Community Pulse
What residents are talking about in Santa Clara public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
26 topics in zoning
Accessory Dwelling Unit Construction and Neighborhood Parking Impacts
Consent Calendar
Worthington Circle Townhomes
Zoning & land use
Civic Center Drive Multi-Family Development Appeal
Zoning Code Cleanup and Tasman East Rezoning
Historic Home Questions and Neighborhood Concerns
Comprehensive Charter Amendment Package and Ballot Placement
1341 Homestead Road & 906 Monroe Street Rezoning and Subdivision
Historic Preservation Ordinance RFP
Council Reconsideration Policy Clarification
Private encroachments in public right-of-way
Work Plan
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Rezoning and Subdivision of 1341 Homestead Road
Historic Preservation Ordinance Update and Expenditure of Funds
Council Policy 030
Stadium Event Parking and Neighborhood Congestion
Charter City Status and Measure R Park Restrictions
Action on an Appeal (PLN25-00562) of the Community Development Director’s Denial of a Zoning Clearance (PZC25-00381) for a Smoke Shop Located at 770 Kiely Boulevard.
Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Staff Presentation and Solicitation of Committee Input Regarding (1) Charter wide language/organization conventions, (2) “Benchmarking” with other Charter Cities, (3) Proposed standards for grouping proposed charter modifications within “levels,” (4) Process for drafting and review of charter modifications; and (5) Project Timeline and Possible Need for Additional Meetings.
Approval of the November 19, 2025 Charter Review Committee Meeting Minutes
Report Outs from Ad Hoc Subcommittees and Discussion of Standardization of Report Out Process.
Potential Adoption of a Municipal Ethics Commission
Historic Resource Inventory Update
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