City Politics
Santa Clara Budget Deficit Triggered by COVID, Fed by Exploding Payroll
July 28, 2022
While the immediate cause of Santa Clara’s current budget deficits — “structural deficit” — was the COVID-caused drop in hotel...
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Milestones – Time to Return! – Opinion
July 6, 2022
After more than a year since the United States opened and lifted restrictions on COVID, that news had yet to...
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Milestones – The Cure for Hot Air! – Opinion
June 1, 2022
Four years ago, appointed Mayor Lisa Gillmor ran for reelection against a young upstart named Anthony Becker. Becker was a...
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Milestones – The Record is Clear! – Opinion
May 18, 2022
There was a time, not many years ago, when the number one city in the county to locate your business...
City Politics
Union Strike, Parade of Champions Returns
April 20, 2022
At Tuesday night’s Santa Clara City Council meeting, the Council heard from representatives of Unit 6, the union on the...
City Politics
Santa Clara Union Votes to Strike
April 15, 2022
After months of unfruitful negotiations with the City, Santa Clara Unit 6 — Field Operations and Maintenance Staff — has...
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Milestones – Kudos to a Caring Council! – Opinion
April 12, 2022
Peeling back the curtain on nefarious activities and actions by Mayor Lisa Gillmor and her hired comrades has revealed crazy,...
City Politics
Deanna Santana Hire Gregory Borboa Indicted
April 5, 2022
Content warning: The information in this article covers topics of a sensitive nature including child pornography. Former Santa Clara Human...
City Politics
Breaking News – Batra Returns to City Hall
March 22, 2022
Santa Clara will be welcoming back a longtime City employee as interim City Manager, according to sources not authorized to...
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Milestones – To Change, You Have to Change! – Opinion
March 22, 2022
How do you run a city without a city manager or even a city attorney? Based on observation, for the...