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04/05/2024
In an attempt to end five years of litigation, the 49ers made an offer of of $18M and other concessions to resolve two ongoing legal actions.

03/30/2024
The City of Santa Clara is struggling to maintain aging infrastructure and is now facing $624 million in unfunded repairs and upgrades, according to City Manager Jovan Grogan.

03/26/2024
The developer for the 240 acre former golf course proposed amending plans to include 1.6M square feet of light industrial space in the stalled project.

03/12/2024
The Santa Clara Planning Commission denied a conditional use permit for a development at 2805 Bowers Avenue involving the replacement of an existing two-story building with a new four-story data center.

02/22/2024
Proponents of Santa Clara’s Measure B have removed a series of Facebook and digital ads that wrongfully portrayed former police chiefs’ positions on the measure.

02/20/2024
One of the biggest issues facing the city of Santa Clara on the March 5 ballot is Measure B, which would make the position of police chief appointed by the city manager instead of being an elected official.

02/14/2024
Voters in Santa Clara will decide in March if they want to continue electing their police chief and city clerk or change the process.

01/19/2024
For years, Santa Clara postponed needed maintenance and replacing aging facilities, and the bill now adds up to $571 million this year. It has been near this level for years, and the only thing that’s changed is that, now, everything is older.

01/17/2024
As training for the summer Olympics is starting, Santa Clara’s International Swim Center is closed “until further notice”—until safety, health and equipment problems are resolved.

01/10/2024
The Santa Clara City Council told homeowners and city planners to take another look at the redesign plans for a home in Santa Clara's Old Quad neighborhood.

01/08/2024
Local leaders made it official just before the holidays, cutting the ribbon to celebrate the expansion of the SV Hopper service into South Santa Clara.

01/02/2024
Former city manager Deanna Santana alleges that the city didn’t pay a cost of living raise she would have been entitled to in March, as well a CalPERS contribution and accruals of vacation, sick leave and management leave from March 19 through March 31.

12/31/2023
Both cities adjust their minimum wages based on the regional consumer price index.

12/26/2023
The Santa Clara Fire Department, in conjunction with the Firefighters Foundation, worked with the Santa Clara Unified School District to identify local families in need.

12/21/2023
Although Santa Clara’s budget deficit has shrunk dramatically, city officials warn that new tax strategies are necessary to build up coffers.

12/20/2023
The Santa Clara City Council voted to approve an update to the city’s zoning dode and passed a resolution to join “United Against Hate.”

12/19/2023
The Santa Clara City Council voted to release the executive summary that was completed more than a year ago. Prior to that, only the investigator’s final findings were available to the public, not the entire summary of the investigation.

12/18/2023
Nearly a week after the county deadline for filing ballot resolutions, opponents of appointing Santa Clara’s police chief are threatening to sue over the March 2024 ballot measure.

12/18/2023
Data collected by Latinos LEAD highlights this disparity, showing that Latinos make up only 12.5% of non-profit board members in the San Jose metro area, which includes Santa Clara and Sunnyvale.

12/13/2023
The Santa Clara City Council has voted to release a full investigative report into an incident during a closed session of the council in August 2022.