1959 Bond Measure: Looking Back to When Santa Clara Looked Forward and Invested
Back in the 1950s the City of Santa Clara was growing at an exponential rate. In 1950, its population was 11,702 but by 1960, its population was nearly 60,000, a five-fold increase. Facing these exploding needs, the city council began considering a bond in the summer of 1959. Originally, two bond issues were considered — … Read more