Author: David Alexander
City Politics
City Clerk to be Elected in November, Two New Housing Developments Move Forward
March 7, 2018
Santa Clara’s City Clerk’s position will remain vacant until the November election. The City Council chose inaction Tuesday night, essentially...
City Politics
Convention Center Needs $69 Million Injection, Levi’s Hires New Concession Company
February 28, 2018
A consultant hired by the Santa Clara City Council said revamping the convention center so that it stops running at...
City Politics
$252M Swim Center Too Costly, Too Big for Central Park
February 21, 2018
The contractor hired to determine the feasibility of putting a new international swim center in Central Park has thrown cold...
City Politics
Stadium Authority Board Can’t Reach Common Ground on Speaking to the Press
February 14, 2018
Contentions over whether Stadium Authority Board Members speaking to the media has “tainted” public opinion was the centerpiece of a...
City Politics
Council Overturns Planning Commission Granting Variance, City Clerk Resigns
February 7, 2018
The Santa Clara City Council has overturned a Planning Commission ruling denying a variance for an art studio because the...
City Politics
Vote for Districts, Ranked Choice on the Horizon — Stadium Community Room Gets Budget
January 31, 2018
Santa Clara voters will soon decide whether to divide the City into two districts and switch to a transferable vote...
City Politics
‘Behemoth,’ ‘Shocking,’ ‘Whopper’ of a Development Set to Replace Yahoo Office Project
January 24, 2018
A Chinese developer’s plans to erect a 50-story office tower and another 35-story housing tower will move forward after the...
City Politics
Council Gives City Attorney $320,000/Year Contract, Hires Consultant to Regulate Cannabis
December 20, 2017
Despite strenuous objections from the Vice Mayor, the Santa Clara City Council approved making the Interim City Attorney full-time to...
City Politics
Mayor Says Levi’s Community Room Fee ‘Exorbitant,’ Application Process ‘Bureaucratic’
December 13, 2017
A pilot program for the community room at Levi’s Stadium failed to move forward after concerns about the room’s location...
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...

