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Prior to the November 2020 election Mayor Lisa Gillmor rarely — if ever — seconded motions. She never had to. With political allies Kathy Watanabe, Debi Davis and Teresa...

Milestones

Milestones – To Change, You Have to Change! – Opinion

Miles H Barber, PublisherMarch 22, 2022

How do you run a city without a city manager or even a city attorney? Based on observation, for the moment, the...

City Politics

Levi’s Stadium Budget Shows Net Gain for Non-NFL Events

David AlexanderMarch 16, 2022

Levi’s Stadium will turn a profit for non-NFL events for the first time in three years. With three concerts already scheduled, the...

City Politics

Stadium Noise Monitoring Contract Disputed

David AlexanderMarch 9, 2022

There was a lot of ground covered at Tuesday night’s Santa Clara City Council meeting. Council members talked about extending a contract...

City Politics

City Manager Fired: Critics Blame Jed York

Carolyn SchukFebruary 25, 2022

Thursday night the Santa Clara City Council dismissed City Manager Deanna Santana in a 4-2 vote, with Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor...

City Politics

City Wants To Host 2026 FIFA World Cup

David AlexanderFebruary 23, 2022

Santa Clara supported hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Levi’s Stadium. The Council passed a resolution essentially waving a flag saying...

City Politics

Dire Financial Forecast for Santa Clara

Carolyn SchukFebruary 15, 2022

You could say the Santa Clara City Council’s 2022 priority-setting session was consistent with established precedent: the Council continued much of the...

City Politics

ReMet Development Has Problematic History

Carolyn SchukFebruary 3, 2022February 7, 2023

Now the subject of a lawsuit against Santa Clara, Republic Metropolitan’s (ReMet) five-year-old development proposal and now-defunct exclusive negotiating agreement (ENA) for...