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2024 City Council Elections Set, Police Chief and City Clerk Also Up for Grabs
August 13, 2024
The field appears to be set for several Santa Clara elections. According to the unofficial list released by the Santa...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Transparency Problem
August 9, 2024
Members of the Santa Clara City Council frequently speak of public trust. Toward that end, they cite transparency as the...
BusinessCity Politics
Jude Barry: The Related Company Lobbyist Subpoenaed in the Becker Trial
August 6, 2024
Real estate lobbyist and political maven Jude Barry has emerged from the shadows, playing a possible role in the November...
City Politics
Mayor And Ally Seemingly Don’t Understand City Manager’s Role
July 19, 2024
Concerns by the mayor and her political cohort about how money from an infrastructure bond measure will be spent challenges...
City Politics
Council Discusses Report About Relationship With 49ers
July 17, 2024
A grand jury report detailing the Santa Clara Stadium Authority’s relationship to the 49ers stirred well-trodden finger-pointing about who supported...
City Politics
Council Agrees To Ethics Training, Rejects Grand Jury’s Conclusions
July 10, 2024
Santa Clara City Council members agree that the council needs to get along better, but many disputed civil grand jury...
MilestonesOpinion
Milestones – Gillmor’s grand jury reports … again – Opinion
June 27, 2024
It’s not even election time and the arrows of accusation are flying with fury, ragging on the Santa Clara Council....
City Politics
City Shells Out Millions To Reopen Swim Center, Sets Discussion On Grand Jury Report
June 26, 2024
After months of updates, several studies, a county inspection and much discussion among one another, the Santa Clara City Council...
MilestonesOpinion
Milestones – Decorum is Due! – Opinion
June 20, 2024
Watching Santa Clara City Council meetings may not compete with Real Housewives of Atlanta or even rank in your top...
City Politics
Double Standard Revealed in New Grand Jury Report
June 13, 2024
Here we go again. A new grand jury report takes aim at Santa Clara City Council dysfunction. However, the tactics...