Author: Carolyn Schuk
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...
City PoliticsPublic Safety
Police Unions Spend Big For Political Influence, And Santa Clara Is No Slacker
September 3, 2020
In the national conversation about reforming local police agencies, a central topic is the role played by law enforcement unions...
City Politics
Stadium Curfew Has Cost City Millions It Could Use Now
September 2, 2020
Like almost every other American city, the City of Santa Clara is currently facing profound financial challenges not of its...
Public Safety
No Charges Filed Against Local Blogger Robert Haugh
August 25, 2020
The Santa Clara District Attorney has declined to file charges against local blogger Robert Haugh because of “insufficiency of evidence,”...
Public Safety
DA Rejected Case Says Haugh Lawyer, But DA Didn’t Say That 4 Days Later
August 23, 2020
A full day after The Weekly reported on Robert Haugh’s sexual assault arrest, Haugh’s attorney Chuck Smith returned The Weekly’s...
Public Safety
Local Blogger Robert Haugh Arrested for Sexual Assault
August 21, 2020
Santa Clara police have arrested blogger Robert — “Butch” — Haugh, charging him with “sexual penetration with a foreign object,”...
City Politics
Robert Mezzetti: Council Candidate and Lobbyist
August 20, 2020
Before Robert Mezzetti became District 6 Santa Clara City Council Candidate, the San Jose attorney was a registered lobbyist representing...
Public Safety
Santa Clara’s Assistant Police Chief Duo Part of “Structural Changes”
August 12, 2020
In June, Santa Clara reorganized its police department command staff, adding an additional assistant police chief to the budget and...









