Author: Carolyn Schuk
Arts & Entertainment
Performances Close to Home This Weekend
June 2, 2023
Lovers of the performing arts have several great performances to enjoy this weekend in the South Bay, all featuring performers...
BusinessCommunity
St. Justin Thrift Store Back in Business
May 15, 2023
I have a special affection for the St. Justin Thrift Store. I still wear a tweedy jacket I bought there...
Community
Celebrating Spring in the Eddie Souza Community Garden
May 11, 2023
In April, Santa Clara City Council Member (District 5) Suds Jain took swapped out his City Hall responsibilities for his...
Arts & Entertainment
The Space Around the Line: David Einstein at the Triton
May 5, 2023
“Deal with the space around the model,” minimalist artist Brice Marden told a young David Einstein in a life drawing...
Arts & EntertainmentCommunity
New Sunnyvale Civic Center Showcases Innovation and Natural Beauty
April 21, 2023
Creativity and innovation are the trademarks of Silicon Valley, and Sunnyvale’s new city hall unmistakably showcases this. Earlier this month,...
CommunityObituary
Don Von Raesfeld Sr. (1926 – 2023): Architect of Modern Santa Clara
April 18, 2023
Don Von Raesfeld, arguably the single most influential person on Santa Clara’s road to electric power self-sufficiency, died suddenly this...
Community
What A Difference A Decade Makes: March-April 2013
April 7, 2023
Ten years ago, Santa Clara’s budget was coming out of the Great Recession — posting a $6.6 million surplus —...
Arts & EntertainmentCommunity
Tearing Down Barriers to Enjoying Great Music
March 30, 2023
If you’ve been to any live performance recently, you’ve probably noticed that ticket prices have escalated. At the same time,...
Business
Silicon Valley Bank — Part of an Evolving Crisis for Business Banking
March 23, 2023
Over the weekend of March 11-12, there was some hope that the FDIC would step in like George Bailey and...
City Politics
City Releases Investigation Report — 20 Months After it was Finished, and 6 Hours After Editorial Slamming City’s Inaction
March 21, 2023
After a mystifying delay, on Monday the City of Santa Clara finally released a June 2021 report about an investigation...









