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Legal Briefs
September 28, 2011
In what alternative universe did the Santa Clara city government think an open lawsuit against a prospective City Attorney would...
City Politics
Verdict on the California Voting Rights Act: The Jury is Still Out
September 21, 2011
Don’t say the 2002 California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) hasn’t had results. It’s just that results aren’t necessarily those civil...
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California Voting Rights Act: An $8 Million Bill for Taxpayers
September 14, 2011
Nearly ten years after the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) was passed into law, CVRA lawsuits and threats of lawsuits...
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Correction: Sunnyvale’s Budget
September 7, 2011
In the August 31 piece, “Tale of Three City Budgets: Where the Income Comes From.” we incorrectly said that city...
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A Tale Of Three City Budgets: Where The Income Comes From
August 31, 2011
When it comes to raising the money that supports public services, Santa Clara provides a contrasting picture to its neighbors...
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California Voting Rights Act: Attacking 19th Century Progressive Reform as 21
August 31, 2011
In the face of a threatened California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit, Santa Clara has established a charter review committee...
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Charter Review Committee Gets Down to Business
August 31, 2011
The city’s Charter Review committee will be evaluating several alternatives to Santa Clara’s current at-large method of electing its City...
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A Budget Tale of Three Bay Area Cities
August 17, 2011
We know how severe our operating budget problems have been in Santa Clara. But how are neighboring cities faring? Using...
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Redistricting Anything But Fair, Say Critics
August 17, 2011
To those who thought that “citizen commissioners” would draw fairer electoral districts than elected officials, the August 15 report from...
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Santa Clara: No Respect from California Redistricting Commission
August 3, 2011
Maybe California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission needs a geography lesson. Apparently the commissioners think the city of Santa Clara is in...