City Politics
City Politics
2017-2018 Capital Improvement Budget: Big Plans, Little Money
July 5, 2017
Santa Clara has over $1 billion penciled into its capital improvement plans for the next six years, if you include...
City Politics
Charter Review Committee’s Proposed Two 3-Member Council Election Districts Doesn’t Give City Safe Harbor From CVRA
July 5, 2017
Santa Clara’s 2017 Charter Review Committee will recommend to the City Council dividing the City into two election districts with...
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Call a Plumber for the Leaks and Faulty Pipes Behind Santa Clara
July 5, 2017
Keeping secrets might not be easy for everyone. However, when a confidential document that can potentially ruin a huge City...
City Politics
Santa Clara County Supervisor District 4 Race Coming in 2018
June 28, 2017
Ken Yeager will term out of his role as Santa Clara County Supervisor for District 4 next year. District 4...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Council Approves 2017-18 Budget, Convention Center Contract
June 28, 2017
Small 2017-18 Budget Increase To achieve some of its goals, the Santa Clara City Council approved increasing the 2017-18 budget...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Balanced Budget 2017-2018, Deficits to Follow
June 21, 2017
The good news in the 2017-18 Santa Clara city budget is that not only is it a balanced budget, 2016-2017...
City Politics
San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail: Security Ignorance
June 14, 2017
The NFL and the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) awarded Levi’s Stadium the 2017 NFL Facility...
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Looming Red Deficit Leaves Council with ‘Balancing Act’
June 14, 2017
The Santa Clara City Council approved the annual budget, even though given the City’s spending trajectory, it will be operating...
City Politics
Measure J Draft Audit Report Leaves More Questions Than Answers
June 14, 2017
The bottom line on the long-awaited report on the Santa Clara Stadium Authority’s compliance with Measure J is that management...
City Politics
City Council Proclaims May Lupus Awareness Month
June 7, 2017
It was back in 1977 when President Jimmy Carter signed Public Law 95-72 establishing a week-long observance to raise awareness...


