City Politics
City Politics
500 Benton Street Development Project Caught in State Law Cross Currents
June 29, 2021
California State Senator Bob Wieckowski aroused public passions in Santa Clara when it became known that he introduced a bill...
City Politics
Santa Clara Missed No Opportunity to Miss An Opportunity To Save $5.8 Million: City’s History of CVRA Litigation
June 29, 2021
In coming weeks the Santa Clara City Council will take up a proposal to formally apologize to Santa Clara residents...
City Politics
Plan Bay Area 2050: Santa Clara County Expected to Lead Regional Growth in Coming Decades
June 23, 2021
The Metropolitan Transportations Commission and Association of Bay Area Governments are charting a course for the Bay Area’s future with...
City Politics
Council Passes Budget, Amends Cuts To Public Safety
June 23, 2021
The Santa Clara City Council passed the two-year budget, and, after much debate, opted to split the baby in regards...
City Politics
El Camino Specific Plan Gets Tweaks
June 16, 2021
The Santa Clara City Council has approved new requirements for development along El Camino Real — with a few changes....
City Politics
Details on Future Development on El Camino Real
June 15, 2021
The El Camino Real Specific Plan is a massive undertaking that outlines the City’s guidelines for future development along the...
City Politics
Developer Park Fees, Garbage Fees Increase
June 14, 2021
In a Thursday continuation of its June 8 meeting, the Santa Clara City Council approved increases in residential developer park...
City Politics
Another Marathon Council Meeting, Budget Forecast Unchanged, Censure for Watanabe and Admonishment for Gillmor
June 10, 2021
Santa Clara City Council had another marathon meeting on June 8, ending with about half the agenda continued to June...
City Politics
Faster Time-to-Revenue for New Development, But Popular Events Off the Calendar: Santa Clara’s 2021/2022 – 2022/2023 Budget
June 8, 2021
While Santa Clara’s 2021/22 – 2022/23 deficit budget isn’t what anyone hopes to see, it makes the budget impacts crystal...
City Politics
$26 Million Federal Aid Helps But Deficit Continues: 2021/2022 – 2022/2023 Santa Clara Budget By the Numbers
May 27, 2021
A $25.9 million grant from President Biden’s stimulus program reduces Santa Clara’s general fund deficit but it doesn’t eliminate it....









