Santa Clara City Desk: Aug. 29, 2012
RDA Shutdown Goes On..and On At the current pace of operation, it feels like unwinding…
August 29, 2012
Carolyn Schuk
CalPERS: Where the Benefits Come From
About a year ago, California Governor Jerry Brown proposed changes to California's 80 year-old public…
August 22, 2012
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Honoring Santa Clara’s Native Son John Vasconcellos
Nobody really cared Saturday afternoon that Willie Brown was a no-show at the Santa Clara…
August 22, 2012
Welcome to Choice-i-stan
I think it's time to retire the word "choice" from public policy discussions - at…
August 15, 2012
100 Years Later El Camino Real Still a Public Policy Challenge
History buffs may have noted that 2012 is the 100-year anniversary of the first paving…
August 15, 2012
Emails Point to RDA Successor Agency Oversight Board Bias
Members of the Santa Clara RDA successor agency oversight board weren't just disinterested executors of…
August 15, 2012
Brotherness Not Otherness at MCA’s Annual Ramadan Open House
Santa Clara has many traditions - its citywide July 4th picnic, the city Christmas tree…
August 8, 2012
RDA Backstory Complex
As with so many issues in California state finance, following the trail of RDA history…
August 8, 2012
Willie Brown Will Honor Santa Clara’s “Senator John”
In a change of pace from today's hyper-polarized politics, the Santa Clara County Democratic Club…
August 8, 2012
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CalPERS Returns: 2012 Isn’t the Whole Story
The next catastrophe to wallop municipal budgets will be a shortfall in CalPERS returns, adding…
July 25, 2012