News July 28, 2020 City of Santa Clara Turns Up Heat on San Francisco 49ers By Barry Holtzclaw 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
News July 22, 2020 Santa Clara’s Santana Is Actually State’s Highest-paid City Manager for Second Year in a Row By Barry Holtzclaw Note: This new assessment prompted San Jose Inside to take a fresh look at two years of compensation for employees in California cities. Read More 11
News July 21, 2020 Private, Public COVID-19 Testing Accelerates in Santa Clara County By Barry Holtzclaw County data show that testing increased significantly in the month following a June 10 order for private healthcare systems to step up. Read More 4
Business July 21, 2020 City of Santa Clara Hotel Tax Revenue Plummets By Barry Holtzclaw The city has projected other budget-related issues, but the Transient Occupancy Tax would be the biggest hit. Read More 8
News July 17, 2020 New Report Shows How It Pays to Work for City of Santa Clara By Barry Holtzclaw The $501,457 that City Manager Deanna Santana made in 2019 tops that of her counterparts in much larger municipalities. Read More 14
News July 14, 2020 49ers in a Multi-Million-Dollar Standoff with City of Santa Clara By Barry Holtzclaw 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
News July 7, 2020 Private Healthcare Systems Still Lag in COVID-19 Tests By Barry Holtzclaw County officials last month had complained that public facilities run by Valley Med were handling nearly 90 percent of COVID-19 tests. Read More 2
News July 7, 2020 After Days of Confusion, Santa Clara County is Back in Business By Barry Holtzclaw Local businesses that want to reopen with restrictions have less than a week to file new paperwork with public health officials. Read More 10
News July 6, 2020 Santa Clara County Still Hopeful It Can Reopen Despite Grim News By Barry Holtzclaw From rising COVID-19 cases to shutdown orders from the state, the Fourth of July weekend didn’t give local officials much to celebrate. Read More 5
News July 4, 2020 State Rejects Santa Clara County COVID-19 Reopening Plan By Barry Holtzclaw The California Department of Public Health denied the county’s request for a variance from state COVID-19 protocols. Read More 67