City Politics
City Politics
Soccer Field Design at Montague Park Gets Council Go-Ahead, Neighborhood Critics Claim Park Will Be Destroyed
March 4, 2015
At the Feb. 10 City Council meeting, the Council approved a $765,500 design contract with LPA Inc. for a new...
City Politics
County Bureaucrats May Outsmart Themselves on RDA Property Grab
March 4, 2015
Santa Clara County taxing entities who’ve spent four years coveting real estate owned by Santa Clara’s defunct redevelopment agency (RDA)...
City Politics
City Desk: Feb. 18, 2015
February 25, 2015
Mini-Dorms: New Law or Better Enforcement Needed? At its Feb. 3 study session, the City Council sent back the third...
City Politics
Current RDA Mess Has Many Fathers – Starting With Voters
February 25, 2015
If Californian voters dislike the public agency feeding frenzy unleashed by the redevelopment agency (RDA) shutdown, they have only themselves...
City Politics
Judge Rules Santa Clara Must Hand Over Former RDA Property to “Successor Agency”
February 18, 2015
If the Santa Clara RDA’s name was on the deed, the property belonged the defunct RDA. That was the conclusion...
City Politics
City Desk: Feb. 4, 2015
February 11, 2015
Less is More: Doing the Math on Residential Development Fee Credits By Carolyn Schuk On Jan. 26, City Council held...
City Politics
Lawrence Station, Tasman East Redevelopment: Change the General Plan or Change the Conversation
February 11, 2015
Re-developing the Lawrence Station (70 acres) and Tasman East areas (45 acres) as higher-density* residential neighborhoods, during 2015 to 2025,...
City Politics
City Desk: Jan. 28, 2015
February 4, 2015
Less is More: Doing the Math on Residential Development Fee Credits By Carolyn Schuk When Santa Clara’s residential development impact...
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City Desk: Dec. 31, 2014
January 14, 2015
New Council Seated At the Dec. 16 Santa Clara City Council Meeting, newly elected Council Members Dominic Caserta and re-elected...
City Politics
City, Google Continue Discussions About Bringing Ultra High Speed Internet Service to Santa Clara
January 14, 2015
Yes, you read that right. It’s exactly the same headline that ran last September. And it’s pretty much the same...