City Politics

Mayor’s Roundtable: Staying on Track When Pandemic and Protest Lands in Your Lap

The job of a small city mayor isn't an enviable one. Much of the job is about fixing potholes, keeping…

June 9, 2020

Santa Clara’s $34 Million Forecast Budget Shortfall: There Will Be Pain

That’s the message of the City of Santa Clara's recently released 2020-2021 operating budget overview. “Given that our resources are…

June 3, 2020
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More Sectors Can Reopen with Updated Shelter In Place Order

Santa Clara County’s changes to their existing health order go into effect on Friday, June 5 at 12:01 a.m. and…

June 2, 2020

Updated: Santa Clara Implements City-Wide Curfew

Late Sunday evening, Santa Clara’s City Manager Deanna J. Santana approved a city-wide curfew. Santana worked in conjunction with Mayor…

June 1, 2020

Pandemic Raises Questions About Related Santa Clara

A development plan for Phase 2 of the Related Santa Clara project was brought before the Santa Clara Planning Commission…

June 1, 2020

Small Business Grant Program Gets Another Cash Injection

Because the Santa Clara Unified School District has agreed to help fund youth meal programs, the City Council has expanded…

May 27, 2020

Sunnyvale Steps Up to Serve Residents, Businesses During COVID-19

In recent weeks the Sunnyvale City Council added some new COVID-19 programs to the roster of services that the City…

May 20, 2020

Stadium Authority Hears Quarterly Financial Report

The coronavirus pandemic has not dampened the bad blood between local politicians and Levi’s Stadium management. At the Stadium Authority…

May 19, 2020

County Allows Retailers to Start Curbside Pickup

Santa Clara County is now officially allowing curbside pickup with their new COVID-19 order, which goes into effect on Friday.…

May 18, 2020
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More Counties Can Reopen if They Are Ready

Expanding on regional variance guidelines made earlier this month, Governor Gavin Newsom announced more modifications to California’s stay at home…

May 18, 2020