Raj Chahal

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
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Independence Network Receives Surprise Visit at Annual Holiday Party

The jingle of bells caused heads to turn at the annual Independence Network holiday party on Dec. 16. Santa and…

December 29, 2022

Milestones – 49ers Sink Tampa into the Bay! – Opinion

Playing like Tom Brady when he was on fire, third-string quarterback Brock Purdy played like…well…Brock Purdy. Defying the odds as…

December 15, 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

Your Vote is Just Fine According to ROV

Earlier this month there was a flurry of consternation when a council member’s ballot was rejected because of a signature…

November 25, 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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2022 Election Results (as of Nov. 16)

As explained in a previous article, there are several thousand votes that still need to be counted in Santa Clara…

November 17, 2022