City Politics
City Politics
Second Stadium Audit Slated for 2018
November 29, 2017
On Monday the City Council’s ad hoc Measure J compliance audit committee reconvened to review activity with regard to Harvey...
City Politics
Emails Sent During Election Expose Toxic City Council Climate
November 22, 2017
An email exchange of spiteful remarks between two Council Members about a fellow Santa Clara City Council colleague reveals that...
City Politics
PR Services Cause Conflict Among Council
November 22, 2017
The lack of a contract with a public relations firm—and whether Mayor Lisa Gillmor used that firm on her crusade...
City Politics
The History of Santa Clara’s Downtown
November 16, 2017
Originally published January 24, 2007 With the success of historic areas like Campbell’s downtown strip and the “faux” downtown...
City Politics
Mixed Reviews on City’s Pilot Trash Program
November 15, 2017
In an effort to comply with last year’s SB 1383, a law setting new state goals for cutting so-called “short...
City Politics
Stadium Authority Board Wants Better Assessment of Community Room Rental Rates at Levi’s Stadium
November 15, 2017
Contention over funding and access to a public meeting room at Levi’s Stadium prompted the Santa Clara Stadium Authority Board...
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Commercial Sale of Marijuana Halted Until 2019, Council Appoints New Planning Commissioner
November 8, 2017
An ordinance calling for a one-year moratorium on the commercial sale of marijuana caused friction between Santa Clara City Council...
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The City’s Contractual Conundrum
November 8, 2017
Contracts are tools used to create clear lines of intent between parties and to make statements in the contract legally...
City Politics
How City Council Spends Their Time – July, August and September
November 1, 2017
Throughout July, August and September, Santa Clara City Council Members were quite busy, attending dozens of community events and public...
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City’s PR Company Performs Work Prior to Contract Signing, Raises Questions
November 1, 2017
The illusive Banner Public Affairs agency has recently been brought to the forefront and the Weekly has questions on what...





