Author: David Alexander
City Politics
Garbage Rates Increase, Architectural Review Committee To Be Eliminated
December 11, 2019
Santa Clarans will see their garbage bill double over the next few years thanks to a state mandate to reduce...
City Politics
Recycling Contract Renewed, Silicon Valley Power Sets Sights on Capital Projects
December 4, 2019
A dispute over prevailing wage law cast a shadow over Santa Clara’s renewal of a contract with its recycling provider....
City Politics
Vice Mayor Butts Heads with Council, Clerk Over Ballot Language
November 20, 2019
Santa Clarans will decide whether to amend the charter in March, determining if the City is to be split into...
City Politics
Chamber Faces Questions About Credit Card Charges, Unspent Convention Center Allocations
November 13, 2019
Santa Clara lawmakers have decided to meet in private to discuss $448,000 in unspent Convention Center allocations and $114,000 in...
City Politics
Charter Amendment Could Change the Way Santa Clarans Elect Council
November 6, 2019
An amendment to Santa Clara’s charter is likely on the horizon. At its Tuesday night meeting, the Santa Clara City...
City Politics
Former Airbnb House Gets Renovation Greenlight
October 30, 2019
The Council upheld the appeal from the owner of a home that operated her property as an Airbnb, fostering bad...
City Politics
Sycamore Way Property Highlights Zoning Code Gap: Council To Decide The Fate of Airbnb House
October 28, 2019
Single-family neighborhoods are supposed to be quiet places. It is a concept that homeowners buy into when they purchase their...
City Politics
Number of Tasman East ‘Affordable Units’ Falls, So Does Their Cost
October 23, 2019
The Santa Clara City Council will allow the developer of a Tasman East project to offer fewer below-market-rate apartments in...
City Politics
New Downtown On The Horizon
October 9, 2019
Santa Clara is closer than it has ever been to having a new downtown. At its Tuesday night meeting, the...
City Politics
Massage Parlor Regulations Aim to Eliminate Bad Element Without Stifling Business
September 25, 2019
After enacting rules aimed to quash prostitution, the Santa Clara City Council is dialing back these regulations to help restore...








