Between California’s 1974 Fair Political Practices Act and the 2018 California Disclose Act, state public disclosure laws make it possible to know where money in California politics is coming...
Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Council Goal-Setting: Related Santa Clara Groundbreaking, Bond/Parcel Ballot Tax Measure Immanent
Related Santa Clara groundbreaking, bonds and parcel taxes, and City rebranding were among the items discussed at Santa Clara City Council’s annual...
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No on Measure C Draws Big Money in Santa Clara Santa Clara’s March 3 special election is drawing some big spending —...
Santa Clara must rescind its ordinance requiring electrical generation systems — micro-grids — connecting with the City’s electrical grid to use only renewable...
When Santa Clara City Council Member Patricia Mahan woke up from a medical procedure on Thursday, it was to a call from...
Are salaries paid to some of Santa Clara’s recent hires out of line or are they merely compensating for an uncompetitive benefits...
A closer look at some members of City Manager Deanna Santana’s alumni club tells a story that’s hard to dismiss as being...
City Politics
Over Half New Management Hires Used to Work With Deanna Santana — and They’re Getting Big Paychecks
In the two years Santa Clara City Manager Deanna Santana has been at the City’s helm, her former San José and Sunnyvale colleagues...
Christmas is a time for many of our favorite stories. And when you say “Christmas story,” the next thought for readers is...
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Lawsuits are a perennial fact of life for governments and public agencies — personal injury, ADA compliance, parking ticket appeals. They just go...