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
December 15, 2016 Moneybrawl: How the Mayor of Santa Clara, San Francisco 49ers Went to War over Levi’s Stadium By Josh Koehn The 49ers and Santa Clara are locked in an epic grudge match over how money moves at Levi’s Stadium, and neither appears willing to blink. Read More 29
October 19, 2016 More Ethics Complaints Filed in Santa Clara City Council Races By The Fly Santa Clara voters are under siege. Each week a new accusation of campaign impropriety crops up. Read More 10
October 5, 2016 Patricia Mahan Violated Santa Clara’s New Lobbyist Rules; City Attorney May Have Own Conflicts By The Fly Santa Clara enacted a new lobbyist rule this year, and the first suspected violation has apparently created additional conflicts of interest. Read More 7
August 17, 2016 Former Santa Clara Mayor, Council Candidate Pat Mahan Accused of Lobbyist Violations By The Fly Former Santa Clara Mayor Patricia Mahan, who’s again running for City Council, has been accused of failing to register as a lobbyist. Read More 17
March 30, 2016 Source: Santa Clara Exec Shown Door Due to 49ers Rent Dispute, Report on Bogus Racism Claims By The Fly Santa Clara gave Julio Fuentes a long-expected nudge off the dock last week, accelerating the city manager’s exit by more than two months. Read More 19
February 11, 2016 Op-Ed: ‘Big City’ Santa Clara Needs Full-time Leadership By Rich Robinson Santa Clara needs to come to terms with its new identity as a big city and update the way it does business. Read More 19
February 3, 2016 Civil Grand Jury Investigates Stadium Authority for Levi’s Stadium, Site of Super Bowl 50 By Josh Koehn The civil grand jury has been quietly investigating the stadium authority for Levi’s Stadium, home to the San Francisco 49ers and Super Bowl 50, while billionaire developers play chess for Santa Clara’s future. Read More 60
January 12, 2016 Earthquakes’ Offer May Settle Youth Soccer League Lawsuit against NFL, Santa Clara By Silicon Valley Newsroom A youth soccer league ousted from its fields by the NFL may have found a new place to play and resolution to a lawsuit over the displacement. Read More 9
January 11, 2016 Soccer Fields—Yes, Soccer Fields—Hold up Super Bowl’s Billion Dollar Extravaganza By Rich Robinson NIMBYs in Santa Clara are attempting to detract from Super Bowl 50 under the guise of fighting for children, Rich Robinson writes. Read More 23
January 6, 2016 How Much Will Super Bowl 50 Cost Local Law Enforcement? By The Fly A month shy of Super Bowl 50, local police agencies are going all out. There’s just a couple questions: How much will it cost and who will pay for it? Read More 11
January 4, 2016 Soccer League Sues NFL over Super Bowl Construction By Silicon Valley Newsroom A youth sports league added the NFL to a lawsuit against Santa Clara, claiming the city hijacked nearby soccer fields to make way for Super Bowl 50. Read More 8
December 23, 2015 How to Crash a Santa Clara Council Committee Meeting By The Fly A recent trip to review records at Santa Clara’s City Hall led to Fly crashing a governance committee meeting. Read More 5
October 28, 2015 Who Really Controls Alcohol Sales for 49ers Games? By The Fly Elected officials in Santa Clara can’t get on the same page over alcohol sales, mirroring the efforts of the city’s beleaguered football team. Read More 3