City Politics
City Politics
Possible Delay in Becker Trial
July 15, 2024
The trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker is scheduled to start on July 29, but with less...
City Politics
Loyalton Ranch Finally Sold
July 12, 2024
Santa Clara has finally sold a property whose value the mayor has long-disputed. Sale of the city’s Loyalton Ranch property,...
City Politics
SVP Makes Deal With Amazon To Power Data Center
July 11, 2024
An agreement securing additional energy for an Amazon data center could chart a path for other energy customers to do...
City Politics
Council Agrees To Ethics Training, Rejects Grand Jury’s Conclusions
July 10, 2024
Santa Clara City Council members agree that the council needs to get along better, but many disputed civil grand jury...
City Politics
Sunnyvale Council Confident In Its Environmental Goals
July 9, 2024
The Sunnyvale City Council remained optimistic that it could meet its environmental goals amid skepticism that some aspects of its...
City Politics
Retired Judge, Ardent Civil-Grand-Jury Supporter to Santa Clara Politician: “We Are Coming At You”
July 8, 2024
A former judge and mouthpiece for the California Civil Grand Jury Association hassled Santa Clara’s vice mayor nearly two months...
City Politics
Former Convent to be Converted to Dorm Housing
July 5, 2024
The Santa Clara Planning Commission dealt with a number of items at its June 12 meeting, including turning a former...
City Politics
Civil Grand Jury’s Changing Role in Santa Clara City Politics
July 3, 2024
Just as with the 2022 civil grand jury report lambasting the Santa Clara City Council majority, the most recent report’s timing...
City Politics
City Shells Out Millions To Reopen Swim Center, Sets Discussion On Grand Jury Report
June 26, 2024
After months of updates, several studies, a county inspection and much discussion among one another, the Santa Clara City Council...
City Politics
Approval of General Plan Zoning Changes Hit a Snag
June 17, 2024
With the zoning code updates approved in December, the Santa Clara Planning Commission was tasked on May 22 with approving...









