November 18, 2022 Gillmor Re-elected Santa Clara Mayor, Edging Becker By Barry Holtzclaw With solid re-election victories by Becker allies Raj Chahal and Karen Hardy, the 2022 election in the City of Santa Clara will result in no change in the 5-2 split in the city council. Read More 4
February 24, 2022 Santa Clara City Council Fires City Manager Deanna Santana By Barry Holtzclaw The vote ended several months of rancor between the former city manager of Sunnyvale and Oakland and a new council majority. Read More 11
September 2, 2021 Santa Clara City Council Fires City Attorney Brian Doyle ‘for No Cause’ By Barry Holtzclaw The vote was preceded by warnings from Doyle and his own attorney that the termination was unfair and illegal. Read More 5
September 1, 2021 Will Santa Clara Cut Ties With City Attorney Brian Doyle? By The Fly City staff will discuss Doyle’s “discipline/dismissal/release" behind closed doors in a special meeting Wednesday evening. Read More 3
July 21, 2021 Backroom Meetings Shroud Rejected Santa Clara Housing Development across from SCU By Katie Lauer Since its 2015 inception, ReMet's developers, Santa Clara lobbyists and elected officials had at least 17 closed door meetings Read More 3
April 21, 2021 Santa Clara Settles $4.5 Million Lawsuit over Districted Elections By Katie Lauer The settlement requires the Santa Clara City Council to formally call for a vote by residents on accepting six districts by June 1. Read More 10
April 2, 2021 Watanabe Faces Call for Censure, Accusations of ‘Patterned’ Behavior After AAPI Rally Rebuff By Janice Bitters Leaders across Silicon Valley are now gathering signatures to demand an apology and a formal censure for the councilwoman. Read More 14
March 26, 2021 Gillmor Could Get More Than Expected in Transparency Pitch By The Fly Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor may get more than she bargained for after proposing required meeting minutes of talks with the 49ers. Read More 6
January 13, 2021 Indicted SiliconSage CEO Enjoyed Access to Local Political Leaders By Jennifer Wadsworth and Janice Bitters Sanjeev Acharya branded himself as a commercial real estate innovator, but regulators call him a con man. Read More 16
January 7, 2021 Santa Clara City Attorney in the Spotlight After Lawsuit Fail By The Fly Insiders say emails are pouring in about Doyle and the verdict that is set to cost the South Bay city millions. Read More 8
November 9, 2020 Santa Clara City Council: ‘The Balance of Power Has Changed’ By Janice Bitters Mission City’s politics got flipped on its head this week when three newcomers came out ahead in their bids for City Council. Read More 9
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