Over its history, Santa Clara’s Parade of Champions has celebrated many champions — from Olympic champion Mark Spitz to the nation drum and bugle corps champions, Santa Clara Vanguard — who continue to march in the parade to this day. This year, the parade celebrates some champions of public service, for whom public service is … Read more
The 55th Santa Clara Parade of Champions and Festival is proud to announce that the San Francisco 49ers, the 2023 NFC Champions, will be the Presenting Sponsors for this year’s grand event. The sponsorship coincides with the 10th anniversary of Santa Clara’s Levi’s Stadium. The Parade and festival will take place on Saturday, Oct. 5, … Read more
Santa Clara City Hall appears to be delegating enforcement of campaign reporting laws — and even its own Dark Money ordinance — to the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC). In September, City Council Members Anthony Becker, Kevin Park and Suds Jain filed City and state complaints against the unregistered political committee Stand Up for Santa Clara … Read more
What does City Clerk Hosam Haggag do? While the City’s website has a list of activities assigned to the Clerk’s office, what is listed doesn’t necessarily tell the story. The website lists several honors attributed to the Santa Clara City Clerk, but these were awarded during Rod Diridon Jr.’s time in the office. Since Diridon’s … Read more