City Politics
City Politics
Becker Gets BCTC Labor Endorsement, Gillmor “Has Let Us Down”
October 31, 2022
One of the largest regional trade union consortiums, the Santa Clara & San Benito Counties Building & Construction Trades Council...
City Politics
District 3 Forum: Hardy & Pellecchia Offer Different Visions of Santa Clara’s Future
October 28, 2022
Editor’s Note: This forum happened on Sept. 29, prior to the release of a Grand Jury report on the relationship...
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Police Union Possibly Skirting Campaign Laws
October 26, 2022
The Santa Clara Police Officers Association (POA) and its PAC appear to be violating — or at the very least...
City Politics
Follow the Money 2022 Update: Donations Slow Down
October 24, 2022
Nov. 1 Update: Devcon, SCS Finance Police PAC Developers Devcon and SCS jumped into the campaign during the last week...
City Politics
Settlement in Discrimination Lawsuit Against SCPD Chief Delayed at City’s Request
October 19, 2022
Santa Clara has asked a federal court to postpone a final settlement meeting in a police department discrimination and retaliation...
City Politics
Council Denies Independent Ethics Commission On Grand Jury Report
October 19, 2022
Mayor Lisa Gillmor got on her soapbox about ethics at the Council’s most recent meeting, saying her Council colleagues —...
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“Unclear” Connections: Grand Jurors Under Fire for Potential Conflicts of Interest
October 13, 2022
Since the now infamous grand jury report, “Unsportsmanlike Conduct on the Santa Clara City Council,” was leaked to the press...
City Politics
FPPC Complaints are Complaints, Not Investigations
October 11, 2022
Editor’s Note: In this article, we mistakenly labeled City Clerk Hosam Haggag as a Gillmor ally. Mr. Haggag correctly pointed...
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Police Chief Nikolai Asks District Attorney to Investigate
October 11, 2022
Santa Clara Police Chief Pat Nikolai has asked the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office to investigate the accusations made...
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Impartiality of Grand Jury In Question
October 10, 2022
A grand jury report that included damning allegations of corruption about five members of the Santa Clara City Council is...









