City Politics

Santa Clara City Council Candidates For District 6: Gautam Barve, Anthony Becker & Robert Mezzetti

We invited all Santa Clara City Council candidates to speak directly to the voters through The Weekly’s print publication and…

October 1, 2020

Santa Clara City Council Candidates For District 5: Suds Jain & Bob O’Keefe

We invited all Santa Clara City Council candidates to speak directly to the voters through The Weekly’s print publication and…

October 1, 2020
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Santa Clara City Council Candidates For District 4: Teresa O’Neill & Kevin Park

We invited all Santa Clara City Council candidates to speak directly to the voters through The Weekly’s print publication and…

October 1, 2020

Santa Clara City Council Candidates for District 1: Harbir Bhatia & Kathy Watanabe

We invited all Santa Clara City Council candidates to speak directly to the voters through The Weekly’s print publication and…

October 1, 2020

1 Piece of Land, 2 Leases But Council Has Been Mum

Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor has often blamed San Jose’s 2016 lawsuit for delaying Related’s $8 billion Northside development. But…

September 30, 2020

12 Empty Acres Deliver $817 Property Tax Thanks to City Council Indecision

You read that right. There are 12 acres of developable land in Santa Clara that are delivering, collectively, $817 in…

September 30, 2020

No Plan to Change Library Organization, But Interim Appointment Raises Cronyism Questions — Again

City Hall isn't planning any changes in the City Library organization, despite rumors. But the appointment of a long-time associate…

September 30, 2020

Council Quibbles Over Commissions

A consent item pulled from the calendar proved somewhat contentious. Santa Clara Vice Mayor Karen Hardy pulled an item that…

September 30, 2020

Developer Pumps $$$ Into Police Gray Money PAC For Mayor Gillmor’s Slate

Is mega-developer Related making a play to control the Santa Clara City Council? Last week, Related Companies made a $25,000…

September 29, 2020
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Planning Commissioners Green Light Home Addition

Following a zoning administrator’s denial of a minor modification as part of a home addition project for a single family…

September 25, 2020