City Politics
City Politics
Resolution Likely by Month-End for Santa Clara CEQA Lawsuit Against Santana West Urban Village Plan
January 10, 2018
Santa Clara’s California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lawsuit against San José’s proposed Santana Row/Valley Fair (SRVF) “urban village” development on...
City Politics
November Calendars Show Plenty of Developer Meetings
December 27, 2017
The November calendars of Santa Clara public officials are out, and the City of Santa Clara is not ending the...
City Politics
Council Gives City Attorney $320,000/Year Contract, Hires Consultant to Regulate Cannabis
December 20, 2017
Despite strenuous objections from the Vice Mayor, the Santa Clara City Council approved making the Interim City Attorney full-time to...
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Council Approves Free Money?
December 13, 2017
In a recent event in the topsy turvy world of Council logic, they approved payment for services some on the...
City Politics
Mayor Says Levi’s Community Room Fee ‘Exorbitant,’ Application Process ‘Bureaucratic’
December 13, 2017
A pilot program for the community room at Levi’s Stadium failed to move forward after concerns about the room’s location...
City Politics
City Hall Transparency? Not When it Comes to Spending on Lawyers
December 13, 2017
Last month the Santa Clara Stadium Authority/City Council increased the budget for legal bills by $700,000. But Santa Clara taxpayers...
City Politics
Out With the Old, In With the New—Voting Rights Lawsuit
December 6, 2017
A week ago a California Voting Rights Acts (CVRA) lawsuit against the City of Santa Clara was dismissed on a...
City Politics
Year-End Goal Setting Postponed, ‘Affordable’ Housing and Voting Changes on the Horizon
December 6, 2017
Tuesday night’s Santa Clara City Council meeting wasn’t one that will soon be forgotten. Council Member Patricia Mahan announced that...
City Politics
Council Transparency: MIA
December 6, 2017
The City of Santa Clara has been pushing the need to be more transparent for nearly two years. Initially, Council...
City Politics
October Council Calendars and What’s Missing
November 29, 2017
October proved to be an interesting month for Santa Clara politics. While the WEEKLY broke the story about Banner Public...



