City Politics
Grand Jury Report Response Triggers Council Divide
December 10, 2022
As expected, the City Council was divided over its response to the Civil Grand Jury report titled, “Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Santa...
Schools
State-Mandated Childcare for Underserved Families Met with Criticisms
December 9, 2022
Santa Clara Unified School District is required by the State of California to provide free childcare to their “unduplicated” population...
City Politics
Electric Rate Increase Approved, City Finances Improving
December 9, 2022
Tuesday’s Santa Clara City Council meeting brought welcome relief from the fractious and quarrelsome meetings that characterized the last two...
City PoliticsCommunity
SVP 2023 Rate Increase
December 7, 2022
On Dec. 6, 2022, the City Council approved a rate increase for Silicon Valley Power (SVP) of 8% effective Jan....
City Politics
Related Santa Clara a Public Subsidy, Must Pay Prevailing Wage
November 30, 2022
The Related Santa Clara development is subject to public works prevailing wage laws, the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)...
Public Safety
Warming Centers Open in Santa Clara
November 29, 2022
Santa Clara’s warming centers are open as cold weather moves into the Bay Area. According to the National Weather Service,...
City Politics
Planning Commission Moves Related Development Forward
November 28, 2022
During the Planning Commission meeting on Oct. 26, the Commission approved the tentative subdivision map for the Development Area Plan...
City Politics
Council Pushes Back On Grand Jury Report
November 18, 2022
It was almost paint-by-numbers during a Santa Clara City Council meeting responding to findings of the civil grand jury report...
City Politics
Council Greenlights Controversial Housing Development
November 16, 2022
A divisive housing development for the poor ignited a firestorm of public comments at the Santa Clara City Council meeting...
Schools
Santa Clara Unified Elementary School Construction Plans Sour Because of High Construction Costs
November 11, 2022
School Districts aren’t immune from financial frustrations, especially when construction costs skyrocket while Santa Clara Unified School District is in...








