City Politics
City Politics
Sources Say: The Truth Behind the SCPOA PAC Money
October 17, 2018
The gray money that financed the Santa Clara POA PAC’s 2016 “Letter From Your Mayor” campaign hit pieces was solicited...
City Politics
Mostly Developer Meetings Noted for City Council on September Calendars
October 17, 2018
September calendars continue the pattern of mostly developer meetings, interspersed with public meetings and events. Mayor Lisa Gillmor Immediately...
City Politics
10/16/2018 Sunnyvale City Council Preview: Fair Oaks Park Redesign and Ballot Measure Positions
October 16, 2018
This looks to be a pretty light agenda this time. We start the evening with a closed session regarding the ongoing...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Clerk Candidate: Tom MacDevitt
October 16, 2018
The Santa Clara Weekly has invited candidates running for Santa Clara City Council and City Clerk to speak directly to...
City Politics
Santa Clara On the Hook for $5 Million in Voting Rights Case City Lost
October 15, 2018
Last week the plaintiffs in the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit are asking for $4.1 million in legal fees as...
City Politics
Affordable Housing Measures Will be Prominent on November’s Ballot
October 12, 2018
The November 6 election is fast approaching and in addition to many political contests, ballots will be stocked with initiatives...
City Politics
Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce PAC Filed All Required Finance Reports
October 11, 2018
“We filed what we were told to file by the [Santa Clara] City Clerk,” said Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce...
City Politics
Chamber of Commerce and City Council Still at Odds Over Audit
October 10, 2018
Management of the Santa Clara Convention Center continues to be a source of bad blood between the City Council and...
City Politics
Following the Santa Clara 2018 Campaign Money
October 10, 2018
With the first campaign financial reports in, Mayor candidate Lisa Gillmor leads with a campaign treasury of $16,955. Second is...
City Politics
Santa Clara Subject of State Pension Investigation
October 9, 2018
The California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS) is investigating an ethics complaint against the City of Santa Clara about the...









