SANTA CLARA’S NEGLECTED DOWNTOWN took a key turn toward revitalization in 2023, but there’s been little movement since.

It was 1964 when the wrecking ball began tearing apart downtown Santa Clara, transforming what had been, for generations, a ...

John Ramos reports on a woman who wants to hold Santa Clara accountable for its promise to rebuild downtown. Website: <a href=" YouTube: <a href=" Facebook: <a href=" Instagram: <a href=" Twitter: <a ...

SANTA CLARA, CA – January 05: From left, members of Reclaiming Our Downtown, Carter Fulhorst, Frank Lemmon, Donna West, Dan Ondrasek, Mary Grizzle and Basil Saleh pose for a portrait in Franklin ...

Among the worst — maybe the worst — was Santa Clara’s decision to demolish its downtown in the 1960s with federal urban renewal money, a move that still rankles residents today.

Last week, the Santa Clara City Council approved a proposal to rebuild its downtown, including new homes, businesses and public space. The plan came from residents who have spent years trying to ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KGO) -- This Wednesday will see an important gathering of Santa Clarans to explore the possibility of revitalizing an eight-block area that once was its downtown. It was ...

Much of downtown Santa Clara–about 25 acres bounded by Benton and Lafayette streets, Homestead Road and Madison Street–was demolished in the 1960s, a victim of a trend known as urban renewal.

Santa Clara hopes to recreate the Downtown it gutted 63 years ago. Approved plan allows for nearly 1,100 homes and 730K sf of shops within eight blocks.

The City of Santa Clara has approved a new downtown precise plan that envisions adding up to 1,071 residential units, 729,620 square feet of new commercial space and 44,300 square feet of public ...

The city of Santa Clara demolished eight blocks in the 1960s — its historic downtown. Now a green shoot of new urban development is appearing in the form of a small condo project from Santa ...