Misleading Language May Doom Stadium Agreements Challenge
If you've been to a Santa Clara supermarket recently you may have seen the anti-stadium…
January 11, 2012
City Politics
Prop 22 Not Eternal Life Guarantee for RDAs
In upholding the RDA dissolution law, the justices took a dim view of the California…
January 11, 2012
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Council Representation on State and Regional Transportation Committees
In addition to its other responsibilities, Santa Clara's City Council Members represent the interests of…
December 14, 2011
Santa Clara Stadium Project Financing Puts 49ers on the Line to Repay Debt
The City of Santa Clara appears to have figured out how to build a $1.02…
December 14, 2011
Council Representation on City Committees
Santa Clara City Council members' service isn't limited to their participation in City Council meetings.…
November 30, 2011
Council Discussion of El Camino Residential Project Illustrates Policy Challenges
During elections we love to toss around hot air-filled slogans like "affordable housing," "green building,"…
November 23, 2011
How I Balanced the California Budget
More than a few of us have said - or thought - that surely we…
November 23, 2011
49ers Stadium Development Agreement, Preliminary Financing Review at Dec. 6 Council Meeting
Come New Year's Day 2012, the 49ers stadium project will start moving ahead at a…
November 16, 2011
Closed Sessions Matter
While California's Brown Act establishes that public business must be conducted, well, in public, government…
November 16, 2011
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Charter Review Committee Extends Deliberations Through October
The Santa Clara Charter Review Committee won't complete its recommendation about the city's election system…
September 28, 2011