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As protests erupted for the third day in downtown San Jose on Sunday over the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Minneapolis man, city leaders imposed an 8:30 p.m. curfew beginning Sunday. “This police department wants peace, wants to continue to have dialogue with this community (and) doesn’t want any community member harmed,” said...
Santa Clara: Suds Jain begins campaign for District 5 City Council seat
Suds Jain is a familiar face at Santa Clara City Hall, but now the retired engineer, high school robotics coach and city Planning Commissioner has filed paperwork to run for the City Council, with hopes of filling the District 5 seat vacated by Patricia Mahan in February. Mahan resigned in February due to medical reasons. Jain unsuccessfully...
Santa Clara’s second top cop leaving for a job in tech
An 18-year-old Dan Winter picked up his badge and gun right out of high school in 1988. Now 32 years later, he’s decided to retire from the Santa Clara Police Department as soon as he reached retirement age, turning 50 Tuesday. “I’ve been at it a long time, so it was time to try something...
UPDATE: Santa Clara prepares for financial deficits, signs new Singer contract
Santa Clara isn’t immune to the negative financial impacts from canceled events and shelter-in-place orders that are affecting cities across the nation, and City Hall heard a 90-minute presentation detailing some of the devastating changes to come. Finance director Kenn Lee said Tuesday the city faces a bleak $10 million deficit the remainder of the...
From Levi’s Stadium to drones: A conversation with Santa Clara’s new police chief
After an unexpected September vacancy, uncontested election and unprecedented global pandemic, Police Chief Pat Nikolai has settled into his new role as head of the Santa Clara Police Department. Growing up in South San Jose, the 51-year-old Santa Clara resident has spent his entire 28-year law enforcement career serving the Mission City, now overseeing 139...
Update: Santa Clara expands small business program, swears in police chief
Santa Clara leaders on Tuesday approved an additional $300,000 — for a total of $800,000 — in city funding to help small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. The city’s Small Business Assistance Grant Program, which began April 15, was set to distribute $500,000 to small companies experiencing financial hardship due to the impacts of the...
FPPC looks into 49ers, Santa Clara for potential Measure C violations
Santa Clara’s contentious Measure C was defeated on Super Tuesday, but investigations into alleged violations made before polls closed March 3 are still pending. The Fair Political Practices Commission has opened investigations into actions by both city officials and the San Francisco 49ers, who were opponents of the measure, which would have split Santa Clara into three...
Santa Clara City Council extends renter protections, delays Pruneridge traffic plan
Santa Clara renters are now protected from evictions through May 28 if they’re unable to pay rent due to financial strain caused by COVID-19. After the City Council adopted an urgency ordinance two weeks ago, state and countywide eviction moratoriums were also approved, leading Santa Clara leaders to approve an adjusted timeline to avoid confusion...
Look inside: Santa Clara Convention Center set up for 250 COVID-19 patients
Rows of cots, hand washing stations and other medical supplies have been retrofitted inside the Santa Clara Convention Center as it transitions into a temporary federal medical station to treat less-severe COVID-19 patients. The coronavirus has been ripping through the South Bay, with Santa Clara County counting 542 confirmed cases and 19 deaths as of...
Santa Clara council OKs renter protections, small business relief program
The Santa Clara City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an urgency ordinance that immediately halts evictions through May 8 as the financial fallout from the coronavirus continues to wallop the nation. City lawmakers, who ratified a local emergency last week, also approved a 90-day ordinance that will kick in 45 days from now and provide...