City Politics

Affordable Housing Projects Forefront of Council Discussion, City Deliberates on Pot

Adding housing — specifically below-market-rate housing — to the City was the centerpiece of the Santa Clara City Council’s most…

February 22, 2019

City Plans to Spend Millions More on Voting Rights Case in Appeal

Decisively losing a voting rights lawsuit, paying close to $1 million in legal bills and being hit with a punishing…

February 21, 2019
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Prop 13: The Gift That keeps on Giving For Apartment Complexes and Commercial Property

Despite the new attention-getting office campuses that continue to sprout in Silicon Valley, homeowners still carry the largest share of…

February 19, 2019

Pac-12 Game Will Leave Levi’s Stadium After This Year

December 2019 will be the last time the Pac-12 Championship Game will be played at Levi’s Stadium, at least for…

February 15, 2019

Legendary Concert Promoter Will “Never, Ever” Book Weeknight Shows at Levi’s Stadium Due to Curfew

The 49ers Stadium Management Company (Manco) told Santa Clara last month to expect an 85 percent drop in the revenue…

February 14, 2019

Message of Annual Council Goal-Setting Meeting: Not Enough People, Space, Money

If there was one single takeaway from the City Council's annual goal-setting meeting it is that City employees have to…

February 13, 2019

2019 Raiders Season at Levi’s Stadium Would Add $1 Million to City’s Bottom Line

The City of Santa Clara's general fund would receive a $1.08 million boost from additional Levi's Stadium ground rent if…

February 11, 2019

Gillmor Subsidiary Earned $780,000 During Years Mayor Didn’t Report Business Ownership

From 2011 through 2016 the Gillmor & Associates subsidiary Public Property Advisors' (PPA) income was at least $780,000. Mayor Lisa…

February 6, 2019

Santa Clara Moves Forward with Bicycle Master Plan Updates

A little more input from the community is needed, but the next phase in Santa Clara’s Bicycle Master Plan is…

February 6, 2019
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Ink Almost Dry on Convention Center Operator Contract, City Begins Vision for El Camino

A Philadelphia-based company will likely become the new manager of the Santa Clara Convention Center. The Santa Clara City Council…

February 6, 2019