Kathy Watanabe

2024 City Council Elections Set, Police Chief and City Clerk Also Up for Grabs

The field appears to be set for several Santa Clara elections. According to the unofficial list released by the Santa…

August 13, 2024

Santa Clara’s Transparency Problem

Members of the Santa Clara City Council frequently speak of public trust. Toward that end, they cite transparency as the…

August 9, 2024
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Jude Barry: The Related Company Lobbyist Subpoenaed in the Becker Trial

Real estate lobbyist and political maven Jude Barry has emerged from the shadows, playing a possible role in the November…

August 6, 2024

Mayor And Ally Seemingly Don’t Understand City Manager’s Role

Concerns by the mayor and her political cohort about how money from an infrastructure bond measure will be spent challenges…

July 19, 2024

Council Discusses Report About Relationship With 49ers

A grand jury report detailing the Santa Clara Stadium Authority’s relationship to the 49ers stirred well-trodden finger-pointing about who supported…

July 17, 2024

Council Agrees To Ethics Training, Rejects Grand Jury’s Conclusions

Santa Clara City Council members agree that the council needs to get along better, but many disputed civil grand jury…

July 10, 2024

Milestones – Gillmor’s grand jury reports … again – Opinion

It’s not even election time and the arrows of accusation are flying with fury, ragging on the Santa Clara Council.…

June 27, 2024

City Shells Out Millions To Reopen Swim Center, Sets Discussion On Grand Jury Report

After months of updates, several studies, a county inspection and much discussion among one another, the Santa Clara City Council…

June 26, 2024

Milestones – Decorum is Due! – Opinion

Watching Santa Clara City Council meetings may not compete with Real Housewives of Atlanta or even rank in your top…

June 20, 2024
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Double Standard Revealed in New Grand Jury Report

Here we go again. A new grand jury report takes aim at Santa Clara City Council dysfunction. However, the tactics…

June 13, 2024