City Politics
City Politics
City Staff Fires Back at Mayor’s Stadium Audit
July 19, 2017
Last month Santa Clara’s finance, police, and fire departments and the 49ers both weighed in on Harvey M. Rose’s (HMR)...
City Politics
Minimum Wage to Increase, Specific Area Plan Approved for Greystar Development
July 19, 2017
Santa Clara will have a $15 per hour minimum wage by 2019. At its Tuesday night meeting, the Santa Clara...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Affordable Housing Programs to Get Boost From New Rental Development Set-Asides and Fees
July 12, 2017
More than five years after the state shutdown of redevelopment agencies hobbled Santa Clara’s affordable housing programs, the Council approved...
City Politics
2017-2018 Capital Improvement Budget: Big Plans, Little Money
July 5, 2017
Santa Clara has over $1 billion penciled into its capital improvement plans for the next six years, if you include...
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Charter Review Committee’s Proposed Two 3-Member Council Election Districts Doesn’t Give City Safe Harbor From CVRA
July 5, 2017
Santa Clara’s 2017 Charter Review Committee will recommend to the City Council dividing the City into two election districts with...
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Call a Plumber for the Leaks and Faulty Pipes Behind Santa Clara
July 5, 2017
Keeping secrets might not be easy for everyone. However, when a confidential document that can potentially ruin a huge City...
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Santa Clara County Supervisor District 4 Race Coming in 2018
June 28, 2017
Ken Yeager will term out of his role as Santa Clara County Supervisor for District 4 next year. District 4...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Council Approves 2017-18 Budget, Convention Center Contract
June 28, 2017
Small 2017-18 Budget Increase To achieve some of its goals, the Santa Clara City Council approved increasing the 2017-18 budget...
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Santa Clara’s Balanced Budget 2017-2018, Deficits to Follow
June 21, 2017
The good news in the 2017-18 Santa Clara city budget is that not only is it a balanced budget, 2016-2017...
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San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail: Security Ignorance
June 14, 2017
The NFL and the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) awarded Levi’s Stadium the 2017 NFL Facility...


