City Politics
City Politics
Number of Tasman East ‘Affordable Units’ Falls, So Does Their Cost
October 23, 2019
The Santa Clara City Council will allow the developer of a Tasman East project to offer fewer below-market-rate apartments in...
City PoliticsPublic Safety
Santa Clara To Pay $2.7 Million Settlement in Overtime Lawsuit
October 18, 2019
Santa Clara has agreed to a $2.7 million settlement in a lawsuit claiming the City under-calculated overtime pay. Quick to...
City Politics
Zoning Code Update To Address Thorny Issues for Santa Clara
October 17, 2019
For many months, City of Santa Clara staff have been working on a comprehensive update to the City’s zoning code,...
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Santa Clarans Considering Moving Due to Airplane Noise
October 16, 2019
In the past few years, San Jose International Airport (SJC) has expanded considerably, thereby increasing the amount of air traffic...
City Politics
Rep. Ro Khanna Talks About the SEIU Strike, Homelessness, Impeachment
October 12, 2019
With Congress on a two-week recess until Oct. 15, Rep. Ro Khanna returned to the Bay Area to talk to...
City Politics
New Downtown On The Horizon
October 9, 2019
Santa Clara is closer than it has ever been to having a new downtown. At its Tuesday night meeting, the...
City Politics
City Keeps Soccer Park Free For Youth
October 2, 2019
The Santa Clara Unified School District has recently implemented a new field reservation system using an online platform called Facilitron,...
City Politics
Committee Opts For Unpopular Multi-Member District System for Elections
October 1, 2019
In a 5-2 vote at its Sept. 26 meeting, with Sudhanshu Jain and Christine Koltermann dissenting, the 2019 Charter Review...
City Politics
Measure A-Funded Down Payment Assistance Program Participants Move into Their Homes
September 29, 2019
The first recipients of a down payment assistance program, funded by the 2016 Measure A Affordable Housing Bond, recently purchased...
City Politics
Santa Clara Transportation Management Standards Lag Behind Region
September 27, 2019
The Sept. 25 Planning Commission meeting was dominated by study sessions. A guest planning specialist, Elizabeth Hughes, spoke to commissioners...









