Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Political Scientists Look at Santa Clara’s Landmark 2020 City Council Election
November 19, 2020
Santa Clara’s two-year journey to a City Council that mirrors the City’s multi-ethnic population is historic and follows Santa Clara’s...
City Politics
New Council, New Perspectives on Old Issues
November 12, 2020
The City Council that will be seated next month is a night and day change from any other Santa Clara...
City Politics
Follow the Money 2020 Update: Related Bets Another $85K, Unions Bet on O’Neill
October 31, 2020
Related Companies donated another $85,000 to the Santa Clara Police Association PAC, which brought in almost $100,000 in the final...
City Politics
Jain OK’ed to Vote on Downtown Development
October 30, 2020
Santa Clara City Council District 5 candidate Suds Jain can participate in decisions about redeveloping downtown Santa Clara, said Assistant...
Business
Related Gets Free Ride from City While Their Subsidiaries and Subcontractors Cheat Employees
October 27, 2020
Santa Clara developer Related Companies’ — which hasn’t paid a dime in rent for the 240 acres of City land...
City Politics
Follow the Money 2020 Update: Battle of the Billionaires
October 26, 2020
The money story in Santa Clara’s 2020 election has shaped up as a battle between the $3.8 billion San Francisco...
City Politics
2020’s Harvest of Campaign Finance Reporting Violations
October 24, 2020
There’s an abundance of campaign financial reporting violations in 2020 and they’re being abetted with seeming disregard by the City’s...
City Politics
Mayor Excoriates 49ers and Opponents Steal the Spotlight
October 23, 2020
A funny thing happened on the way to Santa Clara police union PAC’s City Hall press Q&A Thursday morning —...
City Politics
Santa Clara Spin Doc’s Fingerprints on Questionable News Site
October 19, 2020
It appears that Santa Clara City Hall has finally gotten its wish for a bogus news channel to spoon feed...
City Politics
What’s Known, What’s Unknown About Council Conflicts of Interest and Downtown Redevelopment
October 15, 2020
The one Councilmember we know can’t — and doesn’t — participate in decisions about downtown is Mayor Lisa Gillmor. Her office...









