City Politics
Santa Clara Adds to Housing Stock, Council Approves Nearly 2K Apartments
March 26, 2025
Santa Clara will get another massive housing development. At its most recent meeting, March 25, the Santa Clara City Council...
City Politics
Council’s “Hands Are Tied” in Cell Tower Approval
February 26, 2025
Despite neighbors’ outcry, the Santa Clara City Council approved installation of three cell phone towers. After postponing the decision three...
City Politics
Council Approves FIFA Documents
February 12, 2025
Santa Clara’s mayor is dissatisfied with the specifications in the FIFA World Cup documents. At the most recent meeting of...
City Politics
City To Offer Mental Health Services To Employees, Residents
January 29, 2025
The Santa Clara City Council has approved a contract with a mental health provider. The three-year $390,000 contract works out...
City Politics
Ambitious Environmental Goals Land Santa Clara on Shaky Legal Ground
January 15, 2025
A legal ruling has caused Santa Clara to claw back rules requiring that all new construction be entirely electric. A...
City Politics
Council Gets FIFA Documents
December 11, 2024
The Santa Clara City Council finally got several key documents with regard to the FIFA World Cup games Levi’s Stadium...
Community
Giving Thanks for 10 Years at Independence Network
December 10, 2024
It was near Thanksgiving ten years ago that Daljit Chahal, a volunteer at Wilson preschool, saw Independence Network’s students leaving...
City Politics
Housing Complex Will Add 2,600 Apartments To Santa Clara
November 21, 2024
A massive mixed-use development that came to the Santa Clara City Council nearly seven years ago has come back —...
City Politics
City Council Approves Interim Supportive Housing Funding — Again
October 30, 2024
After much back and forth, the Santa Clara City Council reaffirmed a decision it made more than a year ago...
City Politics
City Council Approves Bike Plans for De La Cruz, Martin & Walsh Avenues
October 23, 2024
The Santa Clara City Council approved two bike plans along major corridors in the city on Oct. 22. The first...