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....
New restaurant to arrive with live music at Santa Clara Square
Santa Clara’s Planning Commission on Wednesday made a decision that some members have pushed for a long time: they approved live music for a new restaurant coming to the city. That may not sound like a big deal to some, but it’s a milestone for Anthony Becker, chair of the city’s planning commission, and Commissioner...
Frustrated Santa Clara leaders to mull $500K in potential convention center over-charges
Frustrated Santa Clara leaders decided Tuesday to meet privately to sort out a recent audit that claims the former Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce owes the city nearly $580,000 for alleged over-billing while running the city’s convention center and the Convention-Visitor’s Bureau, or CVB. The report, by city-hired consultant TAP International, details about five years...
Santa Clara votes to split the city into three districts for future elections
Santa Clara officials Tuesday night voted by a narrow margin to split the city up into three districts for future elections after more than two hours of tense discussion. Lawmakers mulled whether the city would be opening itself up to additional legal challenges through the move, or whether residents would be better represented with three...