City Politics
City Still Without FIFA Documents, Council’s Patience Wears Thin
April 5, 2023
The Santa Clara City Council will consider subpoenaing the Forty Niners Management Company (ManCo) to get hold of the documents...
City Politics
Council Rehashes Old Argument of Who Polices the Majority
March 22, 2023
The Santa Clara City Council once again dealt with the conundrum of who polices the majority. Four community members brought...
City Politics
Stadium Spending Chafes Mayor and Cohort, Council Approves Anyway
March 8, 2023
Mayor Lisa Gillmor isn’t happy. She isn’t happy that the City has received no performance rent from the stadium for...
City Politics
Council Approves Noise Monitoring Contract
February 22, 2023
Despite previously wanting alternatives to re-upping the contract for stadium noise monitoring, the Santa Clara City Council hired the same...
City Politics
City Hires New City Manager
February 8, 2023
After firing its previous city manager without cause, hiring an old guard city employee to keep the ship on course...
City Politics
Local Baseball Tournaments To Go Ahead As Planned
February 1, 2023
At its most recent meeting, the Santa Clara City Council put community legacy ahead of its deficit. In a moment...
City Politics
BMX Track Sanction Still Raw Topic with Riders
January 11, 2023
Whether the Police Activities League (PAL) will continue to manage Santa Clara’s BMX track was at issue again at the...
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...
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 Politics
Impartiality of Grand Jury In Question
October 10, 2022
A grand jury report that included damning allegations of corruption about five members of the Santa Clara City Council is...









