April 22, 2021 Santa Clara Investigates its own City Attorney—to his Surprise By The Fly Councilwoman Kathy Watanabe revealed the investigation during the public meeting, and no one was more surprised than Doyle. Read More 12
April 21, 2021 Santa Clara Settles $4.5 Million Lawsuit over Districted Elections By Katie Lauer The settlement requires the Santa Clara City Council to formally call for a vote by residents on accepting six districts by June 1. Read More 10
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 7, 2021 Santa Clara Council Candidate Statement Draws Critics By The Fly What’s in a candidate statement? According to critics of Santa Clara City Council contender Robert Mezzetti, a lie. Read More 0
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 13, 2021 Indicted SiliconSage CEO Enjoyed Access to Local Political Leaders By Jennifer Wadsworth and Janice Bitters Sanjeev Acharya branded himself as a commercial real estate innovator, but regulators call him a con man. Read More 22
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
October 29, 2020 Santa Clara Candidate Apparently Skirts U.S. Mail Law to Promote His City Council Campaign By The Fly Robert Mezzetti appears to have skipped over the USPS to get at least some of his campaign literature in voters’ mailboxes. Read More 2
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
September 15, 2020 SV Lawmaker Taps Local Pizza Shop for Worker Co-op Panel By Emanuel Lee 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. Read More 9
September 11, 2020 Santa Clara, 49ers Spar Over Stadium Rent Amid Pandemic By Janice Bitters Mission City is ready to go to arbitration to get the $2.7 million owed. The team says that won’t be necessary. Read More 2
September 2, 2020 Santa Clara Caps Delivery App Fees to Help Local Restaurants By Silicon Valley Newsroom Courier apps such as GrubHub and DoorDash can charge Mission City restaurants no more than 15 percent under a new temporary ordinance. Read More 1
July 28, 2020 City of Santa Clara Turns Up Heat on San Francisco 49ers By Silicon Valley Newsroom 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. Read More 3
July 14, 2020 49ers in a Multi-Million-Dollar Standoff with City of Santa Clara By Silicon Valley Newsroom The 49ers say Santa Clara owes it $2.74 million. The city says the team owes it $1.1 million. Each side refuses to pay until the other side pays first. Read More 2
June 4, 2020 Santa Clara Mayor, Police Chief Join Obama Initiative By San Jose Inside Mayor Lisa Gillmor signed the “Commit to Action” initiative, led by President Obama, which calls for improved police use-of-force policies. Read More 8
