The massive real estate developer that is a key player in Santa Clara politics has failed to report more than $40,000 in campaign contributions. While Related Companies has reported $49,000 in contributions to its independent expenditure committee, according to its financial reports, it has spent $90,000. Although a drop in the bucket compared to spending … Read more
Trying one trick and then another is not fooling Santa Clara voters. Mayor Lisa Gillmor has deployed her paid support group, the Santa Clara police union PAC to help her candidates win a council seat. They are walking precincts, filling mailboxes with fliers, bending the truth, and pushing outright lies. All of this as quid … Read more
As election season heats up, Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Councilmember Kathy Watanabe want voters to believe the 49ers are solely to blame for every financial issue tied to Levi’s Stadium. But this narrative conveniently omits Gillmor’s own role in saddling Santa Clara taxpayers with ballooning stadium costs. Even more galling, Gillmor and her council colleagues … Read more
After much back and forth, the Santa Clara City Council reaffirmed a decision it made more than a year ago to support an interim supportive homeless project. At a special meeting Tuesday night, the council unanimously approved a 30-apartment homeless housing project earmarked for families. The project, located on the southeast corner of Lawrence Expressway … Read more
The simple story of Santa Clara’s 2024 election is that individual candidate finances are almost not worth talking about because of the way they are dwarfed by independent expenditure committee spending. As the 2024 campaign winds to a close, campaign donations to individual Santa Clara candidates for city races total $143,000 — 5% of close … Read more
Jury selection is underway at the South Santa Clara County Superior Courthouse in Morgan Hill. On Monday, the court called approximately 240 jurors into the courtroom to begin the process of selecting a 12-person jury for the perjury trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker. Four others will serve as alternates. More than … Read more
The Wilcox varsity water polo team cruised in the pool, building an 11-4 lead over the Monta Vista Matadors on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Monta Vista would add a trio of goals in garbage time to make the final score look a bit more respectable, but Wilcox was more than pleased with its performance, perfecting practice … Read more
New Valley High School finally got answers about their future after years of waiting. The Santa Clara Unified Board of Trustee meeting on Thursday, Oct. 25 was a long and busy night with so many communities having a stake in the New Valley plans. New Valley High School Relocation New Valley High School is … Read more
On Aug. 30, The Weekly submitted the following questions to District 6 candidates — Anthony Becker, the incumbent, and challengers George Guerra and Kelly Cox. Candidates had until Sept. 13 to reply. Below are the answers The Weekly received from Becker. Cox and Guerra did not reply. Answers are presented verbatim. What are the biggest … 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