Planning Commission Moves Related Development Forward

The Santa Clara Planning Commission approved the subdivision map for the Related development project, approved an outbuilding variance.

During the Planning Commission meeting on Oct. 26, the Commission approved the tentative subdivision map for the Development Area Plan (DAP) for the Related development in Santa Clara at 5155 Stars and Stripes Drive. According to the City’s outside counsel for the Related development project, Anna Shimko, the approval of the tentative subdivision map means … Read more

Gillmor Asks Governor for a Favor for a Donor

Mayor Lisa Gillmor wrote a letter to California's governor asking him to give one of her political donors a break on prevailing wage requirements.

Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor is under new scrutiny this morning after she, ironically, asked Governor Gavin Newsom to weigh in on a public works case brought against billionaire developer Related Companies that, if struck down, would exempt Related from paying contractors a prevailing wage. It’s a complete turnaround from where Gillmor was three years … Read more

Dissidence Threatens Local ‘Cash Cow’ BMX Track

Santa Clara's BMX track closed last month because of a dispute between PAL and the volunteers that ran the track and there's no reopening in sight.

Update: PAL has announced it has a new management team and the necessary insurance to reopen the City’s BMX track on May 31. However, it will not divulge who the team is or if it has received a sanction from USA BMX. For complete details, please read this article. Few people in Santa Clara — … Read more