The latest attack on Santa Clara, its budget and residents, is not a surprise. In the real world, employees who have failed at the job and duties they were hired to perform move on. Former city manager Deanna Santana will likely be remembered as the worst city manager in city history — right up … Read more
Deanna Santana, Santa Clara’s city manager from 2017-2022, has filed a breach of contract lawsuit claiming that the city withheld contracted compensation and benefits when she was dismissed in February 2022. The former top Santa Clara official is also claiming that, at the direction of the San Francisco 49ers, the city discriminated against her based … Read more
Like they say, a bad penny always turns up. Deanna Santana, Santa Clara’s $3.9 million city manager who was dismissed in 2022, has popped up again demanding — what else? — more money. You may recall that Santana was, and still is, the highest-paid city manager in California history. It wasn’t for nothing that San Jose … Read more
In closed session tonight, the Santa Clara City Council will address a potential lawsuit filed by former City Manager Deanna Santana. From October 2017 — when Santana was hired — until one year after she was fired, the former city manager collected a total of $3.9 million from the City of Santa Clara in salary … Read more
A recent complaint to the Santa Clara District Attorney has gotten the attention of the former chair of the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), who believes the filers are out of bounds in submitting the claim to the DA. Ann Ravel, former chair of the FPPC, has challenged a recent complaint that points fingers … Read more
Former City Manager Deanna Santana’s breach of contract and discrimination claim against the City of Santa Clara is simple: The City hasn’t [met its commitments], specified in both her employment contract and separation agreement. Santana says that compensation that was due from March 19, 2023 through March 31, 2023 was either denied or “clawed back.” … Read more
Former City Manager Deanna Santana is threatening to sue Santa Clara, claiming that the City has failed to pay the compensation and benefits specified in her contract when she was dismissed in February 2022. Santana also claims that she was dismissed as retaliation for whistleblowing and has suffered “monetary damages and emotional distress as a … Read more
Mayor Lisa Gillmor isn’t happy. She isn’t happy that the City has received no performance rent from the stadium for seven years. She isn’t happy with the restructuring the Forty-Niners Management Company (ManCo) has done. She isn’t happy with what she sees as a lack of transparency from the stadium manager. But, most recently, she … Read more
It’s over for this year. The 49ers went through six quarterbacks on their journey to the big game and it wasn’t enough. The amazing Brock Purdy, originally known as Mr. Irrelevant, turned into Mr. Incredible. However, he was put out of commission on the first drive in the NFC Championship game. That proved to be … Read more
Santa Clara Police Chief Pat Nikolai has asked the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office to investigate the accusations made against a portion of the Santa Clara City Council by the Civil Grand Jury. In a memo [Nikolai Memo to Rosen] issued on Monday evening, following the release of the report, Nikolai wrote, “The report … Read more