City Politics

Contention over funding and access to a public meeting room at Levi’s Stadium prompted the Santa Clara Stadium Authority Board to reject a City Manager recommendation. At Tuesday night’s...

City Politics

Commercial Sale of Marijuana Halted Until 2019, Council Appoints New Planning Commissioner

David AlexanderNovember 8, 2017

An ordinance calling for a one-year moratorium on the commercial sale of marijuana caused friction between Santa Clara City Council Members. In...

City Politics

The City’s Contractual Conundrum

Alissa ReyesNovember 8, 2017

Contracts are tools used to create clear lines of intent between parties and to make statements in the contract legally binding. Recently,...

City Politics

How City Council Spends Their Time – July, August and September

Melissa McKenzieNovember 1, 2017

Throughout July, August and September, Santa Clara City Council Members were quite busy, attending dozens of community events and public meetings. While...

City Politics

City’s PR Company Performs Work Prior to Contract Signing, Raises Questions

Alissa ReyesNovember 1, 2017

The illusive Banner Public Affairs agency has recently been brought to the forefront and the Weekly has questions on what they are...

City Politics

Public and Council Alike Support Senior SummerHill Project

David AlexanderOctober 25, 2017

The word of the evening was “vibrant” when the Santa Clara City Council discussed a revised version of a mixed-use development set...

City Politics

Forty-Niners, City Settle Dispute About Curfew

David AlexanderOctober 18, 2017

The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to cease scheduling events at Levi’s Stadium that run past the City’s 10 p.m. weeknight curfew....

City Politics Opinion

CIVICS 101: It is Time to Abolish the Electoral College

Dominic CasertaOctober 18, 2017January 4, 2021

Another divisive Trump tweet was the backdrop of the question asked by my student “John” as we began our unit on presidency. ...

City Politics

Variance Brings Larger Issues Into Crisp Focus

David AlexanderOctober 11, 2017

The Santa Clara City Council overturned a Planning Commission ruling denying a variance for a single-family home, going against urging from the...

City Politics

Civics 101: Rock the Vote

Dominic CasertaSeptember 27, 2017

One of my favorite units to teach in Civics is political participation. I begin the unit by asking students this question: Does...

Stadium Authority Board Wants Better Assessment of Community Room Rental Rates at Levi’s Stadium

Commercial Sale of Marijuana Halted Until 2019, Council Appoints New Planning Commissioner

The City’s Contractual Conundrum

How City Council Spends Their Time – July, August and September

City’s PR Company Performs Work Prior to Contract Signing, Raises Questions

Public and Council Alike Support Senior SummerHill Project

Forty-Niners, City Settle Dispute About Curfew

CIVICS 101: It is Time to Abolish the Electoral College

Variance Brings Larger Issues Into Crisp Focus

Civics 101: Rock the Vote

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