When voters said they endured enough of the rogue actions of Mayor Lisa Gillmor and her council majority, voters responded. Residents were riled up and decided they were not going to take any more dumb decisions. Voters changed the dynamic in Santa Clara and the drain on our City budget where the plug was pulled … Read more
The Santa Clara City Council will consider subpoenaing the Forty Niners Management Company (ManCo) to get hold of the documents detailing the City’s responsibilities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. At its Tuesday night meeting, Mayor Lisa Gillmor implored the Council to agendize what to do about the Council’s lack of understanding regarding a series … Read more
The Santa Clara City Council once again dealt with the conundrum of who polices the majority. Four community members brought forth petitions asking the council to place an item on a future agenda to discuss the behavior of Council Member Kevin Park at the Feb. 7 council meeting. At issue, comments Park made near the … 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
Despite previously wanting alternatives to re-upping the contract for stadium noise monitoring, the Santa Clara City Council hired the same firm that has been performing the work from the start. Nearly a year ago, the Council denied a five-year renewal of a contract with Wilson Irhig & Associates. Instead, the Council extended the contract a … Read more
After firing its previous city manager without cause, hiring an old guard city employee to keep the ship on course and a year-long search, Santa Clara is finally getting a new city manager. At its Tuesday night meeting, in a 4-1 vote, the Santa Clara City Council approved hiring Jovan Grogan. Grogan will start at … Read more
At its most recent meeting, the Santa Clara City Council put community legacy ahead of its deficit. In a moment of agreement, the Santa Clara City Council unanimously approved waiving $30,000 in fees for a local baseball tournament. Organizers of a trio of baseball tournaments for Wilcox High School appealed to the Council for special … Read more
Whether the Police Activities League (PAL) will continue to manage Santa Clara’s BMX track was at issue again at the Santa Clara City Council’s most recent meeting. During its first meeting of the year, the Council heard disputes about whether to continue to allow PAL to operate the City’s BMX track after a much-heated debate … Read more
A new report from an independent investigator depicts Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Council Member Kathy Watanabe unfavorably. According to the investigator working for a firm originally contracted by former City Manager Deanna Santana, Gillmor and Watanabe were not truthful about what happened during a closed-session meeting of the City Council on Aug. 30. The pair … Read more
As expected, the City Council was divided over its response to the Civil Grand Jury report titled, “Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Santa Clara City Council.” The Civil Grand Jury required an official comment by Jan. 9, 2023. Interim City Attorney Steve Ngo said his office drafted the response with a compilation of comments made by council members … Read more