Watanabe offered the apology Silicon Valley leaders demanded in a letter, but some say the mea culpa fell short.

Leaders across Silicon Valley are now gathering signatures to demand an apology and a formal censure for the councilwoman.

Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor may get more than she bargained for after proposing required meeting minutes of talks with the 49ers.

When asked about blocking the Twitter user, Watanabe first claimed she had deleted the account, though it was still active.

Mission City’s politics got flipped on its head this week when three newcomers came out ahead in their bids for City Council.

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

The ballot initiative took center stage at a town hall on what city officials describe as “dark money” pouring into local elections.

Santa Clara has called off its long-running candidate forums in one of the most consequential election years in the city’s history.

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

Santa Clara city officials are cutting ties with the local chamber of commerce, citing a preliminary audit that identified potential self-dealing.

A Santa Clara political operative and legally banned blogger accused council members of trying to hide payments to a political consultant.

The 49ers and Santa Clara are locked in an epic grudge match over how money moves at Levi’s Stadium, and neither appears willing to blink.

Santa Clara voters are under siege. Each week a new accusation of campaign impropriety crops up.

Former Santa Clara Mayor Patricia Mahan, who’s again running for City Council, has been accused of failing to register as a lobbyist.

An avowed atheist has sued the city of Santa Clara for disregarding his demands to remove a Christian cross from a public park.

In a unanimous vote, Santa Clara’s City Council appointed Kathy Watanabe to the seat vacated when Lisa Gillmor was named mayor.