City Politics

Ad Hoc Measure J Audit Committee Quietly Expands Its Mission As Most Recommended Process and Reporting Changes Are Complete Or In Process

On March 19 the Measure J audit committee—Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Council Members Patrick Kolstad…

Police Chief Gets Back Pay, City Manager Gets a $30,000 Raise

Raises for two Santa Clara department heads dominated most of the discussion at this week’s…

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CalPERS Change Will Add Over $150 Million to Santa Clara Pension Costs Short Term Despite Long Term Savings

  California's pension "crisis" has been brewing for a while. But recently things got worse.…

Santa Clara’s Proposed Charter Change Getting National Attention

Whether or not to adopt a proportional election method is an important question for Santa…

Council Calendars: Is City Pushing Brown Act Envelope?

The biggest issues popping up on the February Council Calendars are that five Council Members…

Santa Clara Stadium Authority Governing and Budget Principles Debut, Budget Shows Better-Than-Anticipated Debt Pay-Down

At Tuesday night's Santa Clara Stadium Authority meeting the City Council/Stadium Authority reviewed Authority governing…

City Clerk to be Elected in November, Two New Housing Developments Move Forward

Santa Clara’s City Clerk’s position will remain vacant until the November election. The City Council…

City Clerk Appointment Vs. Election Not a New Conversation

The Feb. 13 Santa Clara City Council meeting wasn't the first time the question of…

The People Speak: Don’t Change the Elected City Clerk

Online Exclusive March 6, 2018   A City Hall-led effort to change Santa Clara's practice…

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Get to Know the County Supervisor Candidates

  What County Government Does By Santa Clara County Supervisor District 4, Ken Yeager I…