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Santa Clara city leaders met for the first time in 2020 on Tuesday, kicking off the year with a jam-packed agenda. The City Council appointed a new vice mayor, approved a slew of new communications contractors and discussed the future of what could become one of the city’s largest developments. Former Yahoo site in limbo...
Four major Santa Clara developments to watch in 2020
The South Bay has become a major development hot-spot in the last few years, as office space fills up in traditionally trendy cities to the north and growing companies look for space to expand. But 2020 is set to be an especially active year in Santa Clara with multiple big projects hitting important milestones. Below...
Year in review: Biggest Santa Clara happenings — and what’s ahead for 2020
Amid a busy year in local politics, it’s easy to lose track of the milestones during a constantly changing news cycle. San José Spotlight has created a highlight reel of 2019’s eight biggest and most important Santa Clara votes, reports and initiatives. Many of those major happenings will continue to be stories in the coming...
Santa Clara initiates litigation against business group accused of overbilling
Santa Clara lawmakers voted Tuesday to sue the former Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce, following a recent audit that claimed the chamber overbilled the city for nearly $580,000 while managing the city’s convention center. The announcement was made by City Attorney Brian Doyle at the start of Tuesday’s City Council meeting. “The council authorized the initiation of...
Santa Clara to allow 49ers an exception to Levi’s Stadium purchasing agreement
Santa Clara officials Tuesday night said they’ll allow the San Francisco 49ers to make purchases for the upcoming college football Redbox Bowl game, despite recent actions to strip the team’s ability to sign contracts at Levi’s Stadium. But the NFL team will first have to get approval from the city manager and chief executive for...
Santa Clara officials push forward plan to reimagine north side neighborhood
Santa Clara officials Tuesday night pushed forward a new land use and zoning plan that will help transform an industrial neighborhood of the city into a dense, mixed-use hotspot. The Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan, which will be studied for its environmental impacts through 2020, encompasses the city’s northernmost neighborhood on the border of Sunnyvale,...
Santa Clara approves affordable for-sale homes, electricity deal for ‘Related’ project
Santa Clara leaders Tuesday night approved agreements that will bring four new affordable condos to the city, endorsed a revamped recycling contract for residents and pushed forward plans for a new power substation to serve the city’s most anticipated development. As the 9.2 million-square-foot Related Santa Clara mixed-use project begins to rise, officials are making...
Map: Developers zero in on Santa Clara with dozens of proposals
It would be an understatement to say that Santa Clara city planners are busy. The South Bay city is fielding some of the largest development proposals in Silicon Valley as city officials work on no less than four separate plans that will guide dense growth in various parts of the city. That’s a feat as...
Santa Clara and 49ers headed to arbitration over purchasing rights at Levi’s Stadium
The San Francisco 49ers and city of Santa Clara are in the midst of another legal battle this week, this time over whether the city had the authority to revoke the NFL team’s right to make purchases at Levi’s Stadium. Santa Clara officials, acting as the city’s Stadium Authority Board, this year effectively revoked the 49ers’...
Santa Clara officials discuss 2020 ballot question, innovation and transportation collaboratives
Santa Clara city leaders on Tuesday approved the language set to appear on the March 3, 2020 ballot to split the city into districts for future voting following a tense discussion that at times turned to yelling and head-shaking from audience members. Now, the question of how the city will redistrict is in residents’ hands....