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Civil Grand Jury Investigates Stadium Authority for Levi’s Stadium, Site of...
Julio Fuentes lost his cool during the holiday break. While other city officials were off for vacation, and fewer still went through the motions at work in the closing days of 2015, the city manager of...
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Op-Ed: ‘Big City’ Santa Clara Needs Full-time Leadership
The city of Santa Clara knows the growing pains of becoming a big city. Already home to a collection of Silicon Valley tech icons, Santa Clara now has the experience of hosting a Super Bowl 50. It is...
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Lisa Gillmor Appointed Mayor of Santa Clara in Unanimous Vote
A week after Santa Clara Mayor Jamie Matthews’ abrupt resignation, the City Council appointed his successor: Lisa Gillmor. “Congratulations, Lisa Gillmor, new mayor,” Vice Mayor Teresa O’Neill said...
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Santa Clara Appoints Kathy Watanabe to Council; City Manager Set to Resign
In a unanimous vote Monday, Santa Clara’s City Council appointed Kathy Watanabe to the seat vacated when Lisa Gillmor was named mayor. Gillmor was appointed to be the top elected official just a few...
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Santa Clara Mayor Questions 49ers Ducking $5 Million in Rent
Newly appointed Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor had hoped for a fresh start with the San Francisco 49ers. Clashes over youth soccer fields, turf replacement, fan violence and information being given to...
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49ers Seek Formal Arbitration to Settle Stadium Rent Dispute
The San Francisco 49ers couldn’t convince Santa Clara city officials to lower rent on Levi’s Stadium, so they’re taking the fight to court. Negotiations came to a halt Tuesday. The dispute erupted in...
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Questions Arise on ‘Dark Money’ Influence in South Bay Politics
A fresh round of campaign finance reports triggered claims in a couple South Bay races about “dark money” donors trying to buy political influence in Silicon Valley. One of those political volleys came...
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2016 Year in Review: A Look at the Lamest 12 Months Ever
Maybe we can start this over again? Or return it like a holiday present we didn’t need? Just as we thought self-driving cars would free us from the tyranny of car insurance and $40 parking tickets,...
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Santa Clara Weekly, City Hall Reporter Carolyn Schuk Fail to Disclose...
The term “fake news” gets thrown around frequently these days, but the Santa Clara Weekly might want to slow its roll in claiming moral high ground. Earlier this month, Fly reported on Weekly publisher...
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Trouble in the Agrihood: Subsidized Development Falls Behind Schedule, Over...
Near Winchester Avenue and Stevens Creek Boulevard in Santa Clara sits a lonely 6-acre parcel of land, originally part of of a University of California agricultural research center that shut down in...
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