Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Charter Review Subcommittees Raise Transparency Concerns
November 19, 2025
At last month’s Santa Clara Charter Review Committee, some questioned whether certain subcommittee members might be pursuing political agendas behind...
City Politics
Santa Clara 2025 Charter Review Committee Gets to Work
November 11, 2025
The first two meetings of Santa Clara’s new charter review committee were focused on organization, process and putting together a...
Community
No Kings Demonstration Brings Out Thousands From Sunnyvale to Palo Alto
October 21, 2025
The day was sunny, and the mood was just as sunny last Saturday (Oct. 18) as thousands thronged eight miles...
CommunitySchools
Mission College Fights Student Hunger One Meal at a Time
October 17, 2025
From their start a century ago, community colleges’ mission has been making education accessible to everyone. The West Valley-Mission Community...
City Politics
Tariffs Could Add $50+ Million to Santa Clara’s Electrical Infrastructure Costs
September 29, 2025
Silicon Valley Power’s (SVP) $448 million in planned maintenance and expansion projects could now cost $502 million, as a result...
BusinessCommunity
Empire Armadillo: For the Sake of a Chicken Sandwich, a Restaurant Was Born
September 26, 2025
We’ve all had the experience of losing a beloved restaurant, but very few of us decide to recreate that favorite...
Arts & EntertainmentSchools
Fremont Students Up Front in Mission Chamber Orchestra’s Season Opener
September 25, 2025
Since its founding nearly 30 years ago at Santa Clara’s Mission College, the Mission Chamber Orchestra (MCO) of San José...
Community
Labor Day Protest-in-Place Brings Out Thousands
September 23, 2025
Workers over Billionaires. That was the message on Labor Day when thousands of Peninsula residents made a line stretching 17...
City Politics
Data Centers — Santa Clara’s Third Largest General Fund Revenue Generator
September 15, 2025
Last year, income from data centers displaced hotel tax as the Santa Clara general fund’s third-highest revenue source after property...
Community
Artist Dean Larson: Telling Urban Stories in Shadow and Light
August 29, 2025
Contemporary realist Dean Larson’s paintings invite you not just to look, but to enter a story. You wonder: Is the...









