City Politics
City Politics
City Manager Calls it a Day
March 9, 2016
Santa Clara City Manager Julio Fuentes resigned from his position as Santa Clara’s chief executive on Thursday, and says that...
City Politics
New Mayor Lisa Gillmor Promises Council Collaboration, Empowerment
March 2, 2016
After all the local press’s dire predictions of gridlock on the Santa Clara City Council, “fractured” relationships, and Santa Clara’s...
City Politics
We’ll probably never know exactly how…
March 2, 2016
…the local media-political complex is first with all the Santa Clara news that’s not fit to print. But they’re old...
City Politics
City Observer: Feb. 17, 2016
February 24, 2016
Soccer Gets 70% of Budget for City Athletic Facilities Of the $9.8 million Santa Clara has budgeted for athletic facility...
City Politics
Commission Recommends general plan change to make way for Controversial Retail-Residential Development
February 24, 2016
Proponents of the Mission Town Square development could get their way following the Santa Clara Planning Commission’s vote to alter...
City Politics
Development Fees: Another Opportunity for Venting by City Critics
February 24, 2016
Virtually all the correspondence Santa Clara has received about development impact fees endorsed raising them – in some cases exhorting...
City Politics
After Super Bowl Success, Mayor Matthews Announces His Retirement
February 17, 2016
Following the adage that it’s best to leave on high note, Santa Clara Mayor Jamie Matthews left office on the...
City PoliticsSchools
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...



