‘Do not disclose’: Santa Clara mayor sent confidential report to her personal email

A DAY AFTER Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor received a confidential report lambasting her political enemies, she forwarded it from her city account to her personal email. One legal expert says it raises questions about her intentions and whether she leaked the secret document — a charge that has landed her political rival in court.

This news organization obtained the email following multiple public records requests. A request for government emails forwarded by the mayor to her personal account turned up nothing of interest. But a separate request for the emails of Steve Ngo, then interim city attorney, turned up the missing document. While it is almost entirely blacked out, it confirms Gillmor sent the confidential report to herself.