City Politics

Santa Clara Strike Averted

Late Thursday afternoon Santa Clara Field Operations and Maintenance Staff (Unit 6) ratified a new three-year contract with the City,…

April 30, 2022

Climate Action Plan Update Approved, General Plan Amended

Santa Clara’s Planning Commission has pushed the Climate Action Plan update to the City Council. The current Climate Action Plan…

April 22, 2022
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Union Strike, Parade of Champions Returns

At Tuesday night's Santa Clara City Council meeting, the Council heard from representatives of Unit 6, the union on the…

April 20, 2022

Santa Clara Union Votes to Strike

After months of unfruitful negotiations with the City, Santa Clara Unit 6 — Field Operations and Maintenance Staff — has…

April 15, 2022

Santa Clara Council Hires Municipal Law Giants

In hiring the law firm Lozano Smith to provide interim City Attorney services, the Santa Clara City Council chose veteran…

April 12, 2022

State Endorses Low-Income Senior Complex

During Tuesday night's meeting, Santa Clara City Council approved a low-income senior complex, received an update on the City's HUD…

April 6, 2022

Deanna Santana Hire Gregory Borboa Indicted

Content warning: The information in this article covers topics of a sensitive nature including child pornography. Former Santa Clara Human…

April 5, 2022

Mayor’s Propensity Toward Seconding Motions Out Of Step With Past Practice, Robert’s Rules Of Order

Prior to the November 2020 election Mayor Lisa Gillmor rarely — if ever — seconded motions. She never had to.…

April 4, 2022

Mark Danaj, Former Santa Clara Employee, Indicted for Embezzlement

In 2018, CalPERS opened a fraud investigation into Santa Clara after seeing possible evidence that now dismissed City Manager Deanna…

March 31, 2022
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Santa Clara’s Elected Police Chief System Fails to Make the Grade

The Santa Clara City Council will be considering whether it’s time to change the elected police chief system. A central…

March 30, 2022