Today, the judge in Santa Clara’s California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit, Thomas Kuhnle, published an amendment to his July 23 order showing the sequence of elections for Santa Clara’s new by-district City Council. Districts 2 and 3 will elect their first district representatives in November, and the remaining four districts will elect their first … Read more
Yesterday’s hearing in Santa Clara’s voting rights lawsuit began where it left off on Wednesday: with demographer David Ely testifying. Ely was asked by plaintiff’s attorney Maurice Baller to make a hypothesis about what would have happened in the 2014 and 2016 City Council elections if they were by-district elections using Ely’s seven-district map. The … Read more
On Wednesday Santa Clara’s voting rights lawsuit entered its second phase: determining the remedy for the City’s voting rights violation. County Superior Court Judge Thomas Kuhnle announced that this case would have a third phase: an implementation phase where the court has “direct oversight of the implementation of the remedy.” A proposed remedy order was … Read more
At a special Monday night meeting — within days of a judge’s remedy order for Santa Clara’s voting rights violation — the Santa Clara City Council voted unanimously to advance another ballot measure about City elections, this time an advisory vote on whether or not the City should elect its Council by districts. The measure … Read more
Two Santa Clara City Council Members came under heavy fire for failing to appoint someone to the Council’s vacant seat. At Tuesday night’s meeting, the Council entertained reprimanding Council Members Patricia Mahan and Pat Kolstad for what many saw as an attempt to subvert the process to fill former Council Member Dominic Caserta’s seat. Following … Read more
The multicultural performances at the weekly Family Fun Nights put on by Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends have been drawing crowds all summer. The performers of Ballet Folklórico Mexicano Fuego Nuevo took the stage at July 9’s Family Fun Night. The Central Park Pavilion was alive with the sounds of upbeat Mexican music … Read more
Weekly Events Calendar Thursday, July 19 Walk with a Cop Safety Talk: Santa Clara Senior Center. 10-11 a.m. For more information, call (408) 615-3170. Friday, July 20 Teen Library Lock-In: Central Park Library. 7 p.m. For grades 7-12. Register at https://sccl2018lock-in.eventbrite.com. Saturday, July 21 Santa Clara Farmers Market #FreshYoga Series Event: At the … Read more
Last month, City Manager Deanna Santana wrote in a post on her biweekly blog that the shower facilities at the International Swim Center (ISC) are in critical condition, and are not open for public use. A preliminary review indicated that the shower facilities will need extensive repair or full reconstruction. The City’s Parks and Recreation … Read more
To say that the Sparks flew high in San Diego this weekend would be an understatement. No, no, what the Sparks did was soar all the way to the top of the mountain. Facing a gauntlet off tough teams from Southern California, the Santa Clara Sparks finished 2-1 in pool play before running the table … Read more
The Police Blotter highlights a partial list of incidents in the city and is distributed on a weekly basis. The Blotter provides the date, time, approximate location, a narrative summary of the incident, case number and the most serious arrest charge. Meanwhile, the Arrest Log provides a timely, chronological summary of all of the arrests … Read more