City Politics
City Politics
Council Delays Security Contract for Levi’s Stadium, Aims to Increase Minimum Wage to $15/hour
April 5, 2017
Levi’s Stadium could be without security if the contractor that provides those services doesn’t bend to political pressure to employ...
City Politics
Levi’s Stadium Financials: Revenue Higher, Debt Lower and General Fund Benefits $3 Million
March 31, 2017
Levi’s Stadium outperformed its budget in the fiscal year ending March 30, according to the Santa Clara Stadium Authority’s (SCSA)...
City Politics
OUTLOOK 2017 –Vice Mayor Caserta’s Statement to Attendees
March 31, 2017
Thank you for the opportunity to be here to talk about my favorite subject – the exciting changes underway in...
City Politics
Council Passes Worker Retention Ordinance, Approves Soccer Park
March 24, 2017
Inside the Santa Clara City Council Chambers, dozens of citizens brandished sheets of paper reading “Job Security Now” like flags....
City Politics
DA Dismisses Complaints Against Mayor
March 17, 2017
The Santa Clara District Attorney has dismissed complaints against Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor that allege Brown Act and conflict...
City Politics
Council Defeats Summerhill Housing Project, Gives City Manager Raise
March 10, 2017
A mixed-use development slated to be located on El Camino Real fizzled out after the Santa Clara City Council was...
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City Manager Rajeev Batra Announces Retirement, Leaves Important South Bay Public Works Legacy
March 3, 2017
As a civil engineer for four decades, Santa Clara’s Interim City Manager Rajeev Batra is literally a road-builder. And as...
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City Clerk Fines BLUPAC for Failure to Disclose ‘Dark Money’ Expenditures
February 24, 2017
The Santa Clara City Clerk has fined non-profit “civic education” group BLUPAC more than $9,000 for failing to disclose campaign...
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City Seeks Input on Environmental Impact Report for Senior Housing Complex, Hotel
February 24, 2017
Several Santa Clarans criticized a proposed senior housing and hotel development, calling the project a “monster” during a community outreach...
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Removal of Park Cross: City Cave-in or Prudent Compromise?
February 24, 2017
The removal of the controversial 14-foot, white granite Latin cross that was the focal point of Memorial Cross Park at...




