City Politics
City Politics
Council Passes Worker Retention Ordinance, Approves Soccer Park
March 24, 2017
Inside the Santa Clara City Council Chambers, dozens of citizens brandished sheets of paper reading “Job Security Now” like flags....
City Politics
DA Dismisses Complaints Against Mayor
March 17, 2017
The Santa Clara District Attorney has dismissed complaints against Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor that allege Brown Act and conflict...
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Council Defeats Summerhill Housing Project, Gives City Manager Raise
March 10, 2017
A mixed-use development slated to be located on El Camino Real fizzled out after the Santa Clara City Council was...
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City Manager Rajeev Batra Announces Retirement, Leaves Important South Bay Public Works Legacy
March 3, 2017
As a civil engineer for four decades, Santa Clara’s Interim City Manager Rajeev Batra is literally a road-builder. And as...
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City Clerk Fines BLUPAC for Failure to Disclose ‘Dark Money’ Expenditures
February 24, 2017
The Santa Clara City Clerk has fined non-profit “civic education” group BLUPAC more than $9,000 for failing to disclose campaign...
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City Seeks Input on Environmental Impact Report for Senior Housing Complex, Hotel
February 24, 2017
Several Santa Clarans criticized a proposed senior housing and hotel development, calling the project a “monster” during a community outreach...
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Removal of Park Cross: City Cave-in or Prudent Compromise?
February 24, 2017
The removal of the controversial 14-foot, white granite Latin cross that was the focal point of Memorial Cross Park at...
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Residents Criticize Sobrato ‘Innovation Place’ Homeless Housing Project
February 10, 2017
Disgruntled neighbors of the proposed Sobrato homeless apartment complex turned out to oppose the development during the first of several...
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Council Approves Moving Forward with ‘Worker Retention’ Ordinance
February 10, 2017
Security guards, janitors and food service workers will likely get job security, protecting them from being laid off should their...
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Ethics Committee Reconvenes, Plans New Charter Review and Pans 2016 Santa Clara Democracy Forums
February 10, 2017
On Monday night the Santa Clara City Council’s Ethics Committee resumed business after a nine-month hiatus. On the agenda was...



