August 13, 2018 Santa Clara Wins Legal Dispute Over S.F. 49ers’ Stadium Rent By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara prevailed in a legal battle with the San Francisco 49ers over how much the team should pay to rent the city-owned Levi’s Stadium. Read More 4
July 24, 2018 Ruling in Voting Rights Case Stands to Upend Political Landscape in Santa Clara By Winona Rajamohan A judge’s order to split Santa Clara into six election districts could undermine Mayor Lisa Gillmor’s majority bloc on the City Council. Read More 19
July 20, 2018 Judge to Decide on New Voting Districts for City of Santa Clara By Winona Rajamohan A judge is hearing proposals for how to carve Santa Clara into as many as seven election districts to ensure fair representation for minorities. Read More 2
July 11, 2018 Santa Clara Cuts Ties With Chamber of Commerce, Citing Potential Conflicts, Self-Dealing By The Fly Santa Clara city officials are cutting ties with the local chamber of commerce, citing a preliminary audit that identified potential self-dealing. Read More 14
May 15, 2018 Dominic Caserta Resigns From Santa Clara Council Amid Mounting Harassment Claims By Jennifer Wadsworth Dominic Caserta has resigned from elected office and pulled out of the county supervisor race amid mounting allegations of sexual misconduct. Read More 36
May 9, 2018 Dominic Caserta in Free Fall as Key Endorsers Back Out Amid Sexual Harassment Claims By Jennifer Wadsworth Dominic Caserta has been losing key endorsements in his bid for Santa Clara County supervisor after new allegations surfaced this week. Read More 28
January 17, 2018 Cities of Santa Clara, San Jose Call Off ‘Border War’ Litigation By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose and Santa Clara called a truce in a legal fight over two massive developments along their shared border. Read More 3
November 29, 2017 Santa Clara Mayor, Merc Still at Odds over Report on PR Flack (Who Got the Story Changed) By The Fly Mayor Lisa Gillmor admits she was wrong to block a reporter on Twitter after an unflattering report, but still claims the article is full of errors. Read More 15
July 13, 2017 Report: San Francisco 49ers Owe Santa Clara Taxpayers Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars By Silicon Valley Newsroom A leaked draft of an audit claims the San Francisco 49ers owe the city of Santa Clara hundreds of thousands of dollars. Read More 5
March 22, 2017 Santa Clara Weekly, City Hall Reporter Carolyn Schuk Fail to Disclose Conflicts of Interest By The Fly Santa Clara Weekly failed to disclose to readers that its editorial staff runs a nonprofit that gets money from electeds and special interests. Read More 25
March 2, 2017 Santa Clara Weekly Sues Former Reporter-Turned-Blogger By The Fly A rivalry between the city of Santa Clara’s weekly newspaper and an upstart blog has transfigured into an outright legal battle. Read More 5
February 1, 2017 Santa Clara Officials Open to Raiders Shacking Up with 49ers By Jennifer Wadsworth Levi’s Stadium was built for two home teams, but it will be up to the 49ers to court the Raiders into moving south. Read More 14
January 11, 2017 SF 49ers Sue City of Santa Clara in Levi’s Stadium Stalemate By The Fly On Tuesday, the 49ers sued the city of Santa Clara and its mayor, Lisa Gillmor, for breach of contract over Levi’s Stadium. Read More 7
December 15, 2016 Moneybrawl: How the Mayor of Santa Clara, San Francisco 49ers Went to War over Levi’s Stadium By Josh Koehn The 49ers and Santa Clara are locked in an epic grudge match over how money moves at Levi’s Stadium, and neither appears willing to blink. Read More 29
November 17, 2016 Santa Clara Clashes with 49ers over Levi’s Stadium Management By Silicon Valley Newsroom A dispute between Santa Clara and the S.F. 49ers erupted this week with the mayor threatening to revoke the team’s control of Levi’s Stadium. Read More 26
November 16, 2016 With Thousands of Ballots Still Uncounted, Some South Bay Races Remain Too Close to Call By The Fly A week out from Election Day, some Santa Clara County races remain too close to call, which has prevented a few obligatory concession calls. Read More 3