City Politics
City Politics
CalPERS: Where the Benefits Come From
August 22, 2012
About a year ago, California Governor Jerry Brown proposed changes to California’s 80 year-old public employee pension plan. One provision...
City Politics
100 Years Later El Camino Real Still a Public Policy Challenge
August 15, 2012
History buffs may have noted that 2012 is the 100-year anniversary of the first paving of the California State Highway...
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Emails Point to RDA Successor Agency Oversight Board Bias
August 15, 2012
Members of the Santa Clara RDA successor agency oversight board weren’t just disinterested executors of state law when they voted...
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RDA Backstory Complex
August 8, 2012
As with so many issues in California state finance, following the trail of RDA history leads back to Proposition 13....
City Politics
CalPERS Returns: 2012 Isn’t the Whole Story
July 25, 2012
The next catastrophe to wallop municipal budgets will be a shortfall in CalPERS returns, adding to the already-escalating payments levied...
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Nomination period is open for the November election of four City Council seats, Chief of Police and City Clerk.
July 18, 2012
Monday, July 16, was the first day for individuals to pull nomination papers if they intend to run for the...
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City Manager Jennifer Sparacino: A Remarkable Career
July 11, 2012
It’s a testimony to Jennifer Sparacino’s unpretentious manner that it’s only when you stop to reckon Santa Clara’s achievements during...
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Sacramento Court Blocks County’s $30 Million Santa Clara RDA Money Grab
July 11, 2012
It looks like the County isn’t going to be buttering its bread with Santa Clara’s $30 million. Last week, Sacramento...
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RDA Successor Oversight Board: Lunches With Wolves
July 4, 2012
Someone once described democracy as “two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.” It’s an apt...
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TWO FREE CANDIDATE TRAINING SEMINARS OFFERED
July 4, 2012
Fair Political Practices Commission and Registrar of Voters offer guidance for candidates and treasurers … As candidates and their campaign...




