Author: Carolyn Schuk
Schools
Marathon Meeting Launches Cultural Revolution at SCUSD Board
December 19, 2012
Last week’s 7-hour standing-room-only Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) board meeting brought to mind many clichés, foremost among them,...
Community
Celebrating South Bay’s 2012 Olympians
December 12, 2012
A few weeks ago, past and present met at Santa Clara University, where U.S. Rep. Mike Honda (D-15th District, California)...
City Politics
New Residential Development in City Moves Forward Around El Camino
December 12, 2012
Last month was notable for several milestones that advance Santa Clara’s 2010 General Plan for affordable and walk-able new housing...
City Politics
Outgoing Council Members Honored
December 12, 2012
Last week the Santa Clara City Council took time out from the challenges of governing, to honor three outgoing Council...
City Politics
State’s Claim that City Land was “Owned” by RDA is Questionable
December 12, 2012
Santa Clara’s redevelopment agency (RDA) wasn’t just an agency for fostering city improvements. It was also used – in an...
Community
SVP’s New Solar Array is an All-Around Win
December 12, 2012
Santa Clara’s new Jenny Strand Solar Research and Development Park could be called a win-win squared. It’s a win for...
City Politics
Hilmar Neighborhood Traffic Woes Worse Than Ever
November 28, 2012
Two weeks ago the Santa Clara City Council revisited the traffic and trash problems in the Hilmar neighborhood that residents...
Schools
Santa Clara Education Desk
November 21, 2012
SCUSD: Out With the Old, In With the New Following what was likely the most contentious school board election in...
Community
Sixth Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner Promises to Be Largest Ever
November 14, 2012
Long-time Santa Clara activist Larry Marsalli is gearing up for what has become a Santa Clara tradition: the annual community...
City Politics
Everyone Loses as $30 RDA Stadium Money Dispute Heads Back to Court
November 7, 2012
Engineering systems philosopher John Gall observed 30 years ago that, “Systems tend to oppose their own proper functioning.” Certainly ample...



