Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor

Milestones: Abracadabra

I have discovered everyone likes magic. The fascination of making something disappear or reappear is captivating, piques our curiosity and…

September 6, 2018

Milestones: Transparency

A friend of mine headed up to San Francisco this week to see Ed Sheeran. As you may already know,…

August 30, 2018
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Related Lobbyist Jude Barry Pulls the Media Strings

As a lobbyist for Related Companies' City Place Santa Clara project, political consultant Jude Barry appears to be more active…

August 30, 2018

Old Quad Home Finally Gets Appeal, Hotel Tax Needs Administrator During Santa Clara Convention and Visitors Bureau Audit

After more than a decade, additions to a Santa Clara home have finally gotten the green light. The Santa Clara…

August 29, 2018

Arbitrator’s Stadium Facility Rent Decision Includes Agreement and Disagreement With Both Parties

The arbitration decision ending the nearly three-years long Levi's Stadium facility rent dispute took a middle road, giving neither the Santa…

August 22, 2018

Santa Clara City Council Hands Down First Admonishments, Settles Lawsuits

If you could have seen the faces of the candidates for City Council in June, you would understand why the…

August 22, 2018

Santa Clara Council Calendars Show New Developer Meetings in July

The July City Council calendars are out, and one thing is still clear: previous months have not been edited to…

August 22, 2018

Milestones: From the Ashes

Maybe the question about this column is: “Will he return?” As you may have heard, at the beginning of July…

August 22, 2018

Free At Last

To celebrate the recent unblocking of the Santa Clara Weekly by Mayor Lisa Gillmor on Twitter, the United States Senate…

August 17, 2018
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City Appeals Voting Rights Lawsuit Decision — Keeping Legal Meters Ticking Upward

On Wednesday, the City of Santa Clara filed an appeal of Judge Thomas Kuhnle's ruling that Santa Clara's at-large by-seat…

August 16, 2018