City Politics

Breaking News: City Council to Fire City Manager?

The Santa Clara City Council has called a special meeting for 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24 for “Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release.”…

February 23, 2022

City Wants To Host 2026 FIFA World Cup

Santa Clara supported hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Levi's Stadium. The Council passed a resolution essentially waving a…

February 23, 2022
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Santa Clara’s Long-Term Planning Goals

With no planning items on the Planning Commission’s schedule, the commissioners used the Feb. 16 meeting to start looking at…

February 22, 2022

Water District Warns Of Drought Emergency

Despite efforts to conserve water, the driest January on record has left Santa Clara in a drought emergency. The looming…

February 17, 2022

California SB 9: No Cause for Panic

If Henny-Pennys have convinced you that SB 9 is going to “destroy your neighborhood,” relax. That’s the key message from…

February 16, 2022

Dire Financial Forecast for Santa Clara

You could say the Santa Clara City Council’s 2022 priority-setting session was consistent with established precedent: the Council continued much…

February 15, 2022

Sunnyvale Appoints New Council Member

Former Sunnyvale Mayor Anthony Spitaleri will become the newest member of the Sunnyvale City Council. On Feb. 8, the City…

February 9, 2022

ReMet Development Has Problematic History

Now the subject of a lawsuit against Santa Clara, Republic Metropolitan’s (ReMet) five-year-old development proposal and now-defunct exclusive negotiating agreement…

February 3, 2022

Sunnyvale Holds Interviews to Fill Vacant Council Seat

Sunnyvale’s City Council will hold interviews on Jan. 31 and Feb. 2 to decide who will fill the seat vacated…

January 31, 2022
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Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan Moves to City Council

Santa Clara’s City Council will soon be asked to approve the Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan. The City’s Planning Commission…

January 28, 2022