City Politics

Santa Clara’s Affordable Housing Programs to Get Boost From New Rental Development Set-Asides and Fees

More than five years after the state shutdown of redevelopment agencies hobbled Santa Clara's affordable housing programs, the Council approved…

July 12, 2017

2017-2018 Capital Improvement Budget: Big Plans, Little Money

Santa Clara has over $1 billion penciled into its capital improvement plans for the next six years, if you include…

July 5, 2017
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Charter Review Committee’s Proposed Two 3-Member Council Election Districts Doesn’t Give City Safe Harbor From CVRA

Santa Clara's 2017 Charter Review Committee will recommend to the City Council dividing the City into two election districts with…

July 5, 2017

Call a Plumber for the Leaks and Faulty Pipes Behind Santa Clara

Keeping secrets might not be easy for everyone. However, when a confidential document that can potentially ruin a huge City…

July 5, 2017

Santa Clara County Supervisor District 4 Race Coming in 2018

Ken Yeager will term out of his role as Santa Clara County Supervisor for District 4 next year. District 4…

June 28, 2017

Santa Clara City Council Approves 2017-18 Budget, Convention Center Contract

Small 2017-18 Budget Increase To achieve some of its goals, the Santa Clara City Council approved increasing the 2017-18 budget…

June 28, 2017

Santa Clara’s Balanced Budget 2017-2018, Deficits to Follow

The good news in the 2017-18 Santa Clara city budget is that not only is it a balanced budget, 2016-2017…

June 21, 2017

San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail: Security Ignorance

The NFL and the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) awarded Levi’s Stadium the 2017 NFL Facility…

June 14, 2017

Looming Red Deficit Leaves Council with ‘Balancing Act’

The Santa Clara City Council approved the annual budget, even though given the City’s spending trajectory, it will be operating…

June 14, 2017
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Measure J Draft Audit Report Leaves More Questions Than Answers

The bottom line on the long-awaited report on the Santa Clara Stadium Authority's compliance with Measure J is that management…

June 14, 2017