City Politics
El Camino Plan and Sound Wall Revisited, Political Attacks Renewed
September 15, 2022
The Santa Clara City Council had a relatively short agenda for its Sept. 13 meeting, but that didn’t translate to...
Op-Ed
A Mayor Above the Law
September 13, 2022
People of Santa Clara, it is time for concern. The City is being led by someone who believes she is...
Op-Ed
Situational Ethics Or Ethics for Hire?
September 9, 2022
Yesterday, Tom Shanks burst into the spotlight with a Mercury News broadside attacking the ethics of Santa Clara City Council...
Milestones
Milestones – Common Sense is Calling! – Opinion
September 6, 2022
The recent heated exchange between members of the Santa Clara Council is a good barometer of this election. Mayor Lisa...
City Politics
“Significant Differences” Becker Responds to Gillmor’s Accusations
September 3, 2022
Santa Clara mayoral candidate Anthony Becker came out swinging after what he calls a fabrication by his opponent, sitting mayor...
City Politics
Santa Clara Settles Lawsuit with 49ers
September 1, 2022
Update: City of Santa Clara spokesperson Michelle Templeton replied to The Weekly after publication with the following comment: “Consistent with...
Milestones
Milestones – A Tale of Two Cities! – Opinion
August 31, 2022
It was a short time ago, Santa Clara was the envy of Silicon Valley. Good housing, great jobs, humming industries,...
City Politics
49ers Offer $4M to City in “Final and Best” Deal
August 25, 2022
In what they say is their “best and final” offer, on Thursday the San Francisco 49ers offered Santa Clara an...
City Politics
Planning Commissioner Removed For “Misleading” the Council On Application
August 17, 2022
Allegations of chicanery regarding a planning commissioner’s residence caused the Council to ax him from that position. At its first...
City Politics
49ers Settlement Offer Would Deliver $3.3 Million in Cash, Stop Annual $1 Million+ Legal Bill Hemorrhage
August 11, 2022
The 49ers’ proposed settlement following five years of contentious litigation with Santa Clara would net the City $3.3 million immediately...









