Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Watanabe’s Record Paints Different Picture Than Her Words
April 13, 2021
After telling Council Member Kevin Park “No you can’t [speak], this is my event,” at her #StopAsianHate rally March 31,...
City PoliticsCommunity
Korean American Council Member Not Allowed to Speak at Santa Clara #StopAsianHate Rally
April 1, 2021
A rally organized by Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Council Member Kathy Watanabe Wednesday afternoon that was supposed to demonstrate solidarity...
City Politics
Remote Sierra Land is Money Pit for City, But Mayor Leads Opposition to Selling
April 1, 2021
It shouldn’t take years to decide to get rid of a money-losing “asset” lacking any prospect of recovery or improvement....
City Politics
Police Union Files Labor Complaint, Claims City Interfered with Right to Unionize and Negotiate
March 31, 2021
About 12 hours after the Santa Clara City Council approved a 4 percent cut to the police department budget in...
Public Safety
Asian Pacific Police Officer Charges Santa Clara Police Department With Discrimination and Retaliation
March 24, 2021
On top of half a dozen lawsuits with the 49ers and a voting rights lawsuit that will cost Santa Clara...
Business
A Restaurant Receipt Shows Anti-Asian Racism is An Equal Opportunity Sin
March 22, 2021
No one is immune to racism, and the Bay Area’s multicultural population offers object lessons in multicultural racism, including anti-Asian...
City Politics
Dismissal of Two Santa Clara Legal Actions Shows Litigious 49ers Relationship Not One-Sided
March 17, 2021
The Santa Clara Stadium Authority has brought four legal actions against the 49ers; refuting Stadium Authority/City Attorney Brian Doyle’s frequent...
City Politics
City Breaks $5 Million in CVRA Lawsuit It Lost, With More Cost to Come
March 10, 2021
Santa Clara’s cost in the voting rights lawsuit it lost in court and on appeal has now reached $5.2 million...
CommunityLife Announcements
Showing Up For People: Don Callejon June 14, 1930 – Feb. 27, 2021
March 10, 2021
In 2006, when the flag was first raised at Don Callejon K-8 School, the first new school built in Santa...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s City Attorney: Unorthodox Hire, Unorthodox Conduct
March 8, 2021
Santa Clara City Attorney Brian Doyle was hired in an unusual way. And, as City Attorney he behaves in ways...








