City Politics

Project Variance Approved for Old Quad Home

A Feb. 26 Planning Commission meeting dealt with a proposed variance for a single-family home expansion project at 655 Jefferson…

February 28, 2020

Measure C Forum Highlights Divide Among Council On 3-District System

Disagreement about whether dividing the City into three districts will benefit the residents of Santa Clara was the focus of…

February 28, 2020
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Bacterial Contamination in Sunnyvale’s Waterways Leads to Lawsuit

San Francisco Baykeeper, an organization that’s been monitoring pollution in the Bay for 30 years, has filed a lawsuit against…

February 26, 2020

City Cracks Down On Street Racing, Impartiality On Measure C Debated

By putting a few new measures in place, Santa Clara hopes to curb street racing. Street racing came up during…

February 26, 2020

City Clerk Holds Town Hall On Dark Money

Despite attempts to keep the focus on dark money, a town hall meeting Monday night continually strayed into discussing Measure…

February 25, 2020

Police Union Comes Through For Santa Clara’s Measure C With 11th Hour Push-Poll

Over the weekend the Santa Clara police union did some campaigning for Measure C via a text message push-poll — campaign…

February 24, 2020

Opponents of Elected Mayor Allege Sunnyvale Measure B Information Pieces Cross the Line

The City of Sunnyvale used public funds to advocate for a ballot measure, alleges a political group opposed to Sunnyvale's…

February 24, 2020

Santa Clara City Attorney Under Fire for Alleged Campaign Mailer

On Thursday, former Mayor and Council Member Patricia Mahan filed a complaint with California's Fair Political Practices Commission [mahan fppc…

February 21, 2020

Related Santa Clara Project Phase I Reviewed, Planned Parking Spaces Reduced

Resuming where they had left off on Jan. 29, the Santa Clara Planning Commission reconvened for a special session on…

February 21, 2020
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Civil Rights Groups, CA Secretary of State Urge Santa Clarans to Protect Voting Rights, Defeat Measure C

Santa Clara's attempt to undo the City's six court-ordered Council election districts by merging them into three districts, each with…

February 20, 2020