City Council Roundup
Roll Call All Council Members were present. Approval of Minutes The minutes from the City…
March 23, 2011
City Politics
Hard Data About RDA’s Benefits Lacking
In 2009 State Controller John Chiang launched an audit of 18 California RDAs – Santa…
March 23, 2011
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Santa Clara Stadium Authority’s Dash to Stash Redevelopment Cash
At an emergency meeting Monday, the Santa Clara Redevelopment Agency (RDA) and Stadium Authority (SA)…
March 23, 2011
California Public Payrolls Now Online
Thanks to California's State Controller John Chiang, Californians (at least, computer-literate ones) can, for the…
March 16, 2011
City Council Goal Setting Program Status Report
On Saturday, March 12, the City Council will hold a Goal Setting Program at the…
March 9, 2011
Josephine Rowen, 1926-2011, Championed Government Openness and Accountabiity
In the more than seven decades that she lived in Santa Clara, there were few…
March 9, 2011
Council Goal Setting Program – Public Input Sought
On Saturday, March 12, the City Council will hold their Goal Setting Program at the…
March 2, 2011
Overall State RDA Performance Unclear, But Santa Clara Better Than Many
Depending on whom you ask, Governor Jerry Brown’s plan to shutter California’s redevelopment agencies (RDAs)…
February 23, 2011
California Redevelopment Agencies 101
When Governor Jerry Brown unveiled his proposal to shutter the state's 65-year old Redevelopment Agencies…
February 16, 2011
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Eight of Santa Clara’s 10 Employee Unions Agree to Pay Concessions
In the face of Santa Clara's ongoing budget deficit, eight of Santa Clara's employee bargaining…
February 2, 2011