City Politics

Curtains for Santa Clara Showtime? New City Facilities Use Policy Threatens Support for Senior Services

Tonight's City Council meeting will decide if imperiled virtue will win out in 2019 over Doomstown's dastardly villains in Santa…

January 15, 2019

Former Council Member Dominic Caserta Prepares to Sue City, School District

Ousted City Council Member Dominic Caserta is laying the groundwork for lawsuits against the City of Santa Clara and the…

January 11, 2019
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Freedom Bridge Up for Demolition

A small bridge in Santa Clara that provides a connection from Intel’s corporate office on Juliette Lane with the San…

January 10, 2019

Voting Rights Lawsuit Legal Fees: City Potentially on the Hook for $4 Million

Last Friday after a brief hearing, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Thomas Kuhnle announced he will publish a tentative…

January 9, 2019

Sunnyvale City Council Meeting Preview – Jan. 8, 2019

This will be the last Council preview that I post, for obvious reasons. This meeting is bisected, somewhat, and there…

January 7, 2019

Santa Clara Charts County’s 2nd Largest Growth in Property Values

The City of Santa Clara's property values grew at the second highest rate of all county cities — almost 10…

January 2, 2019

Santa Clara’s CEQA Concerns for San Jose’s Steven Creek Project

A large scale mixed-use project in San Jose is making its way through the planning process for a 10-acre site…

January 2, 2019

Santa Clara Aims to Quell Old Quad Quarrels

A massive update to the zoning code for the City of Santa Clara is currently underway by Planning Department staff.…

December 28, 2018

Gateway Crossings Project, Minimal Developer Meetings to Note on November Council Calendars

Here’s how November looked for Santa Clara City Council:   Mayor Lisa Gillmor The first half of the Mayor’s calendar…

December 27, 2018
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Santa Clara Planning Commissioners Consider Quality of Life Impacts from Construction

Dec. 12 deliberations by Planning Commissioners resulted in the approval of a rezoning from Medium Density Multiple Dwelling to Planned…

December 26, 2018