City Politics
City Politics
Planning Commission Recommends Housing Element Update
January 30, 2023
The Santa Clara Planning Commission tackled the City’s housing element update during its Jan. 26 meeting and pushed it to...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Data Drain
January 26, 2023
Santa Clara has a power problem. During the Oct. 26, 2022 Planning Commission meeting, Electric Utility Chief Operating Officer Kevin...
City Politics
2022 Election Analysis: PACs Ruled Santa Clara’s Election Spending, But Impact Varied
January 23, 2023
More than 95% of the $3.7 million spent in Santa Clara’s 2022 election was by PACs. 88% of that money—$3.3...
City Politics
New State Housing Laws Create “Nightmare Scenario”
January 13, 2023
Santa Clara Planning Commissioners are frustrated by new state housing laws that handcuff what the City can and cannot do....
City Politics
BMX Track Sanction Still Raw Topic with Riders
January 11, 2023
Whether the Police Activities League (PAL) will continue to manage Santa Clara’s BMX track was at issue again at the...
City Politics
New City Attorney Has Right Stuff For Santa Clara
January 6, 2023
Santa Clara’s new City Attorney Glen Googins will be able to hit the ground running with extensive experience in municipal...
City Politics
Srinivasan Wins Sunnyvale District 3 Council Seat
January 4, 2023
You could say it happens once in a blue moon. A City forced to choose its newest council member through...
City Politics
Sunnyvale Name Draw Will Decide Council Election
January 1, 2023
Seat 3 on Sunnyvale’s City Council will be decided by a drawing of names. “In the event of a tie,...
City Politics
Investigator Rejects Mayor Gillmor’s Accusations Against Council Member Becker
December 16, 2022
A new report from an independent investigator depicts Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Council Member Kathy Watanabe unfavorably. According to the...
City Politics
Grand Jury Recommendations Rejected by Santa Clara, Sunnyvale
December 13, 2022
A second grand jury report issued by the current Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury is being called into question,...









