City Politics

City to Sponsor Three Televised Candidates Forums

The City of Santa Clara will sponsor three forums for the upcoming November municipal election.…

City Desk: Sep. 3, 2014

Council Denies Approval for 9-Story Apple Building on Stevens Creek Apparently nine floors is too…

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City Desk: Aug. 27, 2014

Council Sets Hands-Off Policy After Misunderstanding About Stadium Tour Tickets For those old enough to…

Mini-Dorm Ordinance in Stall Mode

At its second meeting on Aug. 18, the Santa Clara's Neighborhood Protection Ordinance Committee (NPOC)…

Saratoga Ave. Townhouse Project Will Go to City Council With a Planning Commission Recommendation to Disapprove

After several hours of public comment and commission discussion, the Santa Clara Planning Commission voted…

City’s 1998 Agreement Silent on Key Issue of Cost for Agnews Use

Whatever the city's "original intent" was, in its September 1998 agreement with Sun about preservation…

Protecting Neighborhoods or Cutting Student Housing?

When is a house not a home, but a boarding house? That's the question the…

Development Fee Discussion Far From Over: Actual Amounts Yet to Be Determined

The Santa Clara City Council may have voted at the July 15 meeting to replace…

City Desk: July 23, 2014

Investing in the Architects of a Green Future: Annual SVP Scholarship Awards The green energy…

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Boarding House Ordinance Study Session Draws Rare Attention From SCU Students

The committee charged with drafting a boarding house ordinance - officially the "neighborhood preservation" ordinance…