City Politics
City Politics
Police Chief Gets Back Pay, City Manager Gets a $30,000 Raise
March 21, 2018
Raises for two Santa Clara department heads dominated most of the discussion at this week’s City Council meeting. At its...
City Politics
CalPERS Change Will Add Over $150 Million to Santa Clara Pension Costs Short Term Despite Long Term Savings
March 21, 2018
California’s pension “crisis” has been brewing for a while. But recently things got worse. That’s because the California public...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Proposed Charter Change Getting National Attention
March 14, 2018
Whether or not to adopt a proportional election method is an important question for Santa Clara voters. But the outcome...
City Politics
Council Calendars: Is City Pushing Brown Act Envelope?
March 14, 2018
The biggest issues popping up on the February Council Calendars are that five Council Members listed the Feb. 3 Fifth...
City Politics
Santa Clara Stadium Authority Governing and Budget Principles Debut, Budget Shows Better-Than-Anticipated Debt Pay-Down
March 14, 2018
At Tuesday night’s Santa Clara Stadium Authority meeting the City Council/Stadium Authority reviewed Authority governing and budget principles, the 2018-19...
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
City Clerk Appointment Vs. Election Not a New Conversation
March 7, 2018
The Feb. 13 Santa Clara City Council meeting wasn’t the first time the question of electing the clerk and police...
City Politics
The People Speak: Don’t Change the Elected City Clerk
February 28, 2018
Online Exclusive March 6, 2018 A City Hall-led effort to change Santa Clara’s practice of electing the City Clerk...
City Politics
Get to Know the County Supervisor Candidates
February 28, 2018
What County Government Does By Santa Clara County Supervisor District 4, Ken Yeager I am often asked what county...
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...






