Author: David Alexander
City Politics
Year-End Goal Setting Postponed, ‘Affordable’ Housing and Voting Changes on the Horizon
December 6, 2017
Tuesday night’s Santa Clara City Council meeting wasn’t one that will soon be forgotten. Council Member Patricia Mahan announced that...
City Politics
PR Services Cause Conflict Among Council
November 22, 2017
The lack of a contract with a public relations firm—and whether Mayor Lisa Gillmor used that firm on her crusade...
City Politics
Stadium Authority Board Wants Better Assessment of Community Room Rental Rates at Levi’s Stadium
November 15, 2017
Contention over funding and access to a public meeting room at Levi’s Stadium prompted the Santa Clara Stadium Authority Board...
City Politics
Commercial Sale of Marijuana Halted Until 2019, Council Appoints New Planning Commissioner
November 8, 2017
An ordinance calling for a one-year moratorium on the commercial sale of marijuana caused friction between Santa Clara City Council...
City Politics
Public and Council Alike Support Senior SummerHill Project
October 25, 2017
The word of the evening was “vibrant” when the Santa Clara City Council discussed a revised version of a mixed-use...
City Politics
Forty-Niners, City Settle Dispute About Curfew
October 18, 2017
The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to cease scheduling events at Levi’s Stadium that run past the City’s 10 p.m....
City Politics
Variance Brings Larger Issues Into Crisp Focus
October 11, 2017
The Santa Clara City Council overturned a Planning Commission ruling denying a variance for a single-family home, going against urging...
City Politics
Curfew Inspires Harsh Criticism, Mission Library Over-budget
September 27, 2017
Finger-pointing and vitriol were in abundance during the Santa Clara City Council’s discussion of enforcing the weekday curfew for Levi’s...
City Politics
Stadium Authority Hears Financial Audit Results
September 20, 2017
An independent financial audit of Levi’s Stadium finances by CPA firm KPMG shows that the City put more than $3...
City Politics
First ‘Gatekeeper’ Project Gets Go Ahead, New City Jobs Add $260K
August 30, 2017
The Santa Clara City Council approved moving forward with a revised application for a housing project in the old Moonlite...