On March 23 the Santa Clara Redevelopment Agency (RDA) Successor Agency convened its first meeting. And if it accomplished nothing else, it offered an important civics lesson: It takes as much time, effort and tedium – even more of the latter – to bury a public agency as to...
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Now the Santa Clara stadium construction financing is in place, what’s the long term plan for paying off that debt? The short...
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Although some critics have called the Weekly’s discussion of the differences between legislative and administrative acts by governing bodies “interesting but irrelevant,”...
At last week’s meeting, the Santa Clara City Council took another action to advance construction on the much-anticipated 49ers stadium, releasing eight...
On Monday Judge Peter Kirwan cleared the way for construction to move forward on the 49ers stadium in Santa Clara. The Santa...
Last week Santa Clara Plays Fair filed its answer to the Santa Clara Stadium Authority’s and the 49ers Stadium LLC lawsuits. The...
As the City Council considers changes in the way its members are elected, it’s a good time to reflect that this isn’t...
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Basis in Prior Legislation Doesn’t Necessarily Exempt Council Actions From Referendum, Argues Stadium Opponents’ Attorney
By filing suit against Santa Clara Plays Fair’s (SCPF) petition for a referendum on the 49ers stadium agreements, Santa Clara jumped into...
More than 30 City Clerk professionals from across the state recently met in the Santa Clara City Council Chambers for the second...
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Here’s a short primer of court rulings that are relevant to the current SA lawsuit. Impartial reading indicates that the county superior...