As election day nears, the competition over four Santa Clara City Council seats is heating up—and money is starting to pour in.

Mission City is ready to go to arbitration to get the $2.7 million owed. The team says that won’t be necessary.

The war of words between the city of Santa Clara and the San Francisco 49ers flared up again this week, with millions of dollars on the line.

Note: This new assessment prompted San Jose Inside to take a fresh look at two years of compensation for employees in California cities.

The city has projected other budget-related issues, but the Transient Occupancy Tax would be the biggest hit.

The $501,457 that City Manager Deanna Santana made in 2019 tops that of her counterparts in much larger municipalities.

The project includes a 1,031,957-square-foot headquarters-style office building plus an eight-level parking garage for nearly 3,600 cars.

Santa Clara’s off-leash dog parks are reopening this morning in accordance with Santa Clara County’s amended public health order.

In announcing the decision, the city lobbed a host of allegations against the team, accusing it of fraud, wage theft and conflicts of interest.

A judge’s order to split Santa Clara into six election districts could undermine Mayor Lisa Gillmor’s majority bloc on the City Council.

A judge is hearing proposals for how to carve Santa Clara into as many as seven election districts to ensure fair representation for minorities.