The Conversation Santa Clara Hasn’t Had in 20 Years Recognizing Ethics Issues in Real Time — Part 2 of 3 The Motion During the July 14 City Council/Stadium Authority meeting, Council Member Kevin Park proposed scheduling a future discussion of what it would take to bring an election ethics advisor back to Santa Clara for … Read more
Independent-expenditure committees funded by the San Francisco 49ers have spent more than $10 million across three Santa Clara City Council elections — over $1 million on a single race against a roughly $26,000 voluntary cap. A look at what that imbalance has bought, and what it means heading into November 2026. Read more
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