If Californian voters dislike the public agency feeding frenzy unleashed by the redevelopment agency (RDA) shutdown, they have only themselves and California’s referendum system to thank. In 1945, the state legislature passed the California Community Redevelopment Act, allowing cities and counties to create agencies (RDAs) for addressing “urban blight.”...
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If the Santa Clara RDA’s name was on the deed, the property belonged the defunct RDA. That was the conclusion reached by...
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Less is More: Doing the Math on Residential Development Fee Credits By Carolyn Schuk On Jan. 26, City Council held a three-hour...
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Lawrence Station, Tasman East Redevelopment: Change the General Plan or Change the Conversation
Re-developing the Lawrence Station (70 acres) and Tasman East areas (45 acres) as higher-density* residential neighborhoods, during 2015 to 2025, has been...
Less is More: Doing the Math on Residential Development Fee Credits By Carolyn Schuk When Santa Clara’s residential development impact fee, the...
New Council Seated At the Dec. 16 Santa Clara City Council Meeting, newly elected Council Members Dominic Caserta and re-elected Patrick Kolstad...
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City, Google Continue Discussions About Bringing Ultra High Speed Internet Service to Santa Clara
Yes, you read that right. It’s exactly the same headline that ran last September. And it’s pretty much the same story. After...
At its Dec. 10, 2014 meeting, the Santa Clara Planning Commission approved “with conditions” Essex Property Trusts’ proposed Gateway Village development at...
Santa Clara City Council’s Dec. 16 meeting marked the end of an era: Patricia Mahan’s last Council meeting as an elected official....
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‘Tis Montana Before Christmas, ENA Extension Request in Hand Stardate 2044: Joseph Montana III – CEO of Montana Development Group and grandson...