Nov. 1 Update: Devcon, SCS Finance Police PAC Developers Devcon and SCS jumped into the campaign during the last week of October with donations of $20,000 and $10,000 respectively to the Santa Clara Police Officers Association PAC. A new PAC, Yes on Measure H, received $4,000 in donations from Council Member Suds Jain. A No … Read more
Mayor Lisa Gillmor got on her soapbox about ethics at the Council’s most recent meeting, saying her Council colleagues — who were subject of a Civil Grand Jury report that accuses them of suspect dealings with the San Francisco 49ers — should not be “policing” themselves. Gillmor lobbed the accusation several times at Tuesday night’s … Read more
Enough of the same old status quo! Your vote could be the one vote that redirects the misdirection that has wiggled into our communities and country. That starts right here where you vote. You need to really look at who and how you are marking your voter’s ballot. Santa Clara voters can start that shift … Read more
Not waiting for a special break, the 49ers created a tsunami as they swarmed over the Carolina Panthers Sunday 37 to 15. While it’s early in the season, first place is an enviable position for which the 49ers have sought in their march to take it all the way. They want that trip to the … Read more
Editor’s Note: In this article, we mistakenly labeled City Clerk Hosam Haggag as a Gillmor ally. Mr. Haggag correctly pointed out that he is an elected official. It has been corrected. Just because the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) logs a complaint doesn’t mean that the commission is investigating the complaint, found it has … Read more
Santa Clara Police Chief Pat Nikolai has asked the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office to investigate the accusations made against a portion of the Santa Clara City Council by the Civil Grand Jury. In a memo [Nikolai Memo to Rosen] issued on Monday evening, following the release of the report, Nikolai wrote, “The report … Read more
A grand jury report that included damning allegations of corruption about five members of the Santa Clara City Council is being questioned for its impartiality. The grand jury only spoke to two of the five people it leveled serious charges against. It did not speak to Santa Clara City Council Members Anthony Becker, Raj Chahal … Read more
The Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury has called out some members of the Santa Clara City Council, saying, “…the actions and inaction of certain council members are not consistent with the duties owed to the constituents they were elected to serve, causing severe dysfunction in City governance.” The Weekly has obtained a copy of … Read more
Editor’s Note: In election coverage, we make every effort to give equal time to each candidate. During the forum for Santa Clara’s District 2 City Council seat, many of Larry McColloch’s answers were brief. As a result, a majority of the quotes included in this article are the entirety of Mr. McColloch’s answer on a … Read more
Santa Clara’s mayor has tried to soften the tenor of a letter she wrote to Gov. Gavin Newsom — without Council knowledge — imploring him to expedite a decision on whether the biggest development in California history is subject to prevailing wage law. Tuesday night, Mayor Lisa Gillmor reframed her intent in writing a letter … Read more