The future of a Santa Clara shopping center that’s a mainstay of the city’s Asian American community may be in jeopardy as a national developer pushes for housing to replace it. Georgia-based PulteGroup wants to transform the Homestead Shopping Center into a 147-townhome development, complete with about 20 affordable homes and 341 parking spaces. The...
Santa Clara high-rise housing project would displace businesses
Affordable high-rise housing is closer to sprouting along El Camino Real in Santa Clara, but it would displace numerous local businesses. Pennsylvania-based developer Toll Brothers wants to replace more than a dozen stores in Santa Clara’s longstanding Moonlite Shopping Center with 601 homes at 2610 El Camino Real. The development proposal includes a trio of...
Santa Clara engineering union alleges city retaliation
A back and forth battle between Santa Clara and its engineering union has reached a boiling point after the city placed a beloved employee on paid leave. Engineers of the City of Santa Clara, which represents dozens of engineers, recently sent a letter to the City Council demanding fair treatment for all employees amid growing concerns over...
Santa Clara fights for piece of Super Bowl pie
The small Bay Area city hosting the 2026 Super Bowl and FIFA World Cup wants to make an impression as the world watches. That may be difficult when it’s sandwiched between San Francisco to the north and neighboring San Jose to the south with their big budgets and competitive intentions. Santa Clara is determined not...
Recall against Santa Clara official is back
An effort to recall a Santa Clara councilmember is back after hitting a snag, and it’s creating political tension. Resident David Kertes filed a recall petition against District 5 Councilmember Suds Jain Oct. 17 after receiving the needed 60 signatures. He noticed clerical errors in his recall campaign with some misspellings in the paperwork before it...
Ex-Santa Clara official guilty of perjury still can’t access devices
Former Santa Clara Councilmember Anthony Becker will receive just three of his numerous belongings back after being held for nearly three years in a perjury investigation. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Javier Alcala did not grant the motion to return more than 30 items to Becker and his husband Wednesday, including laptops and phones....
Santa Clara’s Super Bowl 60 spurs competing halftime shows
Next year, the Super Bowl halftime show is poised to bring Bay Area football aficionados and music lovers together. But for the first time, fans of all kinds will have two performances to choose from as politics takes center stage. Bad Bunny, a Puerto Rican artist who’s become one of the most-streamed musicians worldwide, was...
Santa Clara University alumna brings affordable housing to city
More than 100 townhomes will replace an office park in Santa Clara, clearing the way for home ownership and affordable housing near Santa Clara University. The Santa Clara City Council unanimously approved a 142-townhome development last month, located at 1400 Coleman Ave. The 4-story project, proposed by San Francisco-based City Ventures, includes 29 affordable homes...
Santa Clara development offers hundreds of apartments
A long-awaited Santa Clara housing development is already welcoming hundreds of residents, and the developers are just getting started. Holland Partner Group, in collaboration with developer Hunter Storm and architect firm MVE + Partners, has completed 725 homes as part of the first phase of the Gateway Crossings project off Coleman Avenue. The two finished...
Santa Clara looks to billboards to make money from sports events
Santa Clara residents can expect to see more advertisements in their neighborhoods as the city prepares to host major sports events next year. The Santa Clara City Council unanimously approved an advertising agreement with New York-based Outfront Media earlier this month, in preparation for the 2026 Super Bowl and FIFA World Cup at Levi’s Stadium. Outfront...