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Unofficial Ethics Pledge Ignites Political Sparring Match

A former ethics consultant for Santa Clara is calling for council candidates to sign an ethics pledge. But there is…

August 19, 2024

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
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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

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

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

New Grand Jury Report Once Again Vilifies Santa Clara City Council Majority

A new report released by the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury on June 12 once again calls out the…

June 12, 2024

Bond Measure Support Still Teetering on the Edge of Needed Majority

A tax to pay for Santa Clara’s infrastructure is still seeing roughly the same public support. In a study session…

June 5, 2024

Stadium Authority Codifies Settlement With 49ers

Contract restructuring at Levi’s Stadium has brought closure to a long-standing dispute between the City and the 49ers, but it…

May 29, 2024
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Milestones – Back from the edge! – Opinion

Mayor Lisa Gillmor and her lone ranger council supporter Kathy Watanabe continue to defy logic. One thing that can be…

May 9, 2024