City Politics
Council Continues Roasting Chamber Amid Audit Findings
November 29, 2018
The Santa Clara City Council’s public flogging of the Chamber of Commerce over its management of the Convention Center and...
Milestones
Milestones: Thanks for Nothing…
November 29, 2018
Thanksgiving is obviously over. Our City Council has not, and is not, giving thanks to the Chamber of Commerce for...
City Politics
Transparency: City Council October Calendars
November 28, 2018
Related’s Day The Related Companies’ Executive Vice President Steve Eimer and President and CEO Ken Himmel met with most of...
City Politics
Gillmor Argument For Not Disclosing Business Interest Undermines Political Transparency, Says Former FPPC Chair
November 21, 2018
The lawsuit facing Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor alleging that she broke California’s political reporting laws is, at its heart,...
City Politics
Mayor Gillmor Gets Served in Financial Disclosure Lawsuit
November 14, 2018
Wednesday afternoon Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor was served in the widely publicized lawsuit alleging that she failed to fully...
City Politics
November 2018 Election Results: Santa Clara Mayor, City Clerk, Council Members Decided
November 7, 2018
Thousands of Santa Clara voters cast their vote in the November 2018 elections. As of Wednesday, Nov. 7, 100 percent...
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Milestones: Daggers or Dynamite?
November 1, 2018
Politics is often filled with daggers, darts and dynamite. Politicians often keep these volatile charges contained, unless of course, you...
City Politics
Santa Clara Election 2018 Follow the Money Update: PACs and Related Execs Jump In
November 1, 2018
Campaign donations have accelerated since the September campaign finance reports, with plenty of treats from real estate and union interests...
City Politics
The Gang’s All Here: Police PAC’s 2018 Gray Money Haul from Developer Donors
October 31, 2018
The Santa Clara Police Officer (POA) Association PAC has revved up the developer gray money machine it pioneered in Santa...
City Politics
Lawsuit Alleges Mayor Broke Public Disclosure Laws, Didn’t Report Income
October 26, 2018
On Wednesday Santa Clara Law University School student Brian Exline filed a lawsuit against Mayor Lisa Gillmor alleging that Gillmor...