Author: Carolyn Schuk
BusinessCity Politics
Levi’s Stadium Has Made $659M, Boosted City’s Bottom Line $21M
November 4, 2022
Since opening in 2014, Levi’s Stadium has brought in $659 million for Santa Clara’s Stadium Authority and added $21 million...
City Politics
Police Union Campaigns While Negotiating Contract
November 1, 2022
The Santa Clara Police Officers Association and its associated PAC are using the controversial grand jury report Unsportsmanlike Conduct on...
City Politics
Tom Shanks: From Ethics Referee to Political Player
November 1, 2022
Some say that one-time Santa Clara ethics consultant Tom Shanks has given ethics a back seat to politics: First in...
City Politics
Becker Gets BCTC Labor Endorsement, Gillmor “Has Let Us Down”
October 31, 2022
One of the largest regional trade union consortiums, the Santa Clara & San Benito Counties Building & Construction Trades Council...
City Politics
Police Union Possibly Skirting Campaign Laws
October 26, 2022
The Santa Clara Police Officers Association (POA) and its PAC appear to be violating — or at the very least...
Arts & Entertainment
San José Stage’s Matthew Kropschot — An Unintended Actor
October 24, 2022
Starring in Laura Eason’s Sex With Strangers, which opened last week at San Jose Stage, Matthew Kropschot never intended to...
City Politics
Follow the Money 2022 Update: Donations Slow Down
October 24, 2022
Nov. 1 Update: Devcon, SCS Finance Police PAC Developers Devcon and SCS jumped into the campaign during the last week...
City Politics
Settlement in Discrimination Lawsuit Against SCPD Chief Delayed at City’s Request
October 19, 2022
Santa Clara has asked a federal court to postpone a final settlement meeting in a police department discrimination and retaliation...
City Politics
“Unclear” Connections: Grand Jurors Under Fire for Potential Conflicts of Interest
October 13, 2022
Since the now infamous grand jury report, “Unsportsmanlike Conduct on the Santa Clara City Council,” was leaked to the press...
City Politics
FPPC Complaints are Complaints, Not Investigations
October 11, 2022
Editor’s Note: In this article, we mistakenly labeled City Clerk Hosam Haggag as a Gillmor ally. Mr. Haggag correctly pointed...









