City Politics
Meeting Efficiency Policy Saves Two Minutes
March 3, 2022
Efficiency is a buzzword. It gets bandied about in all walks of life. Whether it is road construction or public...
City Politics
Santa Clara Hires Attorney to Advise on City Manager Dismissal
March 2, 2022
At a special meeting Tuesday night, the Santa Clara City Council assigned Council Member Karen Hardy to engage an attorney...
Milestones
Milestones – Unraveling the Maze! – Opinion
March 1, 2022
Reality as opposed to perception is most often a Grand Canyon of disparity. This is true with politics in Santa...
Milestones
Milestones – What is the Cost? – Opinion
February 23, 2022
Making decisions is part and parcel to being alive. It doesn’t matter what junction you have arrived at in life,...
City Politics
City Wants To Host 2026 FIFA World Cup
February 23, 2022
Santa Clara supported hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Levi’s Stadium. The Council passed a resolution essentially waving a...
City Politics
Dire Financial Forecast for Santa Clara
February 15, 2022
You could say the Santa Clara City Council’s 2022 priority-setting session was consistent with established precedent: the Council continued much...
Milestones
Milestones – The Good Fairy is a Tale! – Opinion
February 8, 2022
Positioning herself to run Santa Clara for another four years is Mayor Lisa Gillmor. The only measuring device appropriate to...
City Politics
ReMet Development Has Problematic History
February 3, 2022
Now the subject of a lawsuit against Santa Clara, Republic Metropolitan’s (ReMet) five-year-old development proposal and now-defunct exclusive negotiating agreement...
City Politics
City Adds Affordable Housing Complex
January 26, 2022
Santa Clara’s City Council added an affordable housing complex to the City’s list of below-market-rate housing, dealt with a request...
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BART to Santa Clara Leaves the Station
January 19, 2022
Last week, the Santa Clara City Council heard from VTA about the plans and status of the BART extension to...