City Politics
City Politics
Civil Grand Jury Says VTA Board Needs New Leadership: City Council Sets Sights on Ad Hoc Committee to Study Solutions
August 21, 2019
Recommendations in a Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury report calling for major overhauls to the Valley Transit Authority (VTA)...
City Politics
Santa Clara Residents Asked to Assist with Lead and Copper Monitoring Program
August 20, 2019
The City of Santa Clara requests residents’ assistance to test their homes’ tap water as part of the City’s water...
City Politics
Sunnyvale Directly Elected Mayor Proposal Draws Predicted Attack
August 20, 2019
Seven months before the election, a well-organized opposition has emerged against a proposed Sunnyvale charter change instituting six single-member City...
City Politics
You Can’t Always Get What You Want: Rolling Stones were Granted Curfew Extension
August 20, 2019
There will be no fine for Levi’s Stadium’s management company (ManCo) even though the Rolling Stones’ Sunday “No Filter” concert...
City Politics
Planning Commissioners Punt to City Council for Decision on Single Family Home Project
August 19, 2019
Planning Commissioners couldn’t come to a decision on a single family home project on Aug. 14, and after two motions...
City Politics
First Affordable Housing Development Funded by the 2016 Measure A Housing Bond Opens
August 17, 2019
The County of Santa Clara and local community partners celebrated the first grand opening of an affordable housing development funded...
City Politics
New Voting System Coming to Santa Clara County, Replacing Model in Use Since 2003
August 16, 2019
The Santa Clara County electorate will be using an all-new voting system when they cast their ballots in the 2020...
City Politics
California Energy Commission Proposes $33M for Electric Vehicle Charging in Santa Clara, San Mateo Counties
August 15, 2019
The California Energy Commission is partnering with five local energy agencies to launch an incentive project for the installation of...
City Politics
Sunnyvale Revamps Title 6 Animals Code
August 13, 2019
After years of internal discussions and line by line overhaul of Sunnyvale’s Title 6 Municipal Code, the City is finally...
City Politics
Construction Unions Make CEQA Work For Them
August 9, 2019
The recent California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lawsuit filed by the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 270...









