Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
County RDA Clawbacks Spark Criticism from Bill Wilson Center
February 13, 2013
It’s not only local government and development insiders who are dismayed by the county money grab unleashed by the clawback...
Community
A Volunteer For All Seasons: Robert Schwalbe (1952 – 2013)
February 6, 2013
One word that wasn’t in Robert Schwalbe’s vocabulary was “half-hearted.” Whether it was making holidays not-to-be-forgotten experiences for his family...
Community
Santa Clara’s Neonode Takes the “Touch” Out of Touchscreen
January 30, 2013
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas a few weeks ago, Santa Clara company Neonode (neonode.com) made quite...
Schools
School Report Cards Show SCUSD Slightly Ahead of State Averages
January 23, 2013
Last week the Santa Clara Unified School Board accepted “school annual report cards” (SARC) – a state-required exhaustive annual report...
Schools
Education Desk:
January 16, 2013
SCUSD Budget Taking a Turn for the Better A look at Santa Clara Unified School District’s (SCUSD) $130 million budget...
BusinessCommunity
Santa Clara-Based Stoke Beats the Competition By Keeping Manufacturing at Home
January 16, 2013
There’s been a lot of news about Apple returning some manufacturing operations to the U.S. But while Apple is an...
Community
Santa Clara Women’s Club Rings in 2013 With Annual “Re-Gifting” Auction
January 16, 2013
Last week it was time for “Christmas After Christmas,” at the Santa Clara Women’s Club’s annual “regifting” auction. It’s an...
Schools
Education Desk: Project Labor Agreements for Measure C Construction? West Valley-Mission Board Hears Arguments
January 9, 2013
On Tuesday, December 11, West Valley-Mission Community College District (WVMCCCD) Board of Trustees held a public hearing on the pros...
Community
Muslim Civil Rights Group Reports Slight Increase in Bay Area Complaints
January 9, 2013
Last week the Santa Clara-based Council on American-Islamic Relations of the San Francisco Bay Area (CAIR-SFBA) published its annual report...
Schools
Education Desk: Dec. 26, 2012
December 26, 2012
“His explanations explanatory of explanations explained was interminable,” Abraham Lincoln once said of his political rival Stephen Douglas. He could...




