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Looming Red Deficit Leaves Council with ‘Balancing Act’
June 14, 2017
The Santa Clara City Council approved the annual budget, even though given the City’s spending trajectory, it will be operating...
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Measure J Draft Audit Report Leaves More Questions Than Answers
June 14, 2017
The bottom line on the long-awaited report on the Santa Clara Stadium Authority’s compliance with Measure J is that management...
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City Council Proclaims May Lupus Awareness Month
June 7, 2017
It was back in 1977 when President Jimmy Carter signed Public Law 95-72 establishing a week-long observance to raise awareness...
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SCU’s Measure for Measure Draws Audience Into the Drama
June 7, 2017
Santa Clara University’s presentation of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure hit a home run on its opening night last Friday at...
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U2 Concerts Stirs up Trouble: 49ers Could See Crackdown on Violating City Curfew
June 7, 2017
Strife caused by last month’s U2 concert has left the Santa Clara City Council trying to determine how to more...
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Measure J Audit Finally Finished, But City Hall Says It’s Confidential
June 7, 2017
After more than a year, Harvey Rose Associates (HRA) has finally reported the results of the management consulting company’s review...
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Historic Landmarks Commission Seeking Applicants for Vacancy
May 30, 2017
When Seth Hiatt moved his wife and son to the area from Santa Cruz, he didn’t anticipate settling in Santa...
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Anti-Development Crusade Not New in Santa Clara
May 30, 2017
It’s said the more things change the more they stay the same. A trip back in time via the March...
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The Mayor’s Mission Town Center Confusion
May 24, 2017
On May 18, Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor was a guest on a Santa Clara resident’s Facebook live stream called...
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Council Has “Done Nothing” in Response to Voting Rights Lawsuit Threatened for Six Years, Says Civil Rights Attorney
May 24, 2017
Civil rights attorney Robert Rubin sums up the Santa Clara City Council’s response to the current California Voting Rights Act...