City Politics

Santa Clara City Desk: Sept. 27, 2012

Candidates Forum Holds Few Surprises Last week's City Council Candidates Forum, presented by the League…

Santa Clara Candidate Aims to Prove Grassroots Campaigns Work

In our media saturated age, some people still believe that grassroots campaigning can elect candidates.…

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Santa Clara City Desk: Sept. 19, 2012

Federal Grants Fund $1.8 Million in City Streets' Safety and Improvement Santa Clara is moving…

Santa Clara City Desk: Sept. 12, 2012

Santa Clara Teacher Helps Advance Science, Technology and Math Education St. Lawrence Academy high school…

Santa Clara City Desk: Aug. 29, 2012

RDA Shutdown Goes On..and On At the current pace of operation, it feels like unwinding…

CalPERS: Where the Benefits Come From

About a year ago, California Governor Jerry Brown proposed changes to California's 80 year-old public…

100 Years Later El Camino Real Still a Public Policy Challenge

History buffs may have noted that 2012 is the 100-year anniversary of the first paving…

Emails Point to RDA Successor Agency Oversight Board Bias

Members of the Santa Clara RDA successor agency oversight board weren't just disinterested executors of…

RDA Backstory Complex

As with so many issues in California state finance, following the trail of RDA history…

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CalPERS Returns: 2012 Isn’t the Whole Story

The next catastrophe to wallop municipal budgets will be a shortfall in CalPERS returns, adding…