City Politics

California Voting Rights Act: Attacking 19th Century Progressive Reform as 21

In the face of a threatened California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit, Santa Clara has…

Charter Review Committee Gets Down to Business

The city's Charter Review committee will be evaluating several alternatives to Santa Clara's current at-large…

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Redistricting Anything But Fair, Say Critics

To those who thought that "citizen commissioners" would draw fairer electoral districts than elected officials,…

A Budget Tale of Three Bay Area Cities

We know how severe our operating budget problems have been in Santa Clara. But how…

Santa Clara: No Respect from California Redistricting Commission

Maybe California's Citizens Redistricting Commission needs a geography lesson. Apparently the commissioners think the city…

Santa Clara City Council Meeting, July 12, 2011

It might not have seemed like it, but there was other important business on last…

City News

There's No Place Like a Historic Home Historic preservation is always a work in progress.…

$154,000 is the Answer, But What’s the Question?

The above statistic is: The result you get if you divide Santa Clara's employee compensation/benefits…

49ers Stadium Marketing and Concessionaire Agreements Inked

The 49ers stadium project continues to advance. At its July 5 meeting, the Stadium Authority…

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City Desk

Pot - Not At last week's City Council meeting, what was expected to be a…