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 Barry Holtzclaw 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 Barry Holtzclaw 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
March 4, 2020 Kansen Chu, Otto Lee Headed to Runoff in County Supe Race By The Fly Kansen Chu garnered more than a third of the total vote count, a haul of 13,135 ballots, while Otto Lee hung back at 28 percent. Read More 3
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
February 20, 2020 FPPC Complaint Accuses Santa Clara Officials of Using Public Money for Political Purposes By Silicon Valley Newsroom Former Mayor Pat Mahan is asking a state watchdog agency to investigate whether the city put taxpayer money to political use. Read More 45
February 20, 2020 Secretary of State Alex Padilla Slams Santa Clara’s Measure C By Jennifer Wadsworth The state’s top elections official showed up in Mission City today to denounce an effort to shrink the number of council districts. Read More 3
February 5, 2020 Civil Rights Activists Ask SF 49ers for Help Defeating Santa Clara’s Controversial Measure C By The Fly As the 49ers geared up to face the Chiefs, a group of activists implored the team for help with a very different kind of match-up. Read More 4
December 31, 2019 2019: A Year in Review By Silicon Valley Newsroom A guide to all the stories you missed, forgot or wanted to forget in the Year of Our Lord MMXIX. Read More 0
