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Soccer Field Design at Montague Park Gets Council Go-Ahead, Neighborhood Critics Claim Park Will Be Destroyed

Carolyn SchukMarch 4, 2015

At the Feb. 10 City Council meeting, the Council approved a $765,500 design contract with LPA Inc. for a new soccer field and athletic facility at Montague Park – something that’s been under discussion for at least eight months. In 2013, the City Council set a priority on meeting...

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County Bureaucrats May Outsmart Themselves on RDA Property Grab

Carolyn SchukMarch 4, 2015

Santa Clara County taxing entities who’ve spent four years coveting real estate owned by Santa Clara’s defunct redevelopment agency (RDA) may be...

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City Desk: Feb. 18, 2015

Carolyn SchukFebruary 25, 2015

Mini-Dorms: New Law or Better Enforcement Needed? At its Feb. 3 study session, the City Council sent back the third draft of...

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Current RDA Mess Has Many Fathers – Starting With Voters

Carolyn SchukFebruary 25, 2015

If Californian voters dislike the public agency feeding frenzy unleashed by the redevelopment agency (RDA) shutdown, they have only themselves and California’s...

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Judge Rules Santa Clara Must Hand Over Former RDA Property to “Successor Agency”

Carolyn SchukFebruary 18, 2015

If the Santa Clara RDA’s name was on the deed, the property belonged the defunct RDA. That was the conclusion reached by...

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City Desk: Feb. 4, 2015

Carolyn SchukFebruary 11, 2015

Less is More: Doing the Math on Residential Development Fee Credits By Carolyn Schuk On Jan. 26, City Council held a three-hour...

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Lawrence Station, Tasman East Redevelopment: Change the General Plan or Change the Conversation

Carolyn SchukFebruary 11, 2015

Re-developing the Lawrence Station (70 acres) and Tasman East areas (45 acres) as higher-density* residential neighborhoods, during 2015 to 2025, has been...

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City Desk: Jan. 28, 2015

Carolyn SchukFebruary 4, 2015

Less is More: Doing the Math on Residential Development Fee Credits By Carolyn Schuk When Santa Clara’s residential development impact fee, the...

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City Desk: Dec. 31, 2014

Carolyn SchukJanuary 14, 2015

New Council Seated At the Dec. 16 Santa Clara City Council Meeting, newly elected Council Members Dominic Caserta and re-elected Patrick Kolstad...

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City, Google Continue Discussions About Bringing Ultra High Speed Internet Service to Santa Clara

AdminJanuary 14, 2015

Yes, you read that right. It’s exactly the same headline that ran last September. And it’s pretty much the same story. After...

Soccer Field Design at Montague Park Gets Council Go-Ahead, Neighborhood Critics Claim Park Will Be Destroyed

County Bureaucrats May Outsmart Themselves on RDA Property Grab

City Desk: Feb. 18, 2015

Current RDA Mess Has Many Fathers – Starting With Voters

Judge Rules Santa Clara Must Hand Over Former RDA Property to “Successor Agency”

City Desk: Feb. 4, 2015

Lawrence Station, Tasman East Redevelopment: Change the General Plan or Change the Conversation

City Desk: Jan. 28, 2015

City Desk: Dec. 31, 2014

City, Google Continue Discussions About Bringing Ultra High Speed Internet Service to Santa Clara

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