces. Interestingly, more voters cast a vote for Measure M — the cannabis tax measure … Read more
Some in Santa Clara are saying that the attorneys representing the City in the now-appealed voting rights lawsuit overstepped their authority by filing an appeal a week before the City Council unanimously approved the action on Aug. 21. That’s not the case, said Santa Clara City Attorney Brian Doyle, because the Council had already indicated … Read more
On Wednesday, the City of Santa Clara filed an appeal of Judge Thomas Kuhnle’s ruling that Santa Clara’s at-large by-seat election system discriminates against minorities. Other California cities have appealed California Voting Rights Act judgments. None won their appeals. But all increased their legal bills substantially. In Palmdale, not only did the city incur an … Read more