Last week’s Santa Clara City Council goal-setting meeting could be described as an intervention for the Council led by new City Manager Deanna Santana. Instead of discussions of aspirational...
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Whether it was unusually high interest in the Santa Clara County District 4 Board of Supervisors’ race or a reflection of Democrats’...
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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...
The November calendars of Santa Clara public officials are out, and the City of Santa Clara is not ending the year on...
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Council Gives City Attorney $320,000/Year Contract, Hires Consultant to Regulate Cannabis
Despite strenuous objections from the Vice Mayor, the Santa Clara City Council approved making the Interim City Attorney full-time to the tune...
In a recent event in the topsy turvy world of Council logic, they approved payment for services some on the dais claim...
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A pilot program for the community room at Levi’s Stadium failed to move forward after concerns about the room’s location continued to...