Author: David Alexander
Community
Dangerous Crosswalk has Lingering Effects, Prompts Litigation
March 17, 2017
On May 21, 2015 at about 9:30 p.m., Judy Peters, 72-year-old Santa Clara resident, tried to cross the intersection of...
City Politics
Council Defeats Summerhill Housing Project, Gives City Manager Raise
March 10, 2017
A mixed-use development slated to be located on El Camino Real fizzled out after the Santa Clara City Council was...
City Politics
City Clerk Fines BLUPAC for Failure to Disclose ‘Dark Money’ Expenditures
February 24, 2017
The Santa Clara City Clerk has fined non-profit “civic education” group BLUPAC more than $9,000 for failing to disclose campaign...
City Politics
City Seeks Input on Environmental Impact Report for Senior Housing Complex, Hotel
February 24, 2017
Several Santa Clarans criticized a proposed senior housing and hotel development, calling the project a “monster” during a community outreach...
City Politics
Residents Criticize Sobrato ‘Innovation Place’ Homeless Housing Project
February 10, 2017
Disgruntled neighbors of the proposed Sobrato homeless apartment complex turned out to oppose the development during the first of several...
City Politics
Council Approves Moving Forward with ‘Worker Retention’ Ordinance
February 10, 2017
Security guards, janitors and food service workers will likely get job security, protecting them from being laid off should their...
City Politics
Council Sets Goals to Increase Housing, Public Outreach
February 3, 2017
The Santa Clara City Council prioritized updating the general plan, adding more “affordable” housing and public outreach. The topics came...
City Politics
Public Fills Council Chambers for 7-Hour Meeting
January 26, 2017
During a marathon session that stretched until 2:40 a.m., the Santa Clara City Council approved California’s Great America’s proposal to...
City Politics
Council Extends Timeline on Moonlite Housing Development
January 13, 2017
Prometheus Real Estate Group, developers of a high-density housing development — on the site where Moonlite Lanes used to be...
City Politics
Planning Commission Recommends Amending General Plan to Accommodate Great America
January 13, 2017
Noise concerns dominated a Santa Clara Planning Commission conversation about proposed additions to California’s Great America. Great America is requesting...



