Transportation is changing. Over the past few years, ride-share services like Uber and Lyft have altered the way we think about traveling. Now, by simply downloading a free application for their phones, setting up an account and pressing a button, commuters can have a driver ready to pick them...
Author: David Alexander
City Politics
Commission Recommends general plan change to make way for Controversial Retail-Residential Development
Proponents of the Mission Town Square development could get their way following the Santa Clara Planning Commission’s vote to alter the city’s...
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Justice Louis Brandeis once wrote that sunlight is the best disinfectant — that illuminating the machinations of government provides a defense against...
In the wake of a new state law that goes into effect this year, businesses will now have to recycle organic waste....
Providing students with equal access to education was a theme to which the Santa Clara school board devoted much attention at its...
In the event of an emergency, access to clean water is essential. That is why Santa Clara has built a new tanker...
It has been more than two years since the Santa Clara City Council first considered an ordinance designed to curb the problems...
Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote that if you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. After battling the Lake...
City Politics
Mini-Dorms: University Increasing Supervision, But Long-Standing Problems Evade Easy Solutions – PART TWO
Santa Clara Councilmember Teresa O’Neill has been struggling with the issue of mini-dorms since she was on the planning commission. It has...
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City Politics
Mini-Dorms: Growing Student Population, Stratospheric Rents Continue Collision With Historic Houses, Single-Family Zoning
Santa Clara is a nice place to live. According to areavibes.com, a website devoted to ranking living standards, Santa Clara scores an...