September 2, 2021 Santa Clara City Council Fires City Attorney Brian Doyle ‘for No Cause’ By Barry Holtzclaw The vote was preceded by warnings from Doyle and his own attorney that the termination was unfair and illegal. Read More 6
April 9, 2021 Calls for Santa Clara’s Watanabe Censure Continue After Apology By Katie Lauer Watanabe offered the apology Silicon Valley leaders demanded in a letter, but some say the mea culpa fell short. Read More 26
April 2, 2021 Watanabe Faces Call for Censure, Accusations of ‘Patterned’ Behavior After AAPI Rally Rebuff By Janice Bitters Leaders across Silicon Valley are now gathering signatures to demand an apology and a formal censure for the councilwoman. Read More 14
March 26, 2021 Gillmor Could Get More Than Expected in Transparency Pitch By The Fly Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor may get more than she bargained for after proposing required meeting minutes of talks with the 49ers. Read More 6
January 21, 2021 Santa Clara Official Deletes Twitter Account After Blocked User Raises Questions By The Fly When asked about blocking the Twitter user, Watanabe first claimed she had deleted the account, though it was still active. Read More 16
November 9, 2020 Santa Clara City Council: ‘The Balance of Power Has Changed’ By Janice Bitters Mission City’s politics got flipped on its head this week when three newcomers came out ahead in their bids for City Council. Read More 11
September 30, 2020 49ers Make $250K Contribution in Divided Santa Clara Race By Janice Bitters As election day nears, the competition over four Santa Clara City Council seats is heating up—and money is starting to pour in. Read More 10
February 26, 2020 Santa Clara Dark Money Meeting Puts Measure C in the Spotlight By Grace Hase The ballot initiative took center stage at a town hall on what city officials describe as “dark money” pouring into local elections. Read More 7
September 5, 2018 Santa Clara Opts Not to Host Political Forums, Prompting Outrage From Candidates By The Fly Santa Clara has called off its long-running candidate forums in one of the most consequential election years in the city’s history. Read More 14
July 20, 2018 Judge to Decide on New Voting Districts for City of Santa Clara By Winona Rajamohan A judge is hearing proposals for how to carve Santa Clara into as many as seven election districts to ensure fair representation for minorities. Read More 2
July 11, 2018 Santa Clara Cuts Ties With Chamber of Commerce, Citing Potential Conflicts, Self-Dealing By The Fly Santa Clara city officials are cutting ties with the local chamber of commerce, citing a preliminary audit that identified potential self-dealing. Read More 14
February 8, 2017 Mudslinging in City of Santa Clara Persists Months after Election By The Fly A Santa Clara political operative and legally banned blogger accused council members of trying to hide payments to a political consultant. Read More 1
December 15, 2016 Moneybrawl: How the Mayor of Santa Clara, San Francisco 49ers Went to War over Levi’s Stadium By Josh Koehn 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. Read More 29
October 19, 2016 More Ethics Complaints Filed in Santa Clara City Council Races By The Fly Santa Clara voters are under siege. Each week a new accusation of campaign impropriety crops up. Read More 10
August 17, 2016 Former Santa Clara Mayor, Council Candidate Pat Mahan Accused of Lobbyist Violations By The Fly Former Santa Clara Mayor Patricia Mahan, who’s again running for City Council, has been accused of failing to register as a lobbyist. Read More 17
April 22, 2016 Atheist Sues City of Santa Clara over Christian Cross By Jennifer Wadsworth An avowed atheist has sued the city of Santa Clara for disregarding his demands to remove a Christian cross from a public park. Read More 52
