City Politics
Voters Will Decide Whether to Up Business Tax in 2022 Election
October 27, 2021
Santa Clara will seek voter approval in the November election to increase taxes on local businesses. During a study session...
Milestones
Milestones – A Case for Cost Containment! – Opinion
October 27, 2021
Interesting to note the reliability of the universe. The sun comes up and goes down with such regularity scientists can...
City Politics
Council Continues Roasting Chamber Amid Audit Findings
November 29, 2018
The Santa Clara City Council’s public flogging of the Chamber of Commerce over its management of the Convention Center and...
City Politics
Commissioners Appointed and Complaints Dismissed
October 18, 2018
Tuesday’s City Council meeting’s agenda was largely appointments to the Planning and Senior Commissions, the Library Board of Trustees and...
City Politics
Mostly Developer Meetings Noted for City Council on September Calendars
October 17, 2018
September calendars continue the pattern of mostly developer meetings, interspersed with public meetings and events. Mayor Lisa Gillmor Immediately...
City Politics
Chamber of Commerce and City Council Still at Odds Over Audit
October 10, 2018
Management of the Santa Clara Convention Center continues to be a source of bad blood between the City Council and...
City Politics
Santa Clara Subject of State Pension Investigation
October 9, 2018
The California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS) is investigating an ethics complaint against the City of Santa Clara about the...
City Politics
Stadium Authority Ponders Drawbacks of Large-Scale Events in Light of Financial Findings
October 4, 2018
By being involved in the marketing of Levi’s Stadium, the Santa Clara Stadium Authority Board hopes to avoid scheduling non-NFL...
City Politics
From Ballot Measures to Budgets, Santa Clara’s $200K Spin Meister Directs City Communications
September 25, 2018
Last winter Santa Clara hired crisis PR virtuoso Sam Singer to provide “professional public affairs/media relations services” that amounted to...
City Politics
City Council and Convention Visitors Bureau Share Blame For Convention Center Management Mess
September 19, 2018
Council’s Continued Confusion About Police Chief’s Compensation Although the Santa Clara City Council was set to pass an ordinance giving...