“We’ve always done it this way” is the principal argument being offered for retaining Santa Clara’s system of electing police chiefs and requiring no qualifications beyond living in the...
Author: Carolyn Schuk
It may be hard to see what will rescue Santa Clara’s decaying International Swim Center, but there’s one Santa Clara story where...
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City Politics
Follow The Money: Police PAC Spends $50,000 Opposing Appointed Police Chief, Appointment Supporters Spend $300
With less than three weeks to go before the election, the campaign for and against appointing the City’s city clerk (Measure A)...
The California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has chosen not to “pursue an investigation” of the campaign activities and unreported spending by...
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Community
Infrastructure: Santa Clara Needs $600M Today and New Income Streams Tomorrow
Santa Clara’s once-proud International Swim Center is Exhibit A for the urgency of the City’s unfunded infrastructure needs. For years, Santa Clara...
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Community
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Sports
Swim Center Closed “Indefinitely” By Safety, Structural, Equipment Problems
As training for the summer Olympics is starting, Santa Clara’s International Swim Center (ISC) closed on Jan. 12 “until further notice” until...
Former City Manager Deanna Santana’s breach of contract and discrimination claim against the City of Santa Clara is simple: The City hasn’t...
For 41 years, Santa Clara Soroptimists (SISCSV) have been turning the tables on the annual Christmas consumer free-for-all by giving away merchandise...
The trio that sued Santa Clara over the text of a ballot measure on appointing the city’s police chief — Measure B...
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Nearly a week after the county deadline for filing ballot resolutions, opponents of appointing Santa Clara’s police chief are threatening to sue...