Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
49ers $250,000 PAC Donation Turns Up the Heat in Council Races
October 1, 2020
Santa Clara’s 2020 election just got hotter with a new independent expenditure PAC, Citizens for Efficient Government and Full Voting...
City Politics
What Budget Deficit? City Hall Boosts Spin Doctor’s Contract $170K
October 1, 2020
Despite a $34 million Santa Clara City deficit and zero revenue from Levi’s Stadium, City Hall paid San Francisco spin...
City Politics
1 Piece of Land, 2 Leases But Council Has Been Mum
September 30, 2020
Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor has often blamed San Jose’s 2016 lawsuit for delaying Related’s $8 billion Northside development. But...
City Politics
12 Empty Acres Deliver $817 Property Tax Thanks to City Council Indecision
September 30, 2020
You read that right. There are 12 acres of developable land in Santa Clara that are delivering, collectively, $817 in...
City Politics
No Plan to Change Library Organization, But Interim Appointment Raises Cronyism Questions — Again
September 30, 2020
City Hall isn’t planning any changes in the City Library organization, despite rumors. But the appointment of a long-time associate...
City Politics
Developer Pumps $$$ Into Police Gray Money PAC For Mayor Gillmor’s Slate
September 29, 2020
Is mega-developer Related making a play to control the Santa Clara City Council? Last week, Related Companies made a $25,000...
Community
Stem Cell Transplants Save Lives, But Few Know About Donating
September 24, 2020
Everyone’s familiar with blood donation. But most people don’t know that blood marrow stem cells can be donated in much...
City Politics
Fighting CVRA Lawsuit Will Likely Cost Santa Clara $3.97 Million More Than It Cost Sunnyvale to Avoid One
September 17, 2020
When it comes to the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA), doing the right thing is also the fiscally prudent thing...
City Politics
Updated: City Says COVID-19 Game Cancellations Aren’t Grounds For Reducing Stadium Rent
September 11, 2020
This week Santa Clara City Hall fired a new salvo in its ongoing litigation war with the San Francisco 49ers,...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Ongoing CVRA Appeal — A Bet With Tiny Odds of Winning
September 9, 2020
In the face of 20 years of public agencies losing millions in failed attempts to prevail in California Voting Rights...









