City Politics
City Politics
Water Rates to Float Higher for Santa Clara Residents
July 4, 2018
Effective July 1, Santa Clara residents and business will notice that their water, recycled water and sewer rates will be...
City Politics
Convention and Visitors Bureau to Halt Operations, Court Mandates New Districts
June 27, 2018
“Concerning” was the word of the night. Convention and Visitors Bureau services will screech to a halt in light of...
City Politics
County to Help Fund San Tomas Expressway Widening
June 27, 2018
On June 12, City Council approved a cost sharing agreement between the City of Santa Clara and County of Santa...
City Politics
Judge in Voting Rights Lawsuit Tells City: Comply or Else
June 27, 2018
On Monday, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Thomas Kuhnle issued an order about the remedy phase of the voting...
City Politics
Lack of Parking Lot Porta-Potties and Traffic Top Resident Gripes About Levi’s Stadium
June 27, 2018
At last Thursday’s special Santa Clara Stadium Authority meeting Santa Clara residents learned that one of the most pressing civic...
City Politics
Minimal Lobbyist, Developer Meetings on May Council Calendars
June 27, 2018
Only a handful of developer and lobbyist meetings were recorded with Santa Clara City Council Members in May. Although the...
City Politics
Plaintiffs in Santa Clara CVRA Lawsuit Want 7-District Remedy, Say At-Large Mayor/Council Member Is Dodge To Preserve Old Guard Power
June 20, 2018
On Monday the plaintiffs in Santa Clara’s California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit filed a brief asking the judge to...
City Politics
Council Has Left Seats Vacant in Recent Past
June 13, 2018
The Santa Clara City Council doesn’t always fill vacancies in its ranks. It has operated with a six-member Council before,...
City Politics
Sparks Fly at Marathon Council Meeting With No Council Appointment
June 13, 2018
A deadlocked Santa Clara City Council vote last night ensured that the vacant Santa Clara City Council seat will remain...
City Politics
Santa Clara Had 7-Year Warning of Voting Rights Lawsuit That Will Cost City Millions
June 13, 2018
In the last eight years the Santa Clara City Council has willfully missed many opportunities to prevent the voting rights...









