October 28, 2020 County Clashes with State Over Letting Fans Back in Bleachers at Professional Sports Games By Emanuel Lee Local professional sports teams, including the San Jose Earthquakes, have been playing to empty stadiums since the pandemic started. Read More 11
September 30, 2020 49ers Make $250K Contribution in Divided Santa Clara Race By Janice Bitters As election day nears, the competition over four Santa Clara City Council seats is heating up—and money is starting to pour in. Read More 10
September 11, 2020 Santa Clara, 49ers Spar Over Stadium Rent Amid Pandemic By Janice Bitters Mission City is ready to go to arbitration to get the $2.7 million owed. The team says that won’t be necessary. Read More 2
July 28, 2020 City of Santa Clara Turns Up Heat on San Francisco 49ers By Silicon Valley Newsroom The war of words between the city of Santa Clara and the San Francisco 49ers flared up again this week, with millions of dollars on the line. Read More 3
July 21, 2020 City of Santa Clara Hotel Tax Revenue Plummets By Silicon Valley Newsroom The city has projected other budget-related issues, but the Transient Occupancy Tax would be the biggest hit. Read More 8
July 14, 2020 49ers in a Multi-Million-Dollar Standoff with City of Santa Clara By Silicon Valley Newsroom The 49ers say Santa Clara owes it $2.74 million. The city says the team owes it $1.1 million. Each side refuses to pay until the other side pays first. Read More 2
July 7, 2020 Yet Another Former Santa Clara Cop Now Implicated in eBay Cyberstalking Scandal By Grace Hase Two of the seven individuals charged in the eBay cyberstalking case are former police captains with the Santa Clara Police Department. Read More 3
June 17, 2020 Pandemic to Influence Design in 12-Story Santa Clara Building By Silicon Valley Newsroom The project includes a 1,031,957-square-foot headquarters-style office building plus an eight-level parking garage for nearly 3,600 cars. Read More 0
October 23, 2019 Petition Demands Height Cap on Proposed Santa Clara High-Rise By Nicholas Chan A public hearing on the proposed skyscraper development takes place at 6pm tonight at Santa Clara City Hall, 1500 Warburton Ave. Read More 21
September 19, 2019 Santa Clara Wants to Revoke 49ers’ Authority Over Non-Football Events at Levi’s By Grace Hase In announcing the decision, the city lobbed a host of allegations against the team, accusing it of fraud, wage theft and conflicts of interest. Read More 7
September 4, 2019 Santa Clara Police Chief Mike Sellers Retires a Year Early By The Fly This evening marks the Santa Clara City Council’s first discussion about whether to replace Sellers by appointment or special election. Read More 1
June 21, 2019 Letter to the Editor: Santa Clara Should Face Consequences for CPRA Non-Compliance By Anthony Becker Former mayoral candidate Anthony Becker said he is embarrassed that Santa Clara failed to comply with basic transparency standards. Read More 16
June 19, 2019 Civil Grand Jury Slams Santa Clara for Flouting CPRA Law By Jennifer Wadsworth A probe that initially targeted the city’s procurement practices changed focus once civil grand jurors realized another problem was at play. Read More 10
June 13, 2019 St. Anton—One of State’s Largest Affordable Housing Projects—is Set to Break Ground in 2020 By Lloyd Alaban The apartment is slated for a 45-acre swath of land in the Calle del Mundo neighborhood and is part of a larger mixed-use development. Read More 8
June 6, 2019 Santa Clara’s Version of NYC’s Famed Hudson Yards Megaplex is Set to Break Ground in 2020 By Lloyd Alaban The Related Cos. project will replace the landfill-turned golf course across from Levi’s Stadium with a massive new mixed-use development. Read More 9
May 22, 2019 Santa Clara County Takes 49ers to Court Over Stadium Tax Fight By Jennifer Wadsworth County Assessor Larry Stone is suing over what he calls a stunningly flawed decision to give the NFL team a massive tax break. Read More 16