One of my favorite units to teach in Civics is political participation. I begin the unit by asking students this question: Does one vote matter in the United States? ...
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Finger-pointing and vitriol were in abundance during the Santa Clara City Council’s discussion of enforcing the weekday curfew for Levi’s Stadium. Tuesday...
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Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor and the City Council firmly decided on a 10 p.m. curfew for Levi’s Stadium, and now the...
An independent financial audit of Levi’s Stadium finances by CPA firm KPMG shows that the City put more than $3 million into...
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Two of Three Members of Council Ethics Committee, Charter Review Committee Chair Likely to Face FPPC Fines for Campaign Reporting Failures
At its Sept. 21 meeting, California’s Fair Political Practices Commission is set to find that Council Members Debi Davis and Kathy Watanabe,...
At the same time the Santa Clara City Council approved the $550,000 compensation package for incoming City Manager Deanna Santana, in a...
The Santa Clara City Council approved moving forward with a revised application for a housing project in the old Moonlite Lanes location,...
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Levi’s Stadium Delivers $2.5 Million to Santa Clara, But Ongoing Disputes Dominate Marathon Stadium Authority Meeting
Separating Santa Clara City Council and Stadium Authority (SA) meetings was supposed to end the marathon meeting cycle. But if the seven-hour...
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Mayor’s Levi’s Stadium Audit Costs Taxpayers $1.75 for Every $1 It Finds Unbilled by the City
Consulting firm Harvey M. Rose Associates estimates that Santa Clara didn’t bill the 49ers for $114,000 in stadium-related work. That’s the bottom...
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The City Council approved appointing a new City Manager, whose new contract amounts to roughly $700,000 a year in salary and benefits,...