Kathy Watanabe

BMX Track Sanction Still Raw Topic with Riders

Whether the Police Activities League (PAL) will continue to manage Santa Clara’s BMX track was…

Investigator Rejects Mayor Gillmor’s Accusations Against Council Member Becker

A new report from an independent investigator depicts Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Council Member Kathy…

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Grand Jury Report Response Triggers Council Divide

As expected, the City Council was divided over its response to the Civil Grand Jury…

Electric Rate Increase Approved, City Finances Improving

Tuesday's Santa Clara City Council meeting brought welcome relief from the fractious and quarrelsome meetings…

Council Pushes Back On Grand Jury Report

It was almost paint-by-numbers during a Santa Clara City Council meeting responding to findings of…

Council Greenlights Controversial Housing Development

A divisive housing development for the poor ignited a firestorm of public comments at the…

Council Denies Independent Ethics Commission On Grand Jury Report

Mayor Lisa Gillmor got on her soapbox about ethics at the Council’s most recent meeting,…

Police Chief Nikolai Asks District Attorney to Investigate

Santa Clara Police Chief Pat Nikolai has asked the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office…

Grand Jury Accuses Santa Clara City Council of “Unsportsmanlike Conduct”

The Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury has called out some members of the Santa…

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Mayor Sought Speedy Decision From Governor, Council Cries For Policy Change

Santa Clara’s mayor has tried to soften the tenor of a letter she wrote to…