City Politics

As a civil engineer for four decades, Santa Clara’s Interim City Manager Rajeev Batra is literally a road-builder. And as the first Indian-American city manager in the Bay Area,...

City Politics

City Clerk Fines BLUPAC for Failure to Disclose ‘Dark Money’ Expenditures

David AlexanderFebruary 24, 2017

The Santa Clara City Clerk has fined non-profit “civic education” group BLUPAC more than $9,000 for failing to disclose campaign expenditures last...

City Politics

City Seeks Input on Environmental Impact Report for Senior Housing Complex, Hotel

David AlexanderFebruary 24, 2017

Several Santa Clarans criticized a proposed senior housing and hotel development, calling the project a “monster” during a community outreach meeting. The...

City Politics Community

Removal of Park Cross: City Cave-in or Prudent Compromise?

Diane AndrewsFebruary 24, 2017

The removal of the controversial 14-foot, white granite Latin cross that was the focal point of Memorial Cross Park at the intersection...

City Politics

Residents Criticize Sobrato ‘Innovation Place’ Homeless Housing Project

David AlexanderFebruary 10, 2017

Disgruntled neighbors of the proposed Sobrato homeless apartment complex turned out to oppose the development during the first of several community outreach...

City Politics

Council Approves Moving Forward with ‘Worker Retention’ Ordinance

David AlexanderFebruary 10, 2017

Security guards, janitors and food service workers will likely get job security, protecting them from being laid off should their employer change...

City Politics

Ethics Committee Reconvenes, Plans New Charter Review and Pans 2016 Santa Clara Democracy Forums

Carolyn SchukFebruary 10, 2017

On Monday night the Santa Clara City Council’s Ethics Committee resumed business after a nine-month hiatus. On the agenda was convening a...

City Politics

Dark Money and Independent Expenditures

Carolyn SchukFebruary 10, 2017

What’s now being called Dark Money is a type of independent expenditure. Independent Expenditure Committees (IECs) are protected by the First Amendment,...

City Politics

Council Sets Goals to Increase Housing, Public Outreach

David AlexanderFebruary 3, 2017

The Santa Clara City Council prioritized updating the general plan, adding more “affordable” housing and public outreach. The topics came up as...

City Politics

Public Fills Council Chambers for 7-Hour Meeting

David AlexanderJanuary 26, 2017

During a marathon session that stretched until 2:40 a.m., the Santa Clara City Council approved California’s Great America’s proposal to expand its...

City Manager Rajeev Batra Announces Retirement, Leaves Important South Bay Public Works Legacy

City Clerk Fines BLUPAC for Failure to Disclose ‘Dark Money’ Expenditures

City Seeks Input on Environmental Impact Report for Senior Housing Complex, Hotel

Removal of Park Cross: City Cave-in or Prudent Compromise?

Residents Criticize Sobrato ‘Innovation Place’ Homeless Housing Project

Council Approves Moving Forward with ‘Worker Retention’ Ordinance

Ethics Committee Reconvenes, Plans New Charter Review and Pans 2016 Santa Clara Democracy Forums

Dark Money and Independent Expenditures

Council Sets Goals to Increase Housing, Public Outreach

Public Fills Council Chambers for 7-Hour Meeting

Address

Contact

Categories

About us

Privacy policy