Anthony Becker

City Hires New City Manager

After firing its previous city manager without cause, hiring an old guard city employee to keep the ship on course…

February 8, 2023

Local Baseball Tournaments To Go Ahead As Planned

At its most recent meeting, the Santa Clara City Council put community legacy ahead of its deficit. In a moment…

February 1, 2023
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2022 Election Analysis: PACs Ruled Santa Clara’s Election Spending, But Impact Varied

More than 95% of the $3.7 million spent in Santa Clara’s 2022 election was by PACs. 88% of that money—$3.3…

January 23, 2023

BMX Track Sanction Still Raw Topic with Riders

Whether the Police Activities League (PAL) will continue to manage Santa Clara’s BMX track was at issue again at the…

January 11, 2023

Investigator Rejects Mayor Gillmor’s Accusations Against Council Member Becker

A new report from an independent investigator depicts Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Council Member Kathy Watanabe unfavorably. According to the…

December 16, 2022

Sunnyvale Council Candidate Wins by One Vote

The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters (ROV) has certified the official results of the Nov. 8, 2022 election, after…

December 12, 2022

Grand Jury Report Response Triggers Council Divide

As expected, the City Council was divided over its response to the Civil Grand Jury report titled, “Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Santa…

December 10, 2022

Electric Rate Increase Approved, City Finances Improving

Tuesday's Santa Clara City Council meeting brought welcome relief from the fractious and quarrelsome meetings that characterized the last two…

December 9, 2022

Council Pushes Back On Grand Jury Report

It was almost paint-by-numbers during a Santa Clara City Council meeting responding to findings of the civil grand jury report…

November 18, 2022
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Becker Concedes, Gillmor Wins Santa Clara Mayor’s Race

Update: Candidate Anthony Becker replied with a comment Thursday afternoon after he conceded the Santa Clara mayor's race. It is…

November 17, 2022