City Politics
Council Members Call Out “Cherry-Picking” in Civil Grand Jury Personal Responses
September 17, 2024
Earlier this month, the Santa Clara City Council spent hours duking it out over how to respond to a civil grand...
City Politics
City Council Shifts Ceremonial Designations
September 11, 2024
Who gets to sign off on ceremonial designations has shifted in Santa Clara. At its Tuesday night meeting, the Santa...
City Politics
Becker Trial on Standby, Small Business Owner Kirk Vartan Subpoenaed
September 10, 2024
The perjury trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker may be closer to starting. Judge Panthea E. Saban...
City Politics
Second Grand Jury Report Says Santa Clara Lost in Deal With 49ers
September 7, 2024
Whether the settlement agreement or the initial contracts are responsible for Levi’s Stadium’s performance suffused nearly every comment of the...
Milestones
Milestones – The Gillmor Guillotine (Part Two) – Opinion
September 5, 2024
One of Santa Clara’s most undivulged secrets is the Related project, which was once home to Santa Clara’s 240-acre golf...
City Politics
Council Adopts Some Elements of Grand Jury’s Recommendations
September 4, 2024
The Santa Clara City Council majority still doesn’t like the contents of the civil grand jury report — or what...
City Politics
Council Approves Data Center In Spite of Planning Commission Objection
August 30, 2024
The Santa Clara City Council unanimously approved plans for a new data center on Bowers Avenue during its Tuesday night...
Milestones
Milestones – The “New” Gillmor Guillotine – Opinion
August 29, 2024
Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor wants nothing more than to eliminate objective, balanced, informed and thinking council members this November....
City Politics
City Makes Progress on FIFA, Super Bowl Contracts
August 28, 2024
A seemingly routine informational report about two marquee events at Levi’s Stadium became a bit of a to do at...
Milestones
Milestones – Same Old Tactics – Opinion
August 22, 2024
You might think that time has cured the Gillmor mandates since the last two elections brought Santa Clara a more...









