Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Black and White Evidence City Attorney — Maybe Others? — Hid Settlement Offer in CVRA Lawsuit
September 9, 2021
We knew that the plaintiffs in the 2018 California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit made Santa Clara a settlement offer...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Attorney Doyle Dismissed in 5-2 Vote
September 2, 2021
The Santa Clara City Council voted in a 5-2 vote to dismiss City Attorney Brian Doyle, at a special Council...
City Politics
By Any Measure, Santa Clara Leads in City Employee Compensation
September 1, 2021
Santa Clara City Manager Deanna Santana frequently claims that Santa Clara’s compensation isn’t competitive, making it hard for the City...
City Politics
Law Firm Has Potential Conflict of Interest in Doyle Investigation
August 31, 2021
If you described an investigation where the person works with the investigator and makes decisions about future engagements with the...
Community
Cascade Park Neighborhood Takes On Homelessness
August 19, 2021
Whether it’s switching a children’s musical theater camp to Zoom on the fly, or a fire in a homeless encampment...
City Politics
Ro Khanna: Making Life Better in District 17
August 10, 2021
Representative Ro Khanna has seen a complete change of power in the U.S. government since he was first elected in...
City Politics
City Hall Transparency? Not When It’s Paying Lawyers
August 4, 2021
Since January, Santa Clara has paid $1.4 million to outside law firms. But City Hall doesn’t want Santa Clara residents...
Public Safety
Former Santa Clara Cop Phil Cooke Pleads for Leniency in eBay Harassment Conspiracy
July 26, 2021
Update: On July 27, Cooke was sentenced to 18 months in prison, three years of probation and a $15,000 fine....
Public Safety
Late Night Fire Ignites Saratoga Avenue Office Building
July 16, 2021
Smoke still lingered in the air Thursday morning on the 100 block of Saratoga Avenue in Santa Clara after a...
City Politics
Questions Swirl About New Position and One City Employee’s $35,000 Raise
July 14, 2021
The creation of a new high-level Santa Clara planning job that doesn’t appear in the 2021 budget, within days of...









