City Politics
Mayor’s Propensity Toward Seconding Motions Out Of Step With Past Practice, Robert’s Rules Of Order
April 4, 2022
Prior to the November 2020 election Mayor Lisa Gillmor rarely — if ever — seconded motions. She never had to....
Milestones
Milestones – To Change, You Have to Change! – Opinion
March 22, 2022
How do you run a city without a city manager or even a city attorney? Based on observation, for the...
City Politics
Levi’s Stadium Budget Shows Net Gain for Non-NFL Events
March 16, 2022
Levi’s Stadium will turn a profit for non-NFL events for the first time in three years. With three concerts already...
City Politics
Stadium Noise Monitoring Contract Disputed
March 9, 2022
There was a lot of ground covered at Tuesday night’s Santa Clara City Council meeting. Council members talked about extending...
City Politics
City Manager Fired: Critics Blame Jed York
February 25, 2022
Thursday night the Santa Clara City Council dismissed City Manager Deanna Santana in a 4-2 vote, with Santa Clara Mayor...
City Politics
City Wants To Host 2026 FIFA World Cup
February 23, 2022
Santa Clara supported hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Levi’s Stadium. The Council passed a resolution essentially waving a...
City Politics
Dire Financial Forecast for Santa Clara
February 15, 2022
You could say the Santa Clara City Council’s 2022 priority-setting session was consistent with established precedent: the Council continued much...
City Politics
ReMet Development Has Problematic History
February 3, 2022
Now the subject of a lawsuit against Santa Clara, Republic Metropolitan’s (ReMet) five-year-old development proposal and now-defunct exclusive negotiating agreement...
City Politics
City Adds Affordable Housing Complex
January 26, 2022
Santa Clara’s City Council added an affordable housing complex to the City’s list of below-market-rate housing, dealt with a request...
City PoliticsCommunity
BART to Santa Clara Leaves the Station
January 19, 2022
Last week, the Santa Clara City Council heard from VTA about the plans and status of the BART extension to...