City Politics
City Politics
First ‘Gatekeeper’ Project Gets Go Ahead, New City Jobs Add $260K
August 30, 2017
The Santa Clara City Council approved moving forward with a revised application for a housing project in the old Moonlite...
City Politics
Levi’s Stadium Delivers $2.5 Million to Santa Clara, But Ongoing Disputes Dominate Marathon Stadium Authority Meeting
August 30, 2017
Separating Santa Clara City Council and Stadium Authority (SA) meetings was supposed to end the marathon meeting cycle. But if...
City Politics
Mayor’s Levi’s Stadium Audit Costs Taxpayers $1.75 for Every $1 It Finds Unbilled by the City
August 23, 2017
Consulting firm Harvey M. Rose Associates estimates that Santa Clara didn’t bill the 49ers for $114,000 in stadium-related work. That’s...
City Politics
Council Appoints New City Manager
August 23, 2017
The City Council approved appointing a new City Manager, whose new contract amounts to roughly $700,000 a year in salary...
City Politics
Santa Clara Pension Data Shows Average Pension Drop in 2016, Pensions Exceeding $100K Triple
August 23, 2017
Santa Clara’s average pension dropped to $72,210 from $77,696 in 2016, according to CalPERS data compiled by Transparent California*. However,...
City Politics
Santa Clara Council War on 49ers Started Over Soccer Fields – Conclusion: $32 Million in New and Improved Soccer Fields
August 23, 2017
Amid the escalating acrimony between the Santa Clara City Council and the 49ers—and similarly escalating City legal bills—there’s one undeniable...
City Politics
Chief Sellers’ Statement
August 23, 2017
At Thursday night’s Stadium Authority Meeting, following the Measure J Compliance Audit presentation, Santa Clara Police Chief Mike Sellers presented...
City Politics
Current Santa Clara Council War on 49ers Started Over Soccer Fields – Part IV: City Staff, Political Opponents and the Press Become Targets in Soccer League’s War
August 16, 2017
In 2014, the Santa Clara Youth Soccer League (SCYSL) became a political force in Santa Clara when it organized to...
City Politics
Developers Spend a Great Deal of Time at City Hall
August 9, 2017
Last week, the WEEKLY dissected Council Member calendars, detailing which people and organizations rack up the most time with those...
City Politics
Current Santa Clara Council War on 49ers Started Over Soccer Fields – Part III: Super Bowl Countdown to Contention and an Uncontested Mayor’s Seat
August 9, 2017
After two years of conflict over its use, the Santa Clara Youth Soccer Park was back in the spotlight in...




