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
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Legal Briefs
In what alternative universe did the Santa Clara city government think an open lawsuit against…
September 28, 2011
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Verdict on the California Voting Rights Act: The Jury is Still Out
Don't say the 2002 California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) hasn't had results. It's just that…
September 21, 2011
California Voting Rights Act: An $8 Million Bill for Taxpayers
Nearly ten years after the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) was passed into law, CVRA…
September 14, 2011
Correction: Sunnyvale’s Budget
In the August 31 piece, "Tale of Three City Budgets: Where the Income Comes From."…
September 7, 2011
A Tale Of Three City Budgets: Where The Income Comes From
When it comes to raising the money that supports public services, Santa Clara provides a…
August 31, 2011
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…
August 31, 2011
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…
August 31, 2011
Redistricting Anything But Fair, Say Critics
To those who thought that "citizen commissioners" would draw fairer electoral districts than elected officials,…
August 17, 2011
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A Budget Tale of Three Bay Area Cities
We know how severe our operating budget problems have been in Santa Clara. But how…
August 17, 2011