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Youth Soccer League Enjoys Sweet Deal on City Soccer Fields
May 23, 2022
Santa Clara has a $19 million budget deficit and four years ago started charging market rates for community groups to...
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Dissidence Threatens Local ‘Cash Cow’ BMX Track
May 11, 2022
Update: PAL has announced it has a new management team and the necessary insurance to reopen the City’s BMX track...
Milestones
Milestones – Do No Harm! – Opinion
May 4, 2022
The first and primary commandment required by and applied to any elected leader is: “Do no harm.” Sounds good, looks...
City Politics
Santa Clara Strike Averted
April 30, 2022
Late Thursday afternoon Santa Clara Field Operations and Maintenance Staff (Unit 6) ratified a new three-year contract with the City,...
City Politics
Union Strike, Parade of Champions Returns
April 20, 2022
At Tuesday night’s Santa Clara City Council meeting, the Council heard from representatives of Unit 6, the union on the...
City Politics
Santa Clara Union Votes to Strike
April 15, 2022
After months of unfruitful negotiations with the City, Santa Clara Unit 6 — Field Operations and Maintenance Staff — has...
Milestones
Milestones – Kudos to a Caring Council! – Opinion
April 12, 2022
Peeling back the curtain on nefarious activities and actions by Mayor Lisa Gillmor and her hired comrades has revealed crazy,...
City Politics
Santa Clara Council Hires Municipal Law Giants
April 12, 2022
In hiring the law firm Lozano Smith to provide interim City Attorney services, the Santa Clara City Council chose veteran...
City Politics
State Endorses Low-Income Senior Complex
April 6, 2022
During Tuesday night’s meeting, Santa Clara City Council approved a low-income senior complex, received an update on the City’s HUD...
City Politics
Mayor’s Propensity Toward Seconding Motions Out Of Step With Past Practice, Robert’s Rules Of Order
April 4, 2022
Prior to the November 2020 election Mayor Lisa Gillmor rarely — if ever — seconded motions. She never had to....