City Politics
What Budget Deficit? City Hall Boosts Spin Doctor’s Contract $170K
October 1, 2020
Despite a $34 million Santa Clara City deficit and zero revenue from Levi’s Stadium, City Hall paid San Francisco spin...
City Politics
Measure E: Hotel Tax Could Generate Millions For Santa Clara
October 1, 2020
With the November election fast approaching, Santa Clarans will have to decide whether to adopt an increase in hotel taxes...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Council Candidates For District 6: Gautam Barve, Anthony Becker & Robert Mezzetti
October 1, 2020
We invited all Santa Clara City Council candidates to speak directly to the voters through The Weekly’s print publication and...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Council Candidates For District 5: Suds Jain & Bob O’Keefe
October 1, 2020
We invited all Santa Clara City Council candidates to speak directly to the voters through The Weekly’s print publication and...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Council Candidates For District 4: Teresa O’Neill & Kevin Park
October 1, 2020
We invited all Santa Clara City Council candidates to speak directly to the voters through The Weekly’s print publication and...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Council Candidates for District 1: Harbir Bhatia & Kathy Watanabe
October 1, 2020
We invited all Santa Clara City Council candidates to speak directly to the voters through The Weekly’s print publication and...
Milestones
Milestones: Pick a winner! – Opinion
September 30, 2020
Measure C was designed by Mayor Gillmor and her three “Yes Madam mayor” incumbents. This was the measure that was...
City Politics
1 Piece of Land, 2 Leases But Council Has Been Mum
September 30, 2020
Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor has often blamed San Jose’s 2016 lawsuit for delaying Related’s $8 billion Northside development. But...
City Politics
12 Empty Acres Deliver $817 Property Tax Thanks to City Council Indecision
September 30, 2020
You read that right. There are 12 acres of developable land in Santa Clara that are delivering, collectively, $817 in...
City Politics
No Plan to Change Library Organization, But Interim Appointment Raises Cronyism Questions — Again
September 30, 2020
City Hall isn’t planning any changes in the City Library organization, despite rumors. But the appointment of a long-time associate...