City Politics

Convention and Visitors Bureau to Halt Operations, Court Mandates New Districts

“Concerning” was the word of the night. Convention and Visitors Bureau services will screech to a halt in light of…

June 27, 2018

County to Help Fund San Tomas Expressway Widening

On June 12, City Council approved a cost sharing agreement between the City of Santa Clara and County of Santa…

June 27, 2018
SPONSORED

Judge in Voting Rights Lawsuit Tells City: Comply or Else

On Monday, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Thomas Kuhnle issued an order about the remedy phase of the voting…

June 27, 2018

Lack of Parking Lot Porta-Potties and Traffic Top Resident Gripes About Levi’s Stadium

At last Thursday’s special Santa Clara Stadium Authority meeting Santa Clara residents learned that one of the most pressing civic…

June 27, 2018

Minimal Lobbyist, Developer Meetings on May Council Calendars

Only a handful of developer and lobbyist meetings were recorded with Santa Clara City Council Members in May. Although the…

June 27, 2018

Plaintiffs in Santa Clara CVRA Lawsuit Want 7-District Remedy, Say At-Large Mayor/Council Member Is Dodge To Preserve Old Guard Power

On Monday the plaintiffs in Santa Clara’s California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit filed a brief asking the judge to…

June 20, 2018

Council Has Left Seats Vacant in Recent Past

The Santa Clara City Council doesn’t always fill vacancies in its ranks. It has operated with a six-member Council before,…

June 13, 2018

Sparks Fly at Marathon Council Meeting With No Council Appointment

A deadlocked Santa Clara City Council vote last night ensured that the vacant Santa Clara City Council seat will remain…

June 13, 2018

Santa Clara Had 7-Year Warning of Voting Rights Lawsuit That Will Cost City Millions

In the last eight years the Santa Clara City Council has willfully missed many opportunities to prevent the voting rights…

June 13, 2018
SPONSORED

Measure A Vote Points to a Heterogeneous Community, Not a Homogenous One

Although Santa Clara voters gave Measure A the thumbs down, voting patterns on the measure in the City’s 47 precincts…

June 13, 2018