City Politics

Low-Income Housing Complex Gets Green Light

The Santa Clara City Council voted to approve plans for a low-income housing project on Civic Center Drive. It approved…

November 15, 2023

Charter Review Committee Recommends Ballot Measure To Appoint Police Chief, City Clerk

Whether Santa Clarans will continue to elect their city clerk and police chief will be left to the voters. During…

November 8, 2023
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City Demands Stand Up for Santa Clara Explain Failure to Report Political Spending

Santa Clara City Hall has acted on a complaint that charged Stand Up for Santa Clara with violating the City’s…

November 6, 2023

Santa Clarans Bear the Cost of the Bay Area’s Cloud Storage

Santa Clara’s power problem continues to go unchecked as Silicon Valley Power (SVP) prepares to introduce another rate increase and…

November 2, 2023

Historic Home Gets Rezoned, Levi’s Stadium Security to Get Reviewed

At the Oct. 24 Santa Clara City Council meeting, council members agreed to allow for the rezoning of two parcels…

October 25, 2023

City Clerk Answers Questions With Attacks on The Weekly

Santa Clara City Clerk Hosam Haggag has responded to a request for comment from The Weekly about the City’s handling…

October 25, 2023

Proposed Ballot Measures to Appoint Police Chief, City Clerk Go Before Council

The 2023 Santa Clara Charter review committee wrapped up its work on Oct. 17, finalizing its recommendation for two ballot…

October 24, 2023

Dark Money in Santa Clara Politics? Depends on Who’s Asking

Update: Since posting this article on our website, Santa Clara City Clerk Hosam Haggag has responded via a series of…

October 18, 2023

Planning Commission Approves Subdivision Map for Townhouses on El Camino Real

A quick meeting of the Santa Clara Planning Commission on Oct. 11. In less than an hour, the commission dispatched…

October 16, 2023
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SVP Rate Increase on Horizon, $81 Million Expenditure Approved

The Santa Clara City Council approved $81 million in spending for utilities, kicked a plan to remodel a home in…

October 11, 2023