City Politics
City Politics
Santa Clara Stadium Project Financing Puts 49ers on the Line to Repay Debt
December 14, 2011
The City of Santa Clara appears to have figured out how to build a $1.02 billion public facility and get...
City Politics
Council Representation on City Committees
November 30, 2011
Santa Clara City Council members’ service isn’t limited to their participation in City Council meetings. They also serve on the...
City Politics
Council Discussion of El Camino Residential Project Illustrates Policy Challenges
November 23, 2011
During elections we love to toss around hot air-filled slogans like “affordable housing,” “green building,” and “transit-oriented development.” But few...
City Politics
How I Balanced the California Budget
November 23, 2011
More than a few of us have said – or thought – that surely we could do better than California’s...
City Politics
49ers Stadium Development Agreement, Preliminary Financing Review at Dec. 6 Council Meeting
November 16, 2011
Come New Year’s Day 2012, the 49ers stadium project will start moving ahead at a notably faster pace. So, despite...
City Politics
Closed Sessions Matter
November 16, 2011
While California’s Brown Act establishes that public business must be conducted, well, in public, government agencies can hold private meetings...
City Politics
Charter Review Committee Extends Deliberations Through October
September 28, 2011
The Santa Clara Charter Review Committee won’t complete its recommendation about the city’s election system on Oct. 11, 2011 as...
City Politics
Legal Briefs
September 28, 2011
In what alternative universe did the Santa Clara city government think an open lawsuit against a prospective City Attorney would...
City Politics
Verdict on the California Voting Rights Act: The Jury is Still Out
September 21, 2011
Don’t say the 2002 California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) hasn’t had results. It’s just that results aren’t necessarily those civil...
City Politics
California Voting Rights Act: An $8 Million Bill for Taxpayers
September 14, 2011
Nearly ten years after the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) was passed into law, CVRA lawsuits and threats of lawsuits...



