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Sunnyvale City Council 10/30/18 Meeting Preview: Potential Litigation and the California Voting Rights Act

Council Member Jim GriffithOctober 29, 2018

Pretty straightforward agenda. We start the evening with a closed session to discuss the potential litigation regarding the California Voting Rights Act. This is followed by a study session on “Public...

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Lawsuit Alleges Mayor Broke Public Disclosure Laws, Didn’t Report Income

Carolyn SchukOctober 26, 2018October 26, 2018

On Wednesday Santa Clara Law University School student Brian Exline filed a lawsuit against Mayor Lisa Gillmor alleging that Gillmor violated California’s...

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Sunnyvale 2018 Money Trail: $300,000 and Counting

Carolyn SchukOctober 25, 2018October 26, 2018

The September Sunnyvale City Council campaign reports show almost $300,000 already poured into next month’s election when independent expenditure money is added...

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Voting Rights Lawsuit Appeal Filed Prior to Council Approval

Carolyn SchukOctober 25, 2018

Some in Santa Clara are saying that the attorneys representing the City in the now-appealed voting rights lawsuit overstepped their authority by...

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Local Developers Invest Big to Defeat Rent Control Restriction Repeal (Prop 10)

Carolyn SchukOctober 25, 2018October 29, 2018

Developers and landlords across California are pouring money by the boatload into the Californians For Responsible Housing PAC’s campaign against state Proposition...

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Santa Clara Campaign 2018 Money Update: AFL-CIO Invests $10K in Biagini Campaign, Gillmor Adds PAC Money to War Chest

Carolyn SchukOctober 24, 2018

The 2018 PAC spending race is off and running in Santa Clara, with the San José-based AFL-CIO Labor Council Committee on Political...

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Commissioners Appointed and Complaints Dismissed

Carolyn SchukOctober 18, 2018

Tuesday’s City Council meeting’s agenda was largely appointments to the Planning and Senior Commissions, the Library Board of Trustees and the City...

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Some South Bay Public Safety PACs Operating as “Gray” Political Money Conduits (Updated)

Carolyn SchukOctober 18, 2018October 19, 2018

At least two South Bay public safety PACs have operated as “gray money” PACs in recent elections: Santa Clara Police Officers Association...

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Sources Say: The Truth Behind the SCPOA PAC Money

Santa Clara WeeklyOctober 17, 2018

The gray money that financed the Santa Clara POA PAC’s 2016 “Letter From Your Mayor” campaign hit pieces was solicited by a...

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Mostly Developer Meetings Noted for City Council on September Calendars

Melissa McKenzieOctober 17, 2018October 23, 2018

September calendars continue the pattern of mostly developer meetings, interspersed with public meetings and events. Mayor Lisa Gillmor Immediately after Labor...

Sunnyvale City Council 10/30/18 Meeting Preview: Potential Litigation and the California Voting Rights Act

Lawsuit Alleges Mayor Broke Public Disclosure Laws, Didn’t Report Income

Sunnyvale 2018 Money Trail: $300,000 and Counting

Voting Rights Lawsuit Appeal Filed Prior to Council Approval

Local Developers Invest Big to Defeat Rent Control Restriction Repeal (Prop 10)

Santa Clara Campaign 2018 Money Update: AFL-CIO Invests $10K in Biagini Campaign, Gillmor Adds PAC Money to War Chest

Commissioners Appointed and Complaints Dismissed

Some South Bay Public Safety PACs Operating as “Gray” Political Money Conduits (Updated)

Sources Say: The Truth Behind the SCPOA PAC Money

Mostly Developer Meetings Noted for City Council on September Calendars

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