The three “doe” defendants served and named in September by former councilmember Caserta were all local educators, including Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor's sister.

The vote was preceded by warnings from Doyle and his own attorney that the termination was unfair and illegal.

City staff will discuss Doyle’s “discipline/dismissal/release" behind closed doors in a special meeting Wednesday evening.

Since its 2015 inception, ReMet's developers, Santa Clara lobbyists and elected officials had at least 17 closed door meetings

Santana said she plans to “move quickly on this so that we can continue to stabilize this department.”

Councilwoman Kathy Watanabe revealed the investigation during the public meeting, and no one was more surprised than Doyle.

The settlement requires the Santa Clara City Council to formally call for a vote by residents on accepting six districts by June 1.

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

What’s in a candidate statement? According to critics of Santa Clara City Council contender Robert Mezzetti, a lie. 

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.

Sanjeev Acharya branded himself as a commercial real estate innovator, but regulators call him a con man.

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

Robert Mezzetti appears to have skipped over the USPS to get at least some of his campaign literature in voters’ mailboxes.

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

Baby boomers own close to half of the nation’s privately-held businesses. Some say they should turn to worker co-ops as they retire.