David Alexander, Author at The Silicon Valley Voice

The Santa Clara City Council approved two items that aim to ease the financial burden to those financially impacted by COVID- 19. At its Tuesday afternoon meeting, the Council...

City Politics

Council Declares Emergency, Shuts Down Non-Essential Services

David AlexanderMarch 18, 2020March 19, 2020

Voices echoed throughout the Santa Clara Council Chambers. City employees removed nearly all the chairs, and the Council Members were seated at...

City Politics

Mayor and Council Accuse Two of Their Own of “Sabotaging” Vacancy Appointment

David AlexanderMarch 10, 2020March 11, 2020

Voters will fill District 5’s Council seat after two Santa Clara Council Members put the kibosh on the vacancy appointment in a...

City Politics

Stadium Authority Derides ManCo’s Marketing Plan

David AlexanderMarch 9, 2020March 9, 2020

The Santa Clara Stadium Authority Board scoffed at this year’s draft marketing plan for Levi’s Stadium, claiming the stadium manager’s plan does...

City Politics

Measure C Forum Highlights Divide Among Council On 3-District System

David AlexanderFebruary 28, 2020

Disagreement about whether dividing the City into three districts will benefit the residents of Santa Clara was the focus of a forum...

City Politics

City Cracks Down On Street Racing, Impartiality On Measure C Debated

David AlexanderFebruary 26, 2020

By putting a few new measures in place, Santa Clara hopes to curb street racing. Street racing came up during the Santa...

City Politics

City Clerk Holds Town Hall On Dark Money

David AlexanderFebruary 25, 2020

Despite attempts to keep the focus on dark money, a town hall meeting Monday night continually strayed into discussing Measure C, a...

City Politics

Santa Clara Terminates 49ers Stadium Management Contract “in Its Entirety”

David AlexanderFebruary 12, 2020February 13, 2020

Tuesday night, Santa Clara City Attorney Brian Doyle reported that the Council had voted unanimously to terminate the 49ers Stadium Management contract...

City Politics

City Manager Gets Salary Bump to $448K, Mahan Says Her Goodbyes

David AlexanderJanuary 29, 2020

The Santa Clara City Council voted 5-1 to give City Manager Deanna Santana an 11 percent “merit-based” raise, increasing her salary from...

City Politics

Yahoo Extension Denied, JLL Contract Renewed

David AlexanderJanuary 15, 2020

Getting the “whole picture” seemed to be the theme of the City Council’s first meeting of the year. The concept came up...

Author: David Alexander

City to Assist Renters And Small Businesses, Related Santa Clara Project Gets Go-Ahead

Council Declares Emergency, Shuts Down Non-Essential Services

Mayor and Council Accuse Two of Their Own of “Sabotaging” Vacancy Appointment

Stadium Authority Derides ManCo’s Marketing Plan

Measure C Forum Highlights Divide Among Council On 3-District System

City Cracks Down On Street Racing, Impartiality On Measure C Debated

City Clerk Holds Town Hall On Dark Money

Santa Clara Terminates 49ers Stadium Management Contract “in Its Entirety”

City Manager Gets Salary Bump to $448K, Mahan Says Her Goodbyes

Yahoo Extension Denied, JLL Contract Renewed

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