Carolyn Schuk, Author at The Silicon Valley Voice

Civil Rights Groups, CA Secretary of State Urge Santa Clarans to Protect Voting Rights, Defeat Measure C

Carolyn SchukFebruary 20, 2020

Santa Clara’s attempt to undo the City’s six court-ordered Council election districts by merging them into three districts, each with two at-large seats — Measure C — is getting...

City Politics

How to Follow the Money – Peeling the Campaign Spending Onion

Carolyn SchukFebruary 17, 2020

Between California’s 1974 Fair Political Practices Act and the 2018 California Disclose Act, state public disclosure laws make it possible to know...

City Politics

Council Goal-Setting: Related Santa Clara Groundbreaking, Bond/Parcel Ballot Tax Measure Immanent

Carolyn SchukFebruary 14, 2020

Related Santa Clara groundbreaking, bonds and parcel taxes, and City rebranding were among the items discussed at Santa Clara City Council’s annual...

City Politics

Follow the Money: Tracking the Money Race in Local Ballot Measures

Carolyn SchukFebruary 14, 2020

No on Measure C Draws Big Money in Santa Clara Santa Clara’s March 3 special election is drawing some big spending —...

City Politics

Bloom Energy Prevails in CEQA Lawsuit, But Judge Supports City’s GHG Analysis

Carolyn SchukFebruary 2, 2020

Santa Clara must rescind its ordinance requiring electrical generation systems — micro-grids — connecting with the City’s electrical grid to use only renewable...

City Politics

News of Council Member’s Imminent Resignation Was News to Her

Carolyn SchukJanuary 23, 2020January 24, 2020

When Santa Clara City Council Member Patricia Mahan woke up from a medical procedure on Thursday, it was to a call from...

City Politics

City Manager Says Santa Clara’s Benefits Sub-Par, Compensation Data Doesn’t

Carolyn SchukJanuary 23, 2020

Are salaries paid to some of Santa Clara’s recent hires out of line or are they merely compensating for an uncompetitive benefits...

City Politics

A Closer Look at Some of Santa Clara’s Well-Paid New Hires

Carolyn SchukJanuary 8, 2020

A closer look at some members of City Manager Deanna Santana’s alumni club tells a story that’s hard to dismiss as being...

City Politics

Over Half New Management Hires Used to Work With Deanna Santana — and They’re Getting Big Paychecks

Carolyn SchukJanuary 8, 2020

In the two years Santa Clara City Manager Deanna Santana has been at the City’s helm, her former San José and Sunnyvale colleagues...

Op-Ed

Welcome Literary Yuletide

Carolyn SchukDecember 16, 2019

Christmas is a time for many of our favorite stories. And when you say “Christmas story,” the next thought for readers is...

Author: Carolyn Schuk

Civil Rights Groups, CA Secretary of State Urge Santa Clarans to Protect Voting Rights, Defeat Measure C

How to Follow the Money – Peeling the Campaign Spending Onion

Council Goal-Setting: Related Santa Clara Groundbreaking, Bond/Parcel Ballot Tax Measure Immanent

Follow the Money: Tracking the Money Race in Local Ballot Measures

Bloom Energy Prevails in CEQA Lawsuit, But Judge Supports City’s GHG Analysis

News of Council Member’s Imminent Resignation Was News to Her

City Manager Says Santa Clara’s Benefits Sub-Par, Compensation Data Doesn’t

A Closer Look at Some of Santa Clara’s Well-Paid New Hires

Over Half New Management Hires Used to Work With Deanna Santana — and They’re Getting Big Paychecks

Welcome Literary Yuletide

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