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City Observer: May 18, 2016
May 25, 2016
Council Statement About Stadium Rent, Public Safety Costs Misleads Just as the Santa Clara City Council embarks on a costly...
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City Center Project Could Get 35-acre Park Added
May 18, 2016
The developer of the multi-billion dollar City Center development has offered to set aside 35 acres for a public park....
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Getting to Know New City Councilmember Kathy Watanabe
May 18, 2016
After former mayor Jamie Matthews announced his retirement the day after Super Bowl 50, Vice Mayor Teresa O’Neill briefly served...
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SiliconSage Builders Gets Kudos From Silicon Valley
May 18, 2016
For SiliconSage Builders President and CEO Sanjeev Acharya active relationships with the leaders of Silicon Valley cities is a key...
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49ers Take Stadium Rent Dispute to Arbitration
May 11, 2016
Santa Clara’s dispute with San Francisco 49ers over Levi’s Stadium facility rent just got tenser. Yesterday the 49ers issued a...
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Council, Planning Commission discuss Traffic Conundrum for City Center Project
May 11, 2016
The Santa Clara City Council may look to impose penalties on Related, the New York-based company developing the 39-acre city...
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City Observer: May 3, 2016
May 11, 2016
Charter Review Committee Will Recommend New Commission to Set Elected Officials’ Salaries Charter Review Committee is halfway through its scheduled...
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Council Feels Its Way to Second &lsquoNo’ on Lafayette Way Remodel
May 4, 2016
In the latest episode of Town vs. Gown: Santa Clara Edition, the Santa Clara City Council, at its April 11...
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Whatever Happened to the Development Fee Task Force?
May 4, 2016
Last January the Santa Clara City Council couldn’t resolve how to set parkland development fees for 2016. The staff recommendation...
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Santa Clara City Observer: April 20, 2016
April 27, 2016
Franklin Pedestrian Plaza Approved – SCU to Invest $3.3 Million in Community Arts Neighborhood Santa Clara’s downtown revitalization is going...