Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
A Budget Tale of Three Bay Area Cities
August 17, 2011
We know how severe our operating budget problems have been in Santa Clara. But how are neighboring cities faring? Using...
Opinion
Capturing the Boomer Market
August 3, 2011
This year is the seventh year that Santa Clara University has been host to the Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit...
Business
Rewinding Memories on DVD – Santa Clara-based YesVideo Makes It Simple
August 3, 2011
How many videotapes, 35mm slides, and photos occupy space in your house? Chances are, more than a few. You might...
City Politics
Santa Clara: No Respect from California Redistricting Commission
August 3, 2011
Maybe California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission needs a geography lesson. Apparently the commissioners think the city of Santa Clara is in...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Council Meeting, July 12, 2011
July 20, 2011
It might not have seemed like it, but there was other important business on last week’s City Council agenda besides...
Business
Goodwill Shopping Santa Clara Style
July 20, 2011
Sometimes low-tech is all you need. Take, for example, the basic telephone. These days mobile phones have so many gizmos,...
City Politics
$154,000 is the Answer, But What’s the Question?
July 20, 2011
The above statistic is: The result you get if you divide Santa Clara’s employee compensation/benefits ($142,341,810) by the number of...
City Politics
49ers Stadium Marketing and Concessionaire Agreements Inked
July 13, 2011
The 49ers stadium project continues to advance. At its July 5 meeting, the Stadium Authority (which is one and the...
City Politics
City Desk
July 13, 2011
Pot – Not At last week’s City Council meeting, what was expected to be a routine motion to renew Santa...
Opinion
Extremely Couponed
July 13, 2011
With the end of the Jersey Shore season, it was only a matter of time before my reality TV fixation...


