City Politics
City Politics
Construction Underway for Supportive Housing Apartments
December 31, 2019
Dec. 16 marked ground breaking on the Calabazas Community Apartments located at 2904 Corvin Dr. in Santa Clara on a...
City Politics
A Not-Too-Noteworthy November for Santa Clara City Council
December 31, 2019
Five City Council Members (Mayor Lisa Gillmor, Kathy Watanabe, Karen Hardy, Teresa O’Neill and Debi Davis) attended the Mission City...
City Politics
Minimum Wage Goes Up in Silicon Valley
December 24, 2019
With California’s minimum wage set to increase to $13 an hour in 2020, a number of cities in the state,...
City Politics
Mayor Calls 49ers Conflicts of Interest ‘Apparent,’ Says Contracts ‘Fraught’ With Them
December 18, 2019
Santa Clara’s City Attorney said whether the management of Levi’s Stadium is violating California’s conflict of interest laws is “very...
City Politics
Korean-Inspired Spa Gets Thumbs Up, Residential Code Variance Approved
December 13, 2019
At their Dec. 11 meeting, Planning Commissioners took action on a permit request that would allow a Korean-inspired spa to...
City Politics
All Santa Clara’s Lawsuits
December 12, 2019
Lawsuits are a perennial fact of life for governments and public agencies — personal injury, ADA compliance, parking ticket appeals. They...
City Politics
Garbage Rates Increase, Architectural Review Committee To Be Eliminated
December 11, 2019
Santa Clarans will see their garbage bill double over the next few years thanks to a state mandate to reduce...
City Politics
Sunnyvale Enacts Last-Minute Emergency Housing Ordinance
December 10, 2019
On Oct. 8, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1482 into law, which caps annual rent increases to five percent per...
City Politics
Recycling Contract Renewed, Silicon Valley Power Sets Sights on Capital Projects
December 4, 2019
A dispute over prevailing wage law cast a shadow over Santa Clara’s renewal of a contract with its recycling provider....
City Politics
Minimum Wage Increases to $16.05 In Sunnyvale January 1, 2020
December 3, 2019
Effective Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, the new minimum wage rate in Sunnyvale will be $16.05 per hour. In 2016, the...








