The December calendars of Santa Clara City Council Members have been out for over a week, and there’s still something missing: all meetings with Banner Public Affairs from previous...
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Double Dipping Raises Question: Are Pensions for Retirement or Income Augmentation for Public Employees?
Salary and benefit packages topping $400,000 for recent City of Santa Clara hires have raised a few eyebrows around town, with one...
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‘Behemoth,’ ‘Shocking,’ ‘Whopper’ of a Development Set to Replace Yahoo Office Project
A Chinese developer’s plans to erect a 50-story office tower and another 35-story housing tower will move forward after the Santa Clara...
Last week’s Santa Clara City Council goal-setting meeting could be described as an intervention for the Council led by new City Manager...
Whether it was unusually high interest in the Santa Clara County District 4 Board of Supervisors’ race or a reflection of Democrats’...
The Cities of Santa Clara and San José have reached settlement over their disputes related to the planned City Place and Santana...
Many politicians can say little in a lot of words. But it’s a rare politician who can say a lot in a...
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Santa Clara Property Values Continue to Grow, But Assessor Warns of Inevitable Slowdown and Prop 13’s Growing Inequities
Silicon Valley property values grew solidly in 2017—7.4 percent, $31 million, over 2016—Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone reports in the agency’s...
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Resolution Likely by Month-End for Santa Clara CEQA Lawsuit Against Santana West Urban Village Plan
Santa Clara’s California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lawsuit against San José’s proposed Santana Row/Valley Fair (SRVF) “urban village” development on Santa Clara’s...
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The November calendars of Santa Clara public officials are out, and the City of Santa Clara is not ending the year on...