City Politics
Black and White Evidence City Attorney — Maybe Others? — Hid Settlement Offer in CVRA Lawsuit
September 9, 2021
We knew that the plaintiffs in the 2018 California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit made Santa Clara a settlement offer...
Arts & Entertainment
All the World’s a Stage — an Empty One for the Santa Clara Players
September 9, 2021
The world dramas play on, but for the Santa Clara Players, the stage remains empty until next year. Santa Clara...
Public Safety
Police Report: Incident at Bowers Elementary School Campus
September 8, 2021
On Sept. 7, 2021, at 2:20 p.m., the City of Santa Clara’s Public Safety Dispatchers received multiple 9-1-1 calls from...
Sports
Firebirds Fly to Fast Start, but Ferocious Effort Falls Short
September 8, 2021
The Fremont Firebirds varsity volleyball squad walked into an intimidating atmosphere Tuesday afternoon. And after a dramatic, come-from-behind, first-set win,...
City Politics
Council To Consider Letting Voters Give Them Higher Salaries
September 8, 2021
The Santa Clara City Council will discuss whether to let the voters drastically increase its salary. In response to a...
Community
15th Annual Santos Family Car Show Rolls Into Alviso
September 7, 2021
After a year layoff, the Santos Family Car Show returned to Downtown Alviso. More than 450 classic and modern cars...
Milestones
Milestones – Mayor’s Mouthpieces Get It Wrong! – Opinion
September 7, 2021
As you may have noticed during the past few years, Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor has recruited a cluster of...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Attorney Doyle Dismissed in 5-2 Vote
September 2, 2021
The Santa Clara City Council voted in a 5-2 vote to dismiss City Attorney Brian Doyle, at a special Council...
City Politics
By Any Measure, Santa Clara Leads in City Employee Compensation
September 1, 2021
Santa Clara City Manager Deanna Santana frequently claims that Santa Clara’s compensation isn’t competitive, making it hard for the City...
Milestones
Milestones – Make Your Own Law? – Opinion
August 31, 2021
Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor and City Attorney Brian Doyle continue their raiding of the public treasury in the name...