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Meet Santa Clara Unified Board of Trustees Candidates
September 17, 2020
The Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) has three seats open this election, two seats in Trustee Area 2 and...
City Politics
Fighting CVRA Lawsuit Will Likely Cost Santa Clara $3.97 Million More Than It Cost Sunnyvale to Avoid One
September 17, 2020
When it comes to the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA), doing the right thing is also the fiscally prudent thing...
City Politics
Enhanced Testing Order Calls out Large Healthcare Providers to Test More
September 16, 2020
Today, local elected leaders called out large healthcare providers HCA Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Palo Alto Medical Foundation, as...
City Politics
Updated: City Says COVID-19 Game Cancellations Aren’t Grounds For Reducing Stadium Rent
September 11, 2020
This week Santa Clara City Hall fired a new salvo in its ongoing litigation war with the San Francisco 49ers,...
City Politics
City Workers Express Concern About Annual City Cleanup
September 9, 2020
Santa Clara’s Annual Cleanup Campaign is wrapping up, but there’s contention over whether the campaign was safe to conduct in...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Ongoing CVRA Appeal — A Bet With Tiny Odds of Winning
September 9, 2020
In the face of 20 years of public agencies losing millions in failed attempts to prevail in California Voting Rights...
City Politics
Call to End “Cycle of Discrimination” Among Santa Clara City Leaders
September 8, 2020
Minority groups in Santa Clara are coming together this election to push back against what they call a “cycle of...
City PoliticsPublic Safety
Police Unions Spend Big For Political Influence, And Santa Clara Is No Slacker
September 3, 2020
In the national conversation about reforming local police agencies, a central topic is the role played by law enforcement unions...
City Politics
Stadium Curfew Has Cost City Millions It Could Use Now
September 2, 2020
Like almost every other American city, the City of Santa Clara is currently facing profound financial challenges not of its...
City Politics
City Allocates Federal and Settlement Money, Caps Food Delivery Fee
September 2, 2020
A $6-million cash injection will help shore up Santa Clara’s general fund as well as contributing to affordable housing, transportation...









