At least two South Bay public safety PACs have operated as “gray money” PACs in recent elections: Santa Clara Police Officers Association (POA) PAC and Silicon Valley Fraternal Order of Police PAC. In both cases the money came from developers and financed independent expenditures. Gray money is independent expenditure money that travels through nesting PACs … Read more
The San Francisco 49ers weren’t supposed to win. And…they didn’t. Scoring the go ahead field goal with less than two minutes on the clock, it appeared the 49ers would defy the odds makers and pull it off. Little did this young team know. One of America’s world class quarterbacks still moves the Green Bay Packers. … Read more
The gray money that financed the Santa Clara POA PAC’s 2016 “Letter From Your Mayor” campaign hit pieces was solicited by a committee led by Mayor Lisa Gillmor, the Weekly has learned from multiple sources that were close to the operation who asked for anonymity because they are afraid of retribution from Mayor and her … Read more
In 2007, Santa Clara’s The TopSpin table tennis center was the first full-time ping pong facility in the Bay Area. Since its founding 11 years ago, the sport has grown. Additional centers have popped up throughout Silicon Valley, but The TopSpin remains the only South Bay center named as one of 10 USA Table Tennis … Read more
September calendars continue the pattern of mostly developer meetings, interspersed with public meetings and events. Mayor Lisa Gillmor Immediately after Labor Day, Gillmor met with San Jose resident *Kirk Vartan to discuss the “Agrihood project:” 160 mixed-income apartments, 165 affordable senior apartments, 36 townhomes and approximately 1.5 acres of agricultural open space at the … Read more
At the third annual Santa Clara City Library Comic Con held at Central Park Library on Oct. 13, an estimated 7,500 people came. Craft lovers made bowties that lit up or light sabers from pool noodles. Disney fans took pictures with princesses or attended a panel by the Walt Disney Family Museum about writing comics. … 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
The Sunnyvale Dept. of Public Safety (DPS) has arrested two men accused of credit card skimming at the World Gas Station on West Maude Avenue. Officers arrived at the station just before midnight on Oct. 11 after a witness reported seeing the men tampering with the credit card readers. Officers say Artashes Gasparyan of Glendale, … Read more
This looks to be a pretty light agenda this time. We start the evening with a closed session regarding the ongoing negotiations to find an affordable housing provider for the city-owned property on Block 15 of the Downtown (southern half of Mathilda/Iowa/Charles/McKinley). This is followed by another closed session regarding the City Manager’s annual performance review. … Read more
The Santa Clara Weekly has invited candidates running for Santa Clara City Council and City Clerk to speak directly to the voters via our website. 1. What is the primary role of the City Clerk? Currently the primary role of the Santa Clara City Clerk is to administer the elections for the … Read more