February 24, 2022 Santa Clara City Council Fires City Manager Deanna Santana By Barry Holtzclaw The vote ended several months of rancor between the former city manager of Sunnyvale and Oakland and a new council majority. Read More 11
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 5
September 1, 2021 Will Santa Clara Cut Ties With City Attorney Brian Doyle? By The Fly City staff will discuss Doyle’s “discipline/dismissal/release" behind closed doors in a special meeting Wednesday evening. Read More 3
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 9
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
July 22, 2020 Santa Clara’s Santana Is Actually State’s Highest-paid City Manager for Second Year in a Row By Silicon Valley Newsroom Note: This new assessment prompted San Jose Inside to take a fresh look at two years of compensation for employees in California cities. Read More 11
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
October 23, 2019 Assemblyman Kansen Chu Donates to Jim Canova’s Bid to Succeed Him in AD 25 By The Fly Kansen Chu says he’ll refrain from endorsing anyone in the race to replace him. But he came close by donating to the longtime SCUSD trustee. Read More 2