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Links to Online City Documents &ndash You Can’t Get There From Here
April 20, 2016
One obstacle to informed discussion of city issues is difficulty finding the relevant documents and history. That’s because the City’s...
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Santa Clara City Observer: April 13, 2016
April 20, 2016
Last Thursday, the Santa Clara City Council appointed Director of Public Works Rajeev Batra as Acting City Manager, following the...
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Santa Clara City Observer: April 6, 2016
April 13, 2016
Super Bowl Impact – Hotel Tax Revenue Up Hotel (TOT) tax collections are running well ahead of budget for FY2015-16,...
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Council, Planning Commission Begin Ironing Out Wrinkles in Massive City Center Development
April 6, 2016
Santa Clara City Council and Planning Commission members are concerned about the amount of latitude afforded to the developer of...
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MIA Commission Meeting Minutes
April 6, 2016
At the March 8 City Council Meeting, Planning Commissioner Mike O’Halloran asked the Council to review the delay in posting...
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Once Upon a Time in Santa Clara
April 6, 2016
It wasn’t so long ago that Santa Clara public officials had nothing but love and kisses for the 49ers. In...
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City Observer: March 30, 2016
April 6, 2016
A notable absence from the March 22 Santa Clara City Council meeting was any mention of the new soccer park...
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Soccer Field Restoration
April 6, 2016
The NFL kept its promise to restore the fields in Santa Clara Youth Soccer Park following Super Bowl 50. The...
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Santa Clara Collects Exponentially More Rent Than Other NFL Stadium Cities
March 30, 2016
Not only does Santa Clara collect more stadium rent than any other city with an NFL stadium, the City gets...
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Santa Clara Observer: March 23, 2016
March 30, 2016
Playing Political Football with Levi’s Stadium Rent Reset, Despite Stellar Financial Results Levi’s Stadium has been a financial success for...





