City Politics

Number of Tasman East ‘Affordable Units’ Falls, So Does Their Cost

The Santa Clara City Council will allow the developer of a Tasman East project to offer fewer below-market-rate apartments in…

October 23, 2019

Santa Clara To Pay $2.7 Million Settlement in Overtime Lawsuit

Santa Clara has agreed to a $2.7 million settlement in a lawsuit claiming the City under-calculated overtime pay. Quick to…

October 18, 2019
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Zoning Code Update To Address Thorny Issues for Santa Clara

For many months, City of Santa Clara staff have been working on a comprehensive update to the City’s zoning code,…

October 17, 2019

Santa Clarans Considering Moving Due to Airplane Noise

In the past few years, San Jose International Airport (SJC) has expanded considerably, thereby increasing the amount of air traffic…

October 16, 2019

Rep. Ro Khanna Talks About the SEIU Strike, Homelessness, Impeachment

With Congress on a two-week recess until Oct. 15, Rep. Ro Khanna returned to the Bay Area to talk to…

October 12, 2019

New Downtown On The Horizon

Santa Clara is closer than it has ever been to having a new downtown. At its Tuesday night meeting, the…

October 9, 2019

City Keeps Soccer Park Free For Youth

The Santa Clara Unified School District has recently implemented a new field reservation system using an online platform called Facilitron,…

October 2, 2019

Committee Opts For Unpopular Multi-Member District System for Elections

In a 5-2 vote at its Sept. 26 meeting, with Sudhanshu Jain and Christine Koltermann dissenting, the 2019 Charter Review…

October 1, 2019

Measure A-Funded Down Payment Assistance Program Participants Move into Their Homes

The first recipients of a down payment assistance program, funded by the 2016 Measure A Affordable Housing Bond, recently purchased…

September 29, 2019
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Santa Clara Transportation Management Standards Lag Behind Region

The Sept. 25 Planning Commission meeting was dominated by study sessions. A guest planning specialist, Elizabeth Hughes, spoke to commissioners…

September 27, 2019