Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Measure J Didn’t “Direct” Santa Clara to Build a 49ers Stadium, Say Stadium Opponents
February 29, 2012
Last week Santa Clara Plays Fair filed its answer to the Santa Clara Stadium Authority’s and the 49ers Stadium LLC...
Arts & Entertainment
Santa Clara’s Showtime Was Always Fun For All
February 29, 2012
The journalistic record is mum about the first Santa Clara Showtime in 1982, the Dastardly Disaster, written by legendary Santa...
City Politics
40 Years Later, Santa Clara Discussing Same Governance Questions
February 22, 2012
As the City Council considers changes in the way its members are elected, it’s a good time to reflect that...
City Politics
Basis in Prior Legislation Doesn’t Necessarily Exempt Council Actions From Referendum, Argues Stadium Opponents’ Attorney
February 22, 2012
By filing suit against Santa Clara Plays Fair’s (SCPF) petition for a referendum on the 49ers stadium agreements, Santa Clara...
Arts & Entertainment
Mission City Opera’s Die Fledermaus Flies into Santa Clara
February 22, 2012
French dramatist Alexandre Dumas once quipped “So heavy is the chain of wedlock that it needs two to carry it...
Arts & Entertainment
Mission City Opera Goes Bats in Upcoming Show
February 15, 2012
Next Saturday in Santa Clara will see an evening of practical jokes, mistaken identities, romance and revelry as Mission City...
City Politics
History Supports Stadium Authority’s Position
February 8, 2012
Here’s a short primer of court rulings that are relevant to the current SA lawsuit. Impartial reading indicates that the...
Public Safety
Stopping Online Piracy or Online Privacy?
January 25, 2012
Remember the Clipper Chip? Let me refresh your memory. Formally known as the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA),...
Life Announcements
Sue (Sorich) Lasher: Oct. 24, 1930 – Nov. 24, 2011
January 25, 2012
The next time you enjoy a thrill ride or an entertaining show at Great America, take a moment to thank...
City Politics
CA Supreme Court Upholds RDA Dissolution
January 11, 2012
California’s Supreme Court unanimously upheld the state legislature’s dissolution (AB1X 26) of California’s redevelopment agencies (RDAs). “The legislative power vested...





