The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that all public buildings have adequate access for the handicapped. California–the nation’s most ADA litigious state–law considers a lack of compliance a...
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Santa Clara Council’s War with 49ers Started Over Soccer Fields – Part I: Promises or Perceptions, Side Effects of State Policy
The escalating conflict between the San Francisco 49ers and the Santa Clara City Council and Mayor Lisa Gillmor that has been playing...
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Will That Be Cash, Check or Charge? Council Consultant Polls Taxpayers on How They Want to Pay For New $250M Swim Center
Last week City Hall opened up an online survey to measure resident sentiment about a new International Swim Center, Swim Hall of...
The “curse of the new headquarters” is legendary in Silicon Valley. Inktomi, Excite@Home, MySpace–they all built new vanity headquarters only to flame...
On March 30, 2017, the City of Santa Clara was named in a California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit. In response, the...
Pointing fingers with little evidence is an irresponsible use of a platform–no matter how insignificant that platform is. An ex-Weekly-employee turned online...
While Santa Clara’s general fund revenues are projected to grow 15 percent from $221 million to $255 million over the next five...
Last month Santa Clara’s finance, police, and fire departments and the 49ers both weighed in on Harvey M. Rose’s (HMR) draft report,...
Santa Clara will have a $15 per hour minimum wage by 2019. At its Tuesday night meeting, the Santa Clara City Council...
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Santa Clara’s Affordable Housing Programs to Get Boost From New Rental Development Set-Asides and Fees
More than five years after the state shutdown of redevelopment agencies hobbled Santa Clara’s affordable housing programs, the Council approved affordable unit...