David Alexander

Transportation’s future: how ride-share services are changing the way we commute

Transportation is changing. Over the past few years, ride-share services like Uber and Lyft have…

Commission Recommends general plan change to make way for Controversial Retail-Residential Development

Proponents of the Mission Town Square development could get their way following the Santa Clara…

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New State Law Requires Businesses to Recycle Organic Waste

In the wake of a new state law that goes into effect this year, businesses…

Superior Court Searching for 2016 Jurors

Justice Louis Brandeis once wrote that sunlight is the best disinfectant -- that illuminating the…

School board discusses disenfranchised students, aims to halt trend

Providing students with equal access to education was a theme to which the Santa Clara…

Tap Water Express Prepares City for Emergencies

In the event of an emergency, access to clean water is essential. That is why…

Mini-Dorms: Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance

It has been more than two years since the Santa Clara City Council first considered…

For Santa Clara Firefighter, Lake County Fire Duty Hits Close to Home

Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote that if you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss gazes…

Mini-Dorms: University Increasing Supervision, But Long-Standing Problems Evade Easy Solutions – PART TWO

Santa Clara Councilmember Teresa O'Neill has been struggling with the issue of mini-dorms since she…

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Mini-Dorms: Growing Student Population, Stratospheric Rents Continue Collision With Historic Houses, Single-Family Zoning

Santa Clara is a nice place to live. According to areavibes.com, a website devoted to…