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SCUSD Seeks to Extend 2012 Parcel Tax Enacted During Budget Crisis
February 17, 2016
As one of its last acts of 2015 the Santa Clara Unified School Board voted 5-1 to try to extend...
City Politics
45 Years Later, Santa Clara Debating Same Question About Council Elections
February 10, 2016
As the City Council considers changes in the way its members are elected, it’s a good time to reflect that...
City Politics
Arguments Against NFL Using Soccer Park For Super Bowl Don’t Convince Judge
January 27, 2016
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Joseph Huber’s denial on Jan. 11 of the Santa Clara Youth Soccer League’s request...
City Politics
Mini-Dorms: Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance
January 27, 2016
It has been more than two years since the Santa Clara City Council first considered an ordinance designed to curb...
City PoliticsSports
Absence of News is the News in Soccer Park Dispute
January 20, 2016
By the time you read this there will be a published ruling in the Clara Youth Soccer League’s (SCYSL) request...
City PoliticsSports
Santa Clara Soccer League’s Second Injunction Request Denied
January 13, 2016
Tuesday afternoon, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Joseph H. Huber denied, for the second time in less than a...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Observer: Dec. 23, 2015
January 6, 2016
RDA Dissolution Settlement: Santa Clara Keeps Convention Center, $320+ Million of RDA Properties to be Sold The end of the...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Observer: Dec. 16, 2015
December 23, 2015
Google Fiber Coming to Santa Clara After two years of waiting, the suspense is over. Google has given Santa Clara...
City Politics
Mini-Dorms: University Increasing Supervision, But Long-Standing Problems Evade Easy Solutions – PART TWO
December 16, 2015
Santa Clara Councilmember Teresa O’Neill has been struggling with the issue of mini-dorms since she was on the planning commission....
City Politics
City Observer: Dec. 2, 2015
December 9, 2015
California Voting Rights Act: $14 Million Legal Bill for Taxpayers The California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) is a bogeyman that...




