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Sources Say: Yes on A says Yes to Dark Money, Related Consultant Jude Barry’s New Company Running Measure A Survey

Weekly StaffMay 30, 2018

Yes on A’s Dark Money—and Its Convenient Exclusion From Santa Clara’s Dark Money Ban If it weren’t for a very convenient loophole in Santa Clara’s new “dark money” prohibition,...

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Council Proposes Tax Hikes to Chip Away at Deficit, Fund Swim Center

David AlexanderMay 30, 2018

Santa Clara voters will see proposals for new taxes on the November ballot as the City Council looks for ways to tackle...

City Politics

Convention Center Déjà vu All Over Again

Carolyn SchukMay 30, 2018

No one should have been surprised when the Santa Clara City Council majority voted to summarily yank the Santa Clara Convention Center’s...

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The Money Trail of Measure A

Carolyn SchukMay 30, 2018

Over $100,000 has been raised to date on the Measure A campaign: $7,800 of it by the No on A committee and...

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Chamber Loses $150k Fee, Moonlite Gets Approved While CalPERS Runs Amok

David AlexanderMay 23, 2018

A lack of oversight in chamber of commerce spending has caused the City Council to discontinue paying it a management fee. The...

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Influence at City Hall: Jude Barry Lobbies Through Santa Clara

Melissa McKenzieMay 23, 2018

In 2005 when Jude Barry was managing Steve Westly’s unsuccessful primary campaign for California governor, the Related Companies’ lobbyist was so well...

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Too Many Council Members Attend Yet Another Event in April, Developers and Labor Lobby

Melissa McKenzieMay 23, 2018

The April Santa Clara City Council calendars are out, again, later than the 10th of the month Ordinance 1950 requires. Past calendars...

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Sources Say

Weekly StaffMay 16, 2018

New Math Santa Clara City Attorney Brian Doyle appears to be working overtime on some new math, City Hall sources tell the...

City Politics

Public Backlash from Sexual Harassment Allegations Cause Council Member’s Resignation

David AlexanderMay 16, 2018

The flags outside City Hall sat at half-mast Tuesday night; inside the Council Chambers, the Santa Clara City Council took their seats...

City Politics

Judge Rules Santa Clara Violated Voting Rights Laws and “Failed to Act”

Carolyn SchukMay 16, 2018

The City of Santa Clara is in violation of the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA), ruled Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge...

Sources Say: Yes on A says Yes to Dark Money, Related Consultant Jude Barry’s New Company Running Measure A Survey

Council Proposes Tax Hikes to Chip Away at Deficit, Fund Swim Center

Convention Center Déjà vu All Over Again

The Money Trail of Measure A

Chamber Loses $150k Fee, Moonlite Gets Approved While CalPERS Runs Amok

Influence at City Hall: Jude Barry Lobbies Through Santa Clara

Too Many Council Members Attend Yet Another Event in April, Developers and Labor Lobby

Sources Say

Public Backlash from Sexual Harassment Allegations Cause Council Member’s Resignation

Judge Rules Santa Clara Violated Voting Rights Laws and “Failed to Act”

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