City Politics

Sources Say: The Truth Behind the SCPOA PAC Money

The gray money that financed the Santa Clara POA PAC's 2016 "Letter From Your Mayor" campaign hit pieces was solicited…

October 17, 2018

Mostly Developer Meetings Noted for City Council on September Calendars

September calendars continue the pattern of mostly developer meetings, interspersed with public meetings and events.   Mayor Lisa Gillmor Immediately…

October 17, 2018
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10/16/2018 Sunnyvale City Council Preview: Fair Oaks Park Redesign and Ballot Measure Positions

This looks to be a pretty light agenda this time. We start the evening with a closed session regarding the ongoing…

October 16, 2018

Santa Clara City Clerk Candidate: Tom MacDevitt

The Santa Clara Weekly has invited candidates running for Santa Clara City Council and City Clerk to speak directly to…

October 16, 2018

Santa Clara On the Hook for $5 Million in Voting Rights Case City Lost

Last week the plaintiffs in the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit are asking for $4.1 million in legal fees as…

October 15, 2018

Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce PAC Filed All Required Finance Reports

“We filed what we were told to file by the [Santa Clara] City Clerk,” said Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce…

October 11, 2018

Chamber of Commerce and City Council Still at Odds Over Audit

Management of the Santa Clara Convention Center continues to be a source of bad blood between the City Council and…

October 10, 2018

Following the Santa Clara 2018 Campaign Money

With the first campaign financial reports in, Mayor candidate Lisa Gillmor leads with a campaign treasury of $16,955. Second is…

October 10, 2018

Santa Clara Subject of State Pension Investigation

The California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS) is investigating an ethics complaint against the City of Santa Clara about the…

October 9, 2018
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Sunnyvale City Council Seat #3 Candidate: John Cordes

The Silicon Valley Voice has invited local candidates running for office to speak directly to the voters via our website.…

October 8, 2018