Santa Clara will be paying out almost $5.8 million in awards, costs, interest and its own legal bills to settle the voting rights lawsuit it lost both in court...
Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Diversity Task Force Plans Surveys and Listening Sessions, Adds Youth and Senior Advisory Board
The April 12 meeting of the Santa Clara’s Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion was largely devoted to administrative business. The...
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After telling Council Member Kevin Park “No you can’t , this is my event,” at her #StopAsianHate rally March 31, Council Member...
City Politics
Community
Korean American Council Member Not Allowed to Speak at Santa Clara #StopAsianHate Rally
A rally organized by Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Council Member Kathy Watanabe Wednesday afternoon that was supposed to demonstrate solidarity with Asian...
It shouldn’t take years to decide to get rid of a money-losing “asset” lacking any prospect of recovery or improvement. Yet, for...
City Politics
Police Union Files Labor Complaint, Claims City Interfered with Right to Unionize and Negotiate
About 12 hours after the Santa Clara City Council approved a 4 percent cut to the police department budget in the face...
Public Safety
Asian Pacific Police Officer Charges Santa Clara Police Department With Discrimination and Retaliation
On top of half a dozen lawsuits with the 49ers and a voting rights lawsuit that will cost Santa Clara more than...
No one is immune to racism, and the Bay Area’s multicultural population offers object lessons in multicultural racism, including anti-Asian racism among...
City Politics
Dismissal of Two Santa Clara Legal Actions Shows Litigious 49ers Relationship Not One-Sided
The Santa Clara Stadium Authority has brought four legal actions against the 49ers; refuting Stadium Authority/City Attorney Brian Doyle’s frequent statements that...
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Santa Clara’s cost in the voting rights lawsuit it lost in court and on appeal has now reached $5.2 million — making...