As the 2024 Santa Clara election campaign ends, campaign donations all city races near $3 million, with spending reaching $2.8 million, according to reports filed as of Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. Donations to individual candidates for city council, city clerk and police chief were $232,268, while independent expenditure committees took in $2.75 million. The … Read more
Santa Clara takes great pride in the quality of its streets. And rightly so. The City is consistently “Good” or “Very Good” in the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Pavement Condition Index. But this wasn’t always the case. A century ago, there was significant opposition to paving city streets — some for the perennial objection to civic projects … Read more
The Santa Clara Convention Center continues to see recovery after two dismal years during the pandemic. On Sept. 24, the convention center manager, Oak View Group (OVG), released its third quarter financial report. That report shows that the convention center is on pace to net a little more than $2 million this year. Heading into … Read more
Friday night’s epic victory over the Los Gatos Wildcats sent the Wilcox Chargers sideline and grandstands into a frenzy. Chargers quarterback Kai Imahara took one final kneel down right as the rain started to fall, but nothing was going to dampen the celebration on this night. Last season the Chargers lost twice to Los Gatos, … Read more
Santa Clara has 47 parks and 65 park buildings, many of them built in the 1960s; and, like other city infrastructure built in 1960s is reaching the end of its usable life. Now, Santa Clara faces almost $400 million in unfunded Parks and Recreation needs. “When we did our condition assessment in 2017 for those … Read more
The Weekly submitted the following questions to candidates for state Assembly District 26, Patrick Ahrens and Tara Sreekrishnan, both running to replace Assembly Member Alex Lee, who is running for a U.S. congressional seat. Below are the answers The Weekly received from the candidates, and we present them verbatim and in alphabetical order. What are … Read more
As election day nears, local candidates are doing what they can to amplify their voices in an attempt to reach voters. As a result, residents may be confused as to what sort of activity is allowed. A few situations at community events this election season have sparked outrage among residents. Many claim candidates are using … Read more
One of the mayor’s allies said he deserved “credit” for the civil grand jury report that is at the heart of Vice Mayor Anthony Becker’s perjury trial, bolstering his lawyers’ claim that Becker’s prosecution is politically motivated. Judge Javier Alcala has dismissed claims that the District Attorney’s office ignored evidence that Mayor Lisa Gillmor and … Read more
Santa Clara has 600 miles of roads to maintain but is $2.2 million short of what’s needed to maintain them. The city also has 200 miles of storm drain pipelines and 21 storm drain pump stations that need $480 million in upgrades. And that’s not the full extent of Santa Clara’s public works’ challenges. The … Read more
The following is a calendar of events happening this weekend near Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. Want to share an event to be featured? Please email the details to info@svvoice.com for consideration. All Weekend Early Voting — Saturday, Oct. 26 – Monday, Nov. 4 at Central Park Library or Northside Branch Library Vote in-person or … Read more