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Come New Year’s Day 2012, the 49ers stadium project will start moving ahead at a notably faster pace. So, despite the many demands of the holiday season, attentive residents will want to take some time out to review some important milestones in the nearly $1 billion project at upcoming...

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Closed Sessions Matter

Carolyn SchukNovember 16, 2011

While California’s Brown Act establishes that public business must be conducted, well, in public, government agencies can hold private meetings to discuss...

City Politics

Charter Review Committee Extends Deliberations Through October

Carolyn SchukSeptember 28, 2011

The Santa Clara Charter Review Committee won’t complete its recommendation about the city’s election system on Oct. 11, 2011 as initially planned....

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Legal Briefs

Carolyn SchukSeptember 28, 2011

In what alternative universe did the Santa Clara city government think an open lawsuit against a prospective City Attorney would not draw...

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Verdict on the California Voting Rights Act: The Jury is Still Out

Carolyn SchukSeptember 21, 2011

Don’t say the 2002 California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) hasn’t had results. It’s just that results aren’t necessarily those civil rights activists...

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California Voting Rights Act: An $8 Million Bill for Taxpayers

Carolyn SchukSeptember 14, 2011

Nearly ten years after the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) was passed into law, CVRA lawsuits and threats of lawsuits have cost...

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Correction: Sunnyvale’s Budget

Carolyn SchukSeptember 7, 2011

In the August 31 piece, “Tale of Three City Budgets: Where the Income Comes From.” we incorrectly said that city of Sunnyvale...

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A Tale Of Three City Budgets: Where The Income Comes From

Carolyn SchukAugust 31, 2011

When it comes to raising the money that supports public services, Santa Clara provides a contrasting picture to its neighbors to the...

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California Voting Rights Act: Attacking 19th Century Progressive Reform as 21

Carolyn SchukAugust 31, 2011

In the face of a threatened California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit, Santa Clara has established a charter review committee to evaluate...

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Charter Review Committee Gets Down to Business

Carolyn SchukAugust 31, 2011

The city’s Charter Review committee will be evaluating several alternatives to Santa Clara’s current at-large method of electing its City Council, including...

49ers Stadium Development Agreement, Preliminary Financing Review at Dec. 6 Council Meeting

Closed Sessions Matter

Charter Review Committee Extends Deliberations Through October

Legal Briefs

Verdict on the California Voting Rights Act: The Jury is Still Out

California Voting Rights Act: An $8 Million Bill for Taxpayers

Correction: Sunnyvale’s Budget

A Tale Of Three City Budgets: Where The Income Comes From

California Voting Rights Act: Attacking 19th Century Progressive Reform as 21

Charter Review Committee Gets Down to Business

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