It’s getting down to the wire for candidates to file run in November’s election. The deadline is Friday, Aug. 10, with the exception of District 3, which will have an extended deadline to Aug. 15 if incumbent Pat Kolstad doesn’t file to run. Here’s the line-up: The sole filer for City Clerk is Thomas McDevitt. … Read more
Corruption in Santa Clara politics — not a racial divide — is the main problem with elections in the City, a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee said. At a meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee Monday night, Kevin Park told a group of 13 people who met at the Women’s Club Adobe that the … Read more
For Related Companies’ lobbyist Jude Barry politics is business — from selling campaign consulting and lobbying to selling software. But the fact that his business partners and campaign software products have been showing up in Santa Clara with increasing frequency in recent years raises questions. His closeness to Mayor Lisa Gillmor is well known. They … Read more