Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Gillmor Asks Governor for a Favor for a Donor
September 21, 2022
Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor is under new scrutiny this morning after she, ironically, asked Governor Gavin Newsom to weigh...
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SVC Chamber Celebrates Past with Optimism for Future
September 18, 2022
In late 1937 a small item in a Santa Clara newspaper announced that W.A. Wahl, Standard Oil agent for Santa...
City Politics
El Camino Plan and Sound Wall Revisited, Political Attacks Renewed
September 15, 2022
The Santa Clara City Council had a relatively short agenda for its Sept. 13 meeting, but that didn’t translate to...
City Politics
“Significant Differences” Becker Responds to Gillmor’s Accusations
September 3, 2022
Santa Clara mayoral candidate Anthony Becker came out swinging after what he calls a fabrication by his opponent, sitting mayor...
City Politics
Santa Clara Old Guard Aims to Recall Minority Council Members
August 31, 2022
A new and unregistered political committee calling itself Save Our Santa Clara aims to recall three city council members elected...
City Politics
49ers Offer $4M to City in “Final and Best” Deal
August 25, 2022
In what they say is their “best and final” offer, on Thursday the San Francisco 49ers offered Santa Clara an...
City Politics
Gillmor’s Real Estate Dealings Under Scrutiny
August 19, 2022
Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor has some explaining to do about her Public Property Advisors (PPA) business, judging from recent...
City Politics
49ers Settlement Offer Would Deliver $3.3 Million in Cash, Stop Annual $1 Million+ Legal Bill Hemorrhage
August 11, 2022
The 49ers’ proposed settlement following five years of contentious litigation with Santa Clara would net the City $3.3 million immediately...
City Politics
Capital Improvement Budget (2022): $572 Million Short
August 4, 2022
Back in 2017, Santa Clara’s finance department forecast that by 2023 the City would face a cumulative shortfall of $600...
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Santa Clara Budget Deficit Triggered by COVID, Fed by Exploding Payroll
July 28, 2022
While the immediate cause of Santa Clara’s current budget deficits — “structural deficit” — was the COVID-caused drop in hotel...









