Santa Clara

Santa Clara is a city of 130,000 at Silicon Valley's geographic center — home to the 49ers, birthplace of Intel, and founded in 1777 as California's first Spanish civil settlement. Governed by a seven-member at-large Council with its own major municipal utility, Silicon Valley Power.

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Daily Summary

2026-06-29

Santa Clara Agenda Highlights Santa Clara City Council's 2026-06-23 agenda is scheduled to cover 26-4…

Published agenda materials for the June 23 santa clara city council of the Santa Clara City Council included Santa Clara City Council's 2026-06-23 agenda is scheduled to cover 26-483 Action to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Bear Elec…. This summary is based on published agenda items and meeting materials, not confirmed meeting outcomes.

The council also has a santa clara city council listed for June 30. Residents can review the meeting page and agenda materials to track what the council is scheduled to consider next.

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Top Issues in Santa Clara

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Traffic Safety & Neighborhood Livability

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Traffic safety has become a quality-of-life priority for Santa Clara residents. The city has launched a "Please Slow Down" initiative to encourage lower driving speeds, with free yard signs available to residents. A recent fatal collision …

FIFA World Cup & Super Bowl Legacy — Costs, Benefits & Resident Impact

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Santa Clara is the only city in the country to host both the Super Bowl and the FIFA World Cup in the same year City of Santa Clara — a remarkable distinction that has also put real strain on city resources and sparked political controvers…

Transportation & Transit Future (VTA)

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The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is navigating a dual mandate — running a regional transit system while developing affordable housing on underutilized land near stations. Ten VTA projects currently in active developmen…

Federal Funding Threats to County Services

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The county is confronting $70 million in anticipated lost federal funding it will need to backfill, with the Office of Supportive Housing facing the largest losses of $29 million. Federal Medi-Cal cuts are driving multiple departmental sho…

Mental Health Services Budget Crisis

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The Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services Department is facing a $100 million deficit for fiscal year 2026–27, driven by federal Medi-Cal cuts triggered by H.R. 1, changes in state funding, the end of one-time COVID-19 dollars, and…

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Mental Health Services Budget Cuts

The Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services Department is facing a $100 million deficit in the coming fiscal year, driven by federal Medi-Cal cuts, changes in state funding, and rising costs — threatening recently expanded mental health treatment programs. Do you support or oppose reducing mental health services to help balance the county budget?

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Elections

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6/2/2026 June 2, 2026 California Primary

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Measures

Measure B: Parcel Tax Renewal Measure Measure C: Franklin-McKinley School District General Obligation Bond Measure Measure D: Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Voter-Sponsored Initiative Special Parcel Tax

Upcoming meetings

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Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

10/6/2026 • 09:30 AM

Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors

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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors

9/18/2026 • 09:00 AM

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors

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Recent news

Photo Gallery: Australia, Paraguay Fans Show up for Final Group Match at Levi’s Stadium

The Silicon Valley Voice • 2026-06-26

Though the scoreboard was less than exciting, the fans were energetic enough for everyone. The final group match at Levi’s Stadium on June 25 was the World Cup’s must-see match of the day, …

Westside and Briarwood 10U All Stars Begin Pool Play with a Bang

The Silicon Valley Voice • 2026-06-25

Bang! Bang! Oh, what a shot from Catlett! Santa Clara Westside 10U All Stars opened District 44 Pool Play against crosstown rival Briarwood on Monday and the fireworks display put on by Wes…

Levi’s Stadium Capital Projects Approved Despite Division

The Silicon Valley Voice • 2026-06-25

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…

Santa Clara to add transaction fees for online permit-related payments

Bay City News / Local News Matters • 2026-06-23

The City of Santa Clara will begin charging transaction fees for credit card, debit card, and electronic check payments related to Building, Planning, Public Works, and Fire department fees…

Algeria come from behind to break Jordanian hearts with a 2-1 win in Santa Clara

KRON4 • 2026-06-23

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KRON) -- Algeria came from a goal down to beat Jordan 2-1 in front of a packed Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara Monday night. The results gives the Algerians a fighting ch…

Calhoun Fire rips through 25 acres near Cal State East Bay

KRON4 • 2026-06-20

(KRON) -- Forward progress on a blaze, dubbed by officials as the Calhoun Fire, has been stopped at 25 acres in Alameda County Friday afternoon, according to Cal Fire Santa Clara Unit (SCU)…

Budget Snapshot

Current budget status for this city.

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Adopted budget

FY 2025/26 Adopted Budget

Budget study session: May 13, 2025

Budget study session: May 27, 2025

Public hearing and budget adoption: June 10, 2025

FY 2025/26 department-level rows are available from the public Questica portal. FY 2026/27 budget materials exist, but department-level rows were not exposed by the same portal endpoint at the same grain.

Largest departments in FY 2025/26

Electric Utility

Utility / enterprise department

$1.1B

Water and Sewer Utility Dept

Utility / enterprise department

$142.2M

Police Department

$100.4M