November 16, 2018 Santa Clara Police Release Footage of Man Who Went Missing From 49ers Game By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara police have released video of a 32-year-old man who went missing during the S.F. 49ers’ Monday night game. Read More 0
November 14, 2018 Pot Shots: Voters Pass Cannabis Tax Measures in Mountain View, Santa Clara, Morgan Hill By Julia Baum Bay Area voters last week ushered in more than a dozen local weed ordinances, all but one concerning taxes. Read More 0
October 19, 2018 Op-Ed: Sunnyvale City Council’s Inaction Brought Threat of Civil Rights Litigation Upon Itself By David Wessel Sunnyvale should move to district voting to avoid this hugely expensive lawsuit that the city would most likely lose. Read More 5
September 25, 2018 Op-Ed: Sunnyvale’s Elected Leaders Expose City to Risk of Costly Civil Rights Lawsuit By David Wessel and Joshua Grossman Sunnyvale’s elected officials have put the city at risk of a civil rights lawsuit over its voting system. Read More 22
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
August 15, 2018 DA Declines to File Charges Against Disgraced Santa Clara Councilman Dominic Caserta By Jennifer Wadsworth The DA says it won’t file criminal charges against Santa Clara Councilman Dominic Caserta, who resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct. Read More 28
August 13, 2018 Santa Clara Wins Legal Dispute Over S.F. 49ers’ Stadium Rent By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara prevailed in a legal battle with the San Francisco 49ers over how much the team should pay to rent the city-owned Levi’s Stadium. Read More 4
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
March 7, 2018 Trouble in the Agrihood: Subsidized Development Falls Behind Schedule, Over Budget By San Jose Inside A signature development in Santa Clara that includes an urban farm and affordable housing is behind schedule and over budget. Read More 5
November 29, 2017 Santa Clara Mayor, Merc Still at Odds over Report on PR Flack (Who Got the Story Changed) By The Fly Mayor Lisa Gillmor admits she was wrong to block a reporter on Twitter after an unflattering report, but still claims the article is full of errors. Read More 15
September 6, 2017 Deanna Santana: The South Bay’s Most Prolific Public Mercenary By Josh Koehn Deanna Santana, the South Bay’s most prolific public mercenary, is taking her talents to Santa Clara. Read More 41
July 13, 2017 Report: San Francisco 49ers Owe Santa Clara Taxpayers Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars By Silicon Valley Newsroom A leaked draft of an audit claims the San Francisco 49ers owe the city of Santa Clara hundreds of thousands of dollars. Read More 5
April 6, 2017 Lawsuit: Santa Clara Elections Run Afoul of Voting Rights Act By Jennifer Wadsworth A new lawsuit claims the city of Santa Clara’s at-large elections violate state law by systematically discriminating against Asian-Americans. Read More 20
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
January 19, 2017 Mayor Sam Liccardo on Obama, Trump and the State of San Jose By Josh Koehn San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo sat down with San Jose Inside last week for an extended conversation on the state of the city. Read More 18
January 11, 2017 SF 49ers Sue City of Santa Clara in Levi’s Stadium Stalemate By The Fly On Tuesday, the 49ers sued the city of Santa Clara and its mayor, Lisa Gillmor, for breach of contract over Levi’s Stadium. Read More 7
