The perjury trial of a Santa Clara official has yet to commence as defense lawyers seek more information on other city officials. Chris Montoya, public defender for Santa Clara Councilmember Anthony Becker, filed a brief on Aug. 9 aiming to gather evidence allegedly showing Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor may have received an advance copy...
Santa Clara officials respond to being labeled ‘dysfunctional’
Santa Clara officials have to come to an agreement on how to respond to a report about how their disagreements and infighting have hurt the city. The Santa Clara City Council addressed the recent report from the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury, which lambasted councilmembers for their inability to work together and claimed their...
Santa Clara asks voters to pass multimillion-dollar bond
Santa Clara voters will decide in November whether to give the city roughly $400 million for various infrastructure fixes around the city. The Santa Clara City Council approved the bond measure on Tuesday 6-1, with Councilmember Kevin Park dissenting. City employees originally proposed a $598 million bond, but councilmembers could only agree on a lower...
Santa Clara measure behind Levi’s Stadium scrutinized in new report
For the second time this week, Santa Clara politics are under scrutiny by the civil grand jury — but the report concludes the billion dollar Levi’s Stadium hasn’t strained taxpayers as some critics alleged. A third report from the Santa Clara County Grand Jury published Thursday has honed in on the city’s 2010 Measure J,...
Dysfunctional Santa Clara council at center of grand jury report
The Santa Clara City Council’s effectiveness is being called into question by a county civil grand jury report, alleging city officials’ disagreements have made life worse for residents. The Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury published a Santa Clara-focused report on Wednesday, this time lambasting dysfunction and pettiness at city council meetings and detailing how...
Santa Clara temporarily waives fees for youth sports groups
Youth sports nonprofits in Santa Clara are asking the city to drop its fees to book fields, and officials are looking for a compromise. This year, Santa Clara started charging youth sports groups such as the Santa Clara Westside Little League and the Police Activities League (PAL) $14 hourly to use city fields, which brings...
Santa Clara one step closer to state housing approval
Santa Clara’s housing plans are still out of compliance with the state, but the city hopes its newest draft will be the final effort. The Santa Clara City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to rezone more than 27 acres along El Camino Real for mixed-use redevelopment, opening the possibility for more housing in the area....
Santa Clara considers bond to tackle millions in infrastructure upgrades
Santa Clara has more than half a billion dollars in needed infrastructure improvements and officials hope residents will pay to get those projects done. The city is considering a bond measure for the November ballot to help tackle a more than $624 million infrastructure deficit. Santa Clara officials may have a chance of it passing...