City Politics
BMX Track Sanction Still Raw Topic with Riders
January 11, 2023
Whether the Police Activities League (PAL) will continue to manage Santa Clara’s BMX track was at issue again at the...
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...
Milestones
Milestones – 49ers Sink Tampa into the Bay! – Opinion
December 15, 2022
Playing like Tom Brady when he was on fire, third-string quarterback Brock Purdy played like…well…Brock Purdy. Defying the odds as...
City Politics
Sunnyvale Council Candidate Wins by One Vote
December 12, 2022
The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters (ROV) has certified the official results of the Nov. 8, 2022 election, after...
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...
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 Politics
Council Pushes Back On Grand Jury Report
November 18, 2022
It was almost paint-by-numbers during a Santa Clara City Council meeting responding to findings of the civil grand jury report...
City Politics
Becker Concedes, Gillmor Wins Santa Clara Mayor’s Race
November 17, 2022
Update: Candidate Anthony Becker replied with a comment Thursday afternoon after he conceded the Santa Clara mayor’s race. It is...
City Politics
2022 Election Results (as of Nov. 16)
November 17, 2022
As explained in a previous article, there are several thousand votes that still need to be counted in Santa Clara...
City Politics
Council Greenlights Controversial Housing Development
November 16, 2022
A divisive housing development for the poor ignited a firestorm of public comments at the Santa Clara City Council meeting...