Author: Carolyn Schuk
Community
Labor Day Protest-in-Place Brings Out Thousands
September 23, 2025
Workers over Billionaires. That was the message on Labor Day when thousands of Peninsula residents made a line stretching 17...
City Politics
Data Centers — Santa Clara’s Third Largest General Fund Revenue Generator
September 15, 2025
Last year, income from data centers displaced hotel tax as the Santa Clara general fund’s third-highest revenue source after property...
Community
Artist Dean Larson: Telling Urban Stories in Shadow and Light
August 29, 2025
Contemporary realist Dean Larson’s paintings invite you not just to look, but to enter a story. You wonder: Is the...
Community
Medicaid Cuts Hammer Everyone’s Care, Not Just Recipients’
August 25, 2025
We all hope that we never need the care of a medical trauma center. But if, for example, you’re seriously...
City Politics
Former Santa Clara City Manager Sues for Disputed Compensation, Claims 49ers Choreographed Campaign Against Her
August 21, 2025
Deanna Santana, Santa Clara’s city manager from 2017-2022, has filed a breach of contract lawsuit claiming that the city withheld...
Community
Sales Tax Measure is Essential to Maintain County Health Systems, Say Supervisors
August 19, 2025
Correction: A previous version of this post incorrectly stated that Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga abstained from the vote. She, in fact, voted...
Arts & EntertainmentCommunity
Artist Saswatee Chatterjee: Seeing Everyday Beauty in the Small Things
August 15, 2025
If you wanted to sum up Santa Clara artist Saswatee Chatterjee’s work, it would be with a famous line from...
Community
Santa Clara’s Chamber of Commerce Part of Modern Santa Clara’s DNA
August 11, 2025
It’s no accident that Santa Clara is the home of some of high tech’s biggest players. The city’s post-WWII infrastructure...
Community
The Quarter Note: Down Home Music Silicon Valley Style
August 9, 2025
Silicon Valley has been through many changes since the 1970s, but one constant has been the live music club on...
Community
City Manager Jovan Grogan: A Steady Hand on the Tiller
August 6, 2025
Few people begin their careers in government as early as Santa Clara City Manager Jovan Grogan. He got involved in...








