City Politics
City Politics
Affordable Housing Projects Forefront of Council Discussion, City Deliberates on Pot
February 22, 2019
Adding housing — specifically below-market-rate housing — to the City was the centerpiece of the Santa Clara City Council’s most...
City Politics
City Plans to Spend Millions More on Voting Rights Case in Appeal
February 21, 2019
Decisively losing a voting rights lawsuit, paying close to $1 million in legal bills and being hit with a punishing...
City Politics
Prop 13: The Gift That keeps on Giving For Apartment Complexes and Commercial Property
February 19, 2019
Despite the new attention-getting office campuses that continue to sprout in Silicon Valley, homeowners still carry the largest share of...
City PoliticsSports
Pac-12 Game Will Leave Levi’s Stadium After This Year
February 15, 2019
December 2019 will be the last time the Pac-12 Championship Game will be played at Levi’s Stadium, at least for...
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Legendary Concert Promoter Will “Never, Ever” Book Weeknight Shows at Levi’s Stadium Due to Curfew
February 14, 2019
The 49ers Stadium Management Company (Manco) told Santa Clara last month to expect an 85 percent drop in the revenue...
City Politics
Message of Annual Council Goal-Setting Meeting: Not Enough People, Space, Money
February 13, 2019
If there was one single takeaway from the City Council’s annual goal-setting meeting it is that City employees have to...
City Politics
2019 Raiders Season at Levi’s Stadium Would Add $1 Million to City’s Bottom Line
February 11, 2019
The City of Santa Clara’s general fund would receive a $1.08 million boost from additional Levi’s Stadium ground rent if...
City Politics
Gillmor Subsidiary Earned $780,000 During Years Mayor Didn’t Report Business Ownership
February 6, 2019
From 2011 through 2016 the Gillmor & Associates subsidiary Public Property Advisors’ (PPA) income was at least $780,000. Mayor Lisa...
City Politics
Santa Clara Moves Forward with Bicycle Master Plan Updates
February 6, 2019
A little more input from the community is needed, but the next phase in Santa Clara’s Bicycle Master Plan is...
City Politics
Ink Almost Dry on Convention Center Operator Contract, City Begins Vision for El Camino
February 6, 2019
A Philadelphia-based company will likely become the new manager of the Santa Clara Convention Center. The Santa Clara City Council...








