City Politics
SVP Makes Deal With Amazon To Power Data Center
July 11, 2024
An agreement securing additional energy for an Amazon data center could chart a path for other energy customers to do...
Milestones
Milestones – Turn the Lights on! – Opinion
April 25, 2024
Most every resident in Santa Clara enjoys the amazing benefits of ridiculously low electric rates. In fact, even with the...
MilestonesOpinion
Milestones – The Power Switch! – Opinion
March 28, 2024
Silicon Valley Power is a $775 million company. It is an autonomous entity owned by the City of Santa Clara...
City Politics
Swim Center to Remain Closed and Costly to Repair
March 13, 2024
The Santa Clara City Council heard a grim update on the status of the International Swim Center (ISC). It also...
CommunityPublic Safety
Santa Clara, SVP Deal with Stormy Weather and Power Outages
February 7, 2024
Silicon Valley Power (SVP) or its employees get a much needed reprieve from the rain after today. Crews have worked...
City PoliticsCommunity
Proposed Home Addition Still Not Sitting Well With Old Quad Residents, Council
January 10, 2024
The Santa Clara City Council told homeowners and City planners to take another look at the redesign plans for a...
City PoliticsCommunity
Council Approves Special Election for Clerk, Police Chief
December 6, 2023
During the Dec. 5 meeting of the Santa Clara City Council, the Council approved placing ballot wording for a charter...
City PoliticsCommunity
SVP Proposes 10% Increase
November 24, 2023
Silicon Valley Power (SVP) will ask the Santa Clara City Council to increase rates across the board by 10%. The...
Milestones
Milestones – This Will Blow Your Fuse! – Opinion
November 9, 2023
Investigative reporter Erika Towne has turned the spotlight on Silicon Valley Power. What has been suspected, and has now been...
City PoliticsCommunity
Santa Clarans Bear the Cost of the Bay Area’s Cloud Storage
November 2, 2023
Santa Clara’s power problem continues to go unchecked as Silicon Valley Power (SVP) prepares to introduce another rate increase and...