City Politics
AT&T’s Plan to Expand Cell Service Finally Approved
February 13, 2025
On Jan. 15, the Santa Clara Planning Commission finally took action on a proposal to increase cell phone service for...
City Politics
Approval of General Plan Zoning Changes Hit a Snag
June 17, 2024
With the zoning code updates approved in December, the Santa Clara Planning Commission was tasked on May 22 with approving...
City Politics
St. Mark’s Church Site Will House Single-Family Homes
February 23, 2024
After a bit of back and forth with the developer over the conditions for approval, the Santa Clara Planning Commission...
City Politics
Planning Commission Discusses 2024 Goals
January 23, 2024
A light agenda for the Planning Commission to start 2024 cleared the way for a deeper discussion about the Commission’s...
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Government Overreach Debate Hits Planning Commission
December 23, 2023
A request for approval of a tentative vesting map for the site at 5185 Lafayette Street led to a larger...
City Politics
Old Quad Remodel Leads to Debate Over Larger Issue
August 28, 2023
A portion of the Bay Area’s housing crisis played out in front of the Planning Commission on Aug. 23. What...
City Politics
Planning Commission Recommends Housing Element Update
January 30, 2023
The Santa Clara Planning Commission tackled the City’s housing element update during its Jan. 26 meeting and pushed it to...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Data Drain
January 26, 2023
Santa Clara has a power problem. During the Oct. 26, 2022 Planning Commission meeting, Electric Utility Chief Operating Officer Kevin...
City Politics
Planning Commission Moves Related Development Forward
November 28, 2022
During the Planning Commission meeting on Oct. 26, the Commission approved the tentative subdivision map for the Development Area Plan...
Op-Ed
Santa Clara’s New Voter Quali-Fictions
August 9, 2022
Mayor Lisa Gillmor may have many shortcomings, but one of them isn’t a lack of imagination. Unable to get the...