Raj Chahal – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Tue, 06 Jun 2023 03:10:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 Santa Clara Names New City Manager, at $405K per Year https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-names-new-city-manager-at-405k-per-year/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-names-new-city-manager-at-405k-per-year/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2023 21:30:25 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201202505 The city of Santa Clara ended a lengthy search when it hired a new city manager this week. The City Council voted 4-1 to appoint Jovan Grogan to fill the vacancy left by the previous city manager, Deanna Santana, who was fired last year. Grogan, who is currently the city manager of San Bruno, will […]

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-names-new-city-manager-at-405k-per-year/feed/ 2 Gillmor Re-elected Santa Clara Mayor, Edging Becker https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/gillmor-re-elected-santa-clara-mayor-edging-becker/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/gillmor-re-elected-santa-clara-mayor-edging-becker/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2022 19:04:41 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201200902 With solid re-election victories by Becker allies Raj Chahal and Karen Hardy, the 2022 election in the City of Santa Clara will result in no change in the 5-2 split in the city council.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/gillmor-re-elected-santa-clara-mayor-edging-becker/feed/ 4 Leak of Grand Jury Report on 49ers Influence in Santa Clara Draws Fire for Political Timing https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/leak-of-grand-jury-report-on-49ers-influence-in-santa-clara-draws-fire-for-political-timing/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/leak-of-grand-jury-report-on-49ers-influence-in-santa-clara-draws-fire-for-political-timing/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2022 16:14:58 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201199518 With few exceptions, the grand jury report’s observations, conclusions and recommendations landed squarely on one side of the city’s political divide–led by Mayor Lisa Gillmor–that was on the losing end of the 2020 council elections, promping the 49ers to call for an investigation of the grand jury for conflicts of interest. Today, the final version of the report revealed that two members had recused themselves because of possible conflicts.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/leak-of-grand-jury-report-on-49ers-influence-in-santa-clara-draws-fire-for-political-timing/feed/ 7 Santa Clara City Council Fires City Manager Deanna Santana https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-city-council-fires-city-manager-deanna-santana/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-city-council-fires-city-manager-deanna-santana/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2022 02:55:56 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201192679 The vote ended several months of rancor between the former city manager of Sunnyvale and Oakland and a new council majority.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-city-council-fires-city-manager-deanna-santana/feed/ 11 Santa Clara City Council Fires City Attorney Brian Doyle ‘for No Cause’ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-city-council-fires-city-attorney-brian-doyle-for-no-cause/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-city-council-fires-city-attorney-brian-doyle-for-no-cause/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2021 21:24:32 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201188956 The vote was preceded by warnings from Doyle and his own attorney that the termination was unfair and illegal.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-city-council-fires-city-attorney-brian-doyle-for-no-cause/feed/ 5 Will Santa Clara Cut Ties With City Attorney Brian Doyle? https://www.sanjoseinside.com/the-fly/will-santa-clara-cut-ties-with-city-attorney-brian-doyle/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/the-fly/will-santa-clara-cut-ties-with-city-attorney-brian-doyle/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:30:05 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201188931 City staff will discuss Doyle’s “discipline/dismissal/release" behind closed doors in a special meeting Wednesday evening.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/the-fly/will-santa-clara-cut-ties-with-city-attorney-brian-doyle/feed/ 3 Santa Clara Settles $4.5 Million Lawsuit over Districted Elections https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-settles-4-5-million-lawsuit-over-districted-elections/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-settles-4-5-million-lawsuit-over-districted-elections/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2021 19:23:32 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201170349 The settlement requires the Santa Clara City Council to formally call for a vote by residents on accepting six districts by June 1.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-settles-4-5-million-lawsuit-over-districted-elections/feed/ 10 Watanabe Faces Call for Censure, Accusations of ‘Patterned’ Behavior After AAPI Rally Rebuff https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/watanabe-faces-call-for-censure-accusations-of-patterned-behavior-after-aapi-rally-rebuff/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/watanabe-faces-call-for-censure-accusations-of-patterned-behavior-after-aapi-rally-rebuff/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:02:04 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201169851 Leaders across Silicon Valley are now gathering signatures to demand an apology and a formal censure for the councilwoman.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/watanabe-faces-call-for-censure-accusations-of-patterned-behavior-after-aapi-rally-rebuff/feed/ 14 Santa Clara’s Santana Is Actually State’s Highest-paid City Manager for Second Year in a Row https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-claras-santana-is-actually-states-highest-paid-city-manager-for-second-year-in-a-row/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-claras-santana-is-actually-states-highest-paid-city-manager-for-second-year-in-a-row/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2020 23:12:19 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201159829 Note: This new assessment prompted San Jose Inside to take a fresh look at two years of compensation for employees in California cities.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-claras-santana-is-actually-states-highest-paid-city-manager-for-second-year-in-a-row/feed/ 11 Secretary of State Alex Padilla Slams Santa Clara’s Measure C https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/secretary-of-state-alex-padilla-slams-santa-claras-measure-c/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/secretary-of-state-alex-padilla-slams-santa-claras-measure-c/#comments Thu, 20 Feb 2020 21:58:28 +0000 http://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201153944 The state’s top elections official showed up in Mission City today to denounce an effort to shrink the number of council districts.

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