Community Pulse
What residents are talking about in Santa Clara public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
17 topics in parks rec
Update on FIFA Risk Analysis Disclosures Investigation
Action on proposed reallocation of general fund reserve, elimination of senior center membership fees
Proposed 250th Mission and 150th City Anniversary Celebration
Board of Library Trustees Appointment
Senior Center Membership Fees and Pool Hours
Water & utilities
Pickleball and Tennis Needs Assessment Survey
Park Maintenance and Community Engagement
Youth Soccer Park Thatch Removal and Budget Amendments
Special Orders Scheduling
2025-26 Measure I Program Update
FIFA Watch Party Planning
Community Volunteer Support
Cultural Representation at Events
May Night Market Logistics
Night Market Feedback
Senior services and community support
In the News
12 articlesRecent coverage of Santa Clara from local and regional media.
Silicon Valley News & San Jose Tech News - San José Spotlight
Technology San Jose’s experiment with autonomous food delivery robots is entering a new phase as the city prepares to roll out rules governing their use, including operating fees as well as fines for compan...
Santa Clara News - San José Spotlight
Santa Clara The San Francisco 49ers want to tilt the scales in the team’s favor on the Santa Clara City Council by pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into the District 2 race. Recent campaign finance ...
South County News - San José Spotlight
South County The Morgan Hill mayor’s seat and two City Council districts are at stake this November, with all three incumbents seeking reelection in their respective posts. With the Nov. 3 election less tha...
San Jose Homelessness News - San José Spotlight
Homelessness For homeless people in San Jose, sweeps are a fixed part of their lived experience — the stress of packing up their belongings, the fear of losing their valuables and the hunt to secure another...
Mountain View News - San José Spotlight
Mountain View Taking a cue from other jurisdictions, Mountain View has added a new tool to its playbook to try and block the possibility of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security setting up an immigr...
Santa Clara County News - San José Spotlight
Santa Clara County Bay Area residents overwhelmingly think their lives are headed in the right direction, even as they see the region moving down the wrong track. That’s one of the key takeaways from the an...
Will San Jose protect 500+ acres around former IBM site? - San José Spotlight
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is pushing for permanent environmental protections for more than 500 acres of open space around a former tech research center being purchased by a data center developer.
Oct 22, 2026Santa Clara Continues to Examine How It Handles Data Centers
Due to the quick turnaround of press time, The Weekly focused on one key item from last night’s Santa Clara City Council meeting. We offer more in-depth coverage of other items discussed at the city council mee...
Oct 21, 2026SOURCE: 49ers Polling in Santa Clara Convinced Team to Abandon Karen Hardy
SOURCE: 49ers Polling in Santa Clara Convinced Team to Abandon Karen Hardy
Oct 20, 2026Santa Clara shifts park priorities to keep $256K grant - San José Spotlight
A long-planned rehabilitation of Maywood Park remains years away from construction, and the delay has prompted Santa Clara to shift grant funds from the project to Henry Schmidt Park, since state grant would not be able to meet the required timeline.
Oct 20, 2026Sunnyvale Continues to Iron Out Wrinkles in Worker Retention Ordinance
Vagueries in a proposed service worker retention ordinance have led the Sunnyvale City Council to bounce it back to city employees in order to clarify a couple of aspects. At its most recent meeting Oct. 6, the...
Oct 20, 2026Ryan: Outside spending isn't new to Santa Clara — judge the candidates, not the noise - San José Spotlight
I understand why outside spending unsettles people. Voters deserve to know who is funding what, and that information should be easy to find. But a campaign that is only about spending totals tells residents nothing about who will show up to meetings prepared, return their calls and make sound decisions.
Oct 20, 2026