With few exceptions, the grand jury report’s observations, conclusions and recommendations landed squarely on one side of the city’s political divide–led by Mayor Lisa Gillmor–that was on the losing end of the 2020 council elections, promping the 49ers to call for an investigation of the grand jury for conflicts of interest. Today, the final version of the report revealed that two members had recused themselves because of possible conflicts.

The Related Cos. project will replace the landfill-turned golf course across from Levi’s Stadium with a massive new mixed-use development.

David Ebrahimi, the 72-year-old proprietor of David’s Banquet Hall in Santa Clara, must never have heard the old saw about fighting city hall.

San Jose and Santa Clara called a truce in a legal fight over two massive developments along their shared border.

Santa Clara Weekly failed to disclose to readers that its editorial staff runs a nonprofit that gets money from electeds and special interests.

Santa Clara voters are under siege. Each week a new accusation of campaign impropriety crops up.

The civil grand jury has been quietly investigating the stadium authority for Levi’s Stadium, home to the San Francisco 49ers and Super Bowl 50, while billionaire developers play chess for Santa Clara’s future.