City Politics
Voters Will Decide Whether to Up Business Tax in 2022 Election
October 27, 2021
Santa Clara will seek voter approval in the November election to increase taxes on local businesses. During a study session...
Milestones
Milestones – A Case for Cost Containment! – Opinion
October 27, 2021
Interesting to note the reliability of the universe. The sun comes up and goes down with such regularity scientists can...
Milestones
Milestones – Mayor’s Mouthpieces Get It Wrong! – Opinion
September 7, 2021
As you may have noticed during the past few years, Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor has recruited a cluster of...
City Politics
Gateway Crossings Project Pushed Back, Downtown Task Force Appointed
December 5, 2018
Something rarely seen at a Santa Clara City Council meeting happened during the Council’s last meeting: those who opposed a...
City Politics
Council Continues Roasting Chamber Amid Audit Findings
November 29, 2018
The Santa Clara City Council’s public flogging of the Chamber of Commerce over its management of the Convention Center and...
Milestones
Milestones: Thanks for Nothing…
November 29, 2018
Thanksgiving is obviously over. Our City Council has not, and is not, giving thanks to the Chamber of Commerce for...
City Politics
Transparency: City Council October Calendars
November 28, 2018
Related’s Day The Related Companies’ Executive Vice President Steve Eimer and President and CEO Ken Himmel met with most of...
City Politics
Gillmor Argument For Not Disclosing Business Interest Undermines Political Transparency, Says Former FPPC Chair
November 21, 2018
The lawsuit facing Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor alleging that she broke California’s political reporting laws is, at its heart,...
City Politics
Mayor Gillmor Gets Served in Financial Disclosure Lawsuit
November 14, 2018
Wednesday afternoon Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor was served in the widely publicized lawsuit alleging that she failed to fully...
City Politics
November 2018 Election Results: Santa Clara Mayor, City Clerk, Council Members Decided
November 7, 2018
Thousands of Santa Clara voters cast their vote in the November 2018 elections. As of Wednesday, Nov. 7, 100 percent...







