City Politics
Council Pushes Back On Grand Jury Report
November 18, 2022
It was almost paint-by-numbers during a Santa Clara City Council meeting responding to findings of the civil grand jury report...
City Politics
Council Greenlights Controversial Housing Development
November 16, 2022
A divisive housing development for the poor ignited a firestorm of public comments at the Santa Clara City Council meeting...
City Politics
Council Denies Independent Ethics Commission On Grand Jury Report
October 19, 2022
Mayor Lisa Gillmor got on her soapbox about ethics at the Council’s most recent meeting, saying her Council colleagues —...
City Politics
FPPC Complaints are Complaints, Not Investigations
October 11, 2022
Editor’s Note: In this article, we mistakenly labeled City Clerk Hosam Haggag as a Gillmor ally. Mr. Haggag correctly pointed...
City Politics
Police Chief Nikolai Asks District Attorney to Investigate
October 11, 2022
Santa Clara Police Chief Pat Nikolai has asked the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office to investigate the accusations made...
City Politics
Grand Jury Accuses Santa Clara City Council of “Unsportsmanlike Conduct”
October 7, 2022
The Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury has called out some members of the Santa Clara City Council, saying, “…the...
City Politics
City Clerk Says Police Chief And Clerk Not Being Politicians ‘Flies In The Face Of Democracy’
August 31, 2022
Santa Clarans could decide whether to have their police chief and city clerk remain elected or turn over their appointment...
City Politics
Planning Commissioner Removed For “Misleading” the Council On Application
August 17, 2022
Allegations of chicanery regarding a planning commissioner’s residence caused the Council to ax him from that position. At its first...
City Politics
BMX Track Strife Discussed But Not Resolved
May 25, 2022
At the May 24, 2022 Santa Clara City Council meeting, the Council discussed whether to allow PAL to continue managing...
Milestones
Milestones – Do No Harm! – Opinion
May 4, 2022
The first and primary commandment required by and applied to any elected leader is: “Do no harm.” Sounds good, looks...