Schools
Reimagined State-Mandated Childcare Pilot Gets Thumbs Up From Santa Clara Unified Board
December 20, 2022
The Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Trustees called a special meeting regarding State-mandated changes to childcare programs, a...
CommunityPublic Safety
Silicon Valley Power Honored by EPA
December 17, 2022
Silicon Valley Power (SVP) has received new accolades, this time from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). During the U.S. EPA’s...
City Politics
Investigator Rejects Mayor Gillmor’s Accusations Against Council Member Becker
December 16, 2022
A new report from an independent investigator depicts Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Council Member Kathy Watanabe unfavorably. According to the...
City Politics
Grand Jury Recommendations Rejected by Santa Clara, Sunnyvale
December 13, 2022
A second grand jury report issued by the current Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury is being called into question,...
City Politics
Planning Commission Recommends Several Items to City Council for Discussion
December 13, 2022
During the Santa Clara Planning Commission meeting on Dec. 7, Commissioners recommended several items for the City Council to discuss...
City Politics
Grand Jury Report Response Triggers Council Divide
December 10, 2022
As expected, the City Council was divided over its response to the Civil Grand Jury report titled, “Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Santa...
Schools
State-Mandated Childcare for Underserved Families Met with Criticisms
December 9, 2022
Santa Clara Unified School District is required by the State of California to provide free childcare to their “unduplicated” population...
City Politics
Electric Rate Increase Approved, City Finances Improving
December 9, 2022
Tuesday’s Santa Clara City Council meeting brought welcome relief from the fractious and quarrelsome meetings that characterized the last two...
City PoliticsCommunity
SVP 2023 Rate Increase
December 7, 2022
On Dec. 6, 2022, the City Council approved a rate increase for Silicon Valley Power (SVP) of 8% effective Jan....
City Politics
Related Santa Clara a Public Subsidy, Must Pay Prevailing Wage
November 30, 2022
The Related Santa Clara development is subject to public works prevailing wage laws, the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)...