City Politics
City Politics
The People Speak: Don’t Change the Elected City Clerk
February 28, 2018
Online Exclusive March 6, 2018 A City Hall-led effort to change Santa Clara’s practice of electing the City Clerk...
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Get to Know the County Supervisor Candidates
February 28, 2018
What County Government Does By Santa Clara County Supervisor District 4, Ken Yeager I am often asked what county...
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Convention Center Needs $69 Million Injection, Levi’s Hires New Concession Company
February 28, 2018
A consultant hired by the Santa Clara City Council said revamping the convention center so that it stops running at...
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January Council Calendars Show Few Meetings, Many Public Events
February 28, 2018
The January Santa Clara City Council calendars have been posted, again later than the required date of the 10th of...
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Santa Clara’s Toxic Politics At Play in City Clerk Dispute
February 28, 2018
Like toxic chemical leaks, toxic politics have a long reach. A public outburst over the appointment of an interim Santa...
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$252M Swim Center Too Costly, Too Big for Central Park
February 21, 2018
The contractor hired to determine the feasibility of putting a new international swim center in Central Park has thrown cold...
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City Clerk Politics Creates Surprising Fervor
February 21, 2018
One item that wasn’t on the Santa Clara City Council meeting agenda last night, but had clearly been on some...
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Stadium Authority Board Can’t Reach Common Ground on Speaking to the Press
February 14, 2018
Contentions over whether Stadium Authority Board Members speaking to the media has “tainted” public opinion was the centerpiece of a...
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Council Overturns Planning Commission Granting Variance, City Clerk Resigns
February 7, 2018
The Santa Clara City Council has overturned a Planning Commission ruling denying a variance for an art studio because the...
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Ro Khanna Town Hall Meeting Called “Therapy for the District”
February 7, 2018
U.S. freshman congressman Ro Khanna, a Democrat representing the 17th District of California, opened his Town Hall meeting in Santa...





