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Commission Recommends general plan change to make way for Controversial Retail-Residential Development

David AlexanderFebruary 24, 2016

Proponents of the Mission Town Square development could get their way following the Santa Clara Planning Commission’s vote to alter the city’s general plan to allow construction to move forward. The council chambers was standing room only Thursday night. Those on both sides of the debate squared off during...

Development Fees: Another Opportunity for Venting by City Critics

Carolyn SchukFebruary 24, 2016

Virtually all the correspondence Santa Clara has received about development impact fees endorsed raising them – in some cases exhorting the Council...

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After Super Bowl Success, Mayor Matthews Announces His Retirement

Carolyn SchukFebruary 17, 2016

Following the adage that it’s best to leave on high note, Santa Clara Mayor Jamie Matthews left office on the highest of...

City Politics Schools

SCUSD Seeks to Extend 2012 Parcel Tax Enacted During Budget Crisis

Carolyn SchukFebruary 17, 2016

As one of its last acts of 2015 the Santa Clara Unified School Board voted 5-1 to try to extend 2012’s $84...

45 Years Later, Santa Clara Debating Same Question About Council Elections

Carolyn SchukFebruary 10, 2016

As the City Council considers changes in the way its members are elected, it’s a good time to reflect that this isn’t...

Arguments Against NFL Using Soccer Park For Super Bowl Don’t Convince Judge

Carolyn SchukJanuary 27, 2016

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Joseph Huber’s denial on Jan. 11 of the Santa Clara Youth Soccer League’s request for an...

Mini-Dorms: Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance

David AlexanderJanuary 27, 2016

It has been more than two years since the Santa Clara City Council first considered an ordinance designed to curb the problems...

City Politics Sports

Absence of News is the News in Soccer Park Dispute

Carolyn SchukJanuary 20, 2016

By the time you read this there will be a published ruling in the Clara Youth Soccer League’s (SCYSL) request for an...

City Politics Sports

Santa Clara Soccer League’s Second Injunction Request Denied

Carolyn SchukJanuary 13, 2016

Tuesday afternoon, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Joseph H. Huber denied, for the second time in less than a week, Santa...

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Santa Clara City Observer: Dec. 23, 2015

Carolyn SchukJanuary 6, 2016

RDA Dissolution Settlement: Santa Clara Keeps Convention Center, $320+ Million of RDA Properties to be Sold The end of the Santa Clara...