Santa Clara’s city-owned electric utility, Silicon Valley Power (SVP), is preparing to begin rollout of its smart meter program – MeterConnect – early next year, Electric Utility Director John Roukema told the City Council on Oct. 11. Part of the city’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project, the project is one...
Author: Carolyn Schuk
Ladies, the next time you vote take a moment to thank the Santa Clara Woman’s Club. Tireless grassroots campaigning on the part...
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The Santa Clara Charter Review Committee won’t complete its recommendation about the city’s election system on Oct. 11, 2011 as initially planned....
In what alternative universe did the Santa Clara city government think an open lawsuit against a prospective City Attorney would not draw...
Don’t say the 2002 California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) hasn’t had results. It’s just that results aren’t necessarily those civil rights activists...
Nearly ten years after the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) was passed into law, CVRA lawsuits and threats of lawsuits have cost...
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Remembering 9/11 Together: Neighbors Shed Fear and Build Friendship at Muslim Community Association
On Tuesday morning September, 11, 2001 founding director of American Muslim Voice (amuslimvoice.org) Samina Sundas was shopping in Costco, when she first...
We can all recite this litany: Fire engulfing that panoptic view. Closely spaced columns losing resistance. A final spasm into dust. Yet...
In the August 31 piece, “Tale of Three City Budgets: Where the Income Comes From.” we incorrectly said that city of Sunnyvale...
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When it comes to raising the money that supports public services, Santa Clara provides a contrasting picture to its neighbors to the...