City Politics
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...
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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...
City Politics
Silicon Valley Power Growth, Crisis Response Highlights Council Meeting
August 26, 2020
Silicon Valley Power (SVP) detailed its response to the heat wave, wildfires and lightning storms as well as its plans...
City Politics
Robert Mezzetti: Council Candidate and Lobbyist
August 20, 2020
Before Robert Mezzetti became District 6 Santa Clara City Council Candidate, the San Jose attorney was a registered lobbyist representing...
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Hilton Hotel May Increase in Size
August 19, 2020
An expansion plan that would replace an existing surface parking lot with a 22-story, 319-room hotel was given an okay to...
City Politics
Santa Clara County Assessor Tells All Employees to Telework, Says It’s Not Related to Employee Testing Positive for COVID-19
August 19, 2020
After a very public fight over whether or not Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone was unnecessarily “forcing” employees to...
City Politics
Fines Authorized to Enforce County Health Orders, Eviction Moratorium, Testing Order
August 18, 2020
On Tuesday, Aug. 11, the County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors adopted an Urgency Ordinance authorizing fines for violating...
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Employees Accuse Assessor’s Office of Forcing People Back to Work Regardless of County Orders
August 12, 2020
Santa Clara County remains on California’s COVID-19 watchlist, but employees at the Santa Clara County Assessor’s Office say the agency...
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Santa Clara City Manager’s $700K Pay Package Double the California Average
August 6, 2020
By any comparison you want to make, Santa Clara’s City Manager takes home a pay package that’s double that of...









