City Politics
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...
City Politics
Paseo Coming for Calle Del Sol
September 1, 2020
Santa Clara Planning Commissioners approved an amendment to the Tasman East Specific Plan on Wednesday, Aug. 26 that will allow...
BusinessCity Politics
California Changes the Way Counties Reopen, Hair Salons & Malls Can Reopen in Santa Clara County
August 28, 2020
The State of California is retiring the State Monitoring List, which was one list that counties were on if they...
City Politics
Marijuana Still Banned Despite City of Santa Clara Pinching Pennies
August 27, 2020
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, cities across the state are feeling the financial crunch, leaving government employees seeking increasingly clever ways...









