City Politics

Neighborhood Protection Committee Makes a Decision

The fifth meeting of the Neighborhood Protection Ordinance Committee (NPOC) was held on Sept. 22, to, once again, weigh and…

October 15, 2014

City Desk: Oct 1 2014

City Endorses Real Service, Not Just Lip-Service, to Protect Domestic Violence Victims The first order of business at the Sept.…

October 8, 2014
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City Desk: Sep. 24, 2014

City, Google Continue Discussions About Bringing Ultra High Speed Internet Service to Santa Clara After nearly a year of discussion…

October 1, 2014

City to Sponsor Three Televised Candidates Forums

The City of Santa Clara will sponsor three forums for the upcoming November municipal election. The offices being considered are…

September 17, 2014

City Desk: Sep. 3, 2014

Council Denies Approval for 9-Story Apple Building on Stevens Creek Apparently nine floors is too high for a building in…

September 10, 2014

City Desk: Aug. 27, 2014

Council Sets Hands-Off Policy After Misunderstanding About Stadium Tour Tickets For those old enough to remember Saturday Night Live in…

September 3, 2014

Mini-Dorm Ordinance in Stall Mode

At its second meeting on Aug. 18, the Santa Clara's Neighborhood Protection Ordinance Committee (NPOC) reviewed a second version of…

September 3, 2014

City’s 1998 Agreement Silent on Key Issue of Cost for Agnews Use

Whatever the city's "original intent" was, in its September 1998 agreement with Sun about preservation and access to the 14.6-acre…

August 20, 2014

Protecting Neighborhoods or Cutting Student Housing?

When is a house not a home, but a boarding house? That's the question the Neighborhood Protection Ordinance Committee (NPOC)…

August 20, 2014
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Saratoga Ave. Townhouse Project Will Go to City Council With a Planning Commission Recommendation to Disapprove

After several hours of public comment and commission discussion, the Santa Clara Planning Commission voted against recommending that the City…

August 20, 2014