Santa Claravs enormously popular residential Clean–Up Campaign (CUC) is headed for an overhaul. The Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) has made a formal complaint to the City documenting hazardous materials and loose construction debris that could contaminate storm drains during a rainstorm. About 10,000 tons of trash are...
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The Feb. 27 Santa Clara Redevelopment Agency (RDA) Successor Agency Oversight Board meeting could be described as the same as its previous...
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Senior Housing Still Slated for BAREC's Remaining 6 Acres, But City Open to New Designs
The six remaining acres of open land at 90 N. Winchester – known familiarly as BAREC – are still the subject of...
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Soccer Field Design at Montague Park Gets Council Go-Ahead, Neighborhood Critics Claim Park Will Be Destroyed
At the Feb. 10 City Council meeting, the Council approved a $765,500 design contract with LPA Inc. for a new soccer field...
Santa Clara County taxing entities who’ve spent four years coveting real estate owned by Santa Clara’s defunct redevelopment agency (RDA) may be...
Mini-Dorms: New Law or Better Enforcement Needed? At its Feb. 3 study session, the City Council sent back the third draft of...
If Californian voters dislike the public agency feeding frenzy unleashed by the redevelopment agency (RDA) shutdown, they have only themselves and California’s...
If the Santa Clara RDA’s name was on the deed, the property belonged the defunct RDA. That was the conclusion reached by...
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...