Despite a $34 million Santa Clara City deficit and zero revenue from Levi’s Stadium, City Hall paid San Francisco spin doctor Sam Singer a combined $10,500 for Stadium Authority...
Author: Carolyn Schuk
Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor has often blamed San Jose’s 2016 lawsuit for delaying Related’s $8 billion Northside development. But that lawsuit...
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You read that right. There are 12 acres of developable land in Santa Clara that are delivering, collectively, $817 in property tax...
City Politics
No Plan to Change Library Organization, But Interim Appointment Raises Cronyism Questions — Again
City Hall isn’t planning any changes in the City Library organization, despite rumors. But the appointment of a long-time associate of City...
Is mega-developer Related making a play to control the Santa Clara City Council? Last week, Related Companies made a $25,000 donation to...
Everyone’s familiar with blood donation. But most people don’t know that blood marrow stem cells can be donated in much the same...
City Politics
Fighting CVRA Lawsuit Will Likely Cost Santa Clara $3.97 Million More Than It Cost Sunnyvale to Avoid One
When it comes to the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA), doing the right thing is also the fiscally prudent thing to do....
City Politics
Updated: City Says COVID-19 Game Cancellations Aren’t Grounds For Reducing Stadium Rent
This week Santa Clara City Hall fired a new salvo in its ongoing litigation war with the San Francisco 49ers, filing an...
In the face of 20 years of public agencies losing millions in failed attempts to prevail in California Voting Rights Act (CVRA)...
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Public Safety
Police Unions Spend Big For Political Influence, And Santa Clara Is No Slacker
In the national conversation about reforming local police agencies, a central topic is the role played by law enforcement unions in blocking...