Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Santa Clara City Manager’s $700K Pay Package Double the California Average
August 6, 2020
By any comparison you want to make, Santa Clara’s City Manager takes home a pay package that’s double that of...
City Politics
Damages Finalized in 2016 Levi’s Stadium ADA Class Action Suit, But Case Isn’t Closed
July 31, 2020
As they say, it’s not over until the fat lady sings. In the case of the 2016 Levi’s Stadium ADA...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Budget Deficits — COVID-19 Turns Up the Heat on a Simmering Budget Problem
July 30, 2020
Although their cause is unprecedented, Santa Clara’s current budget woes aren’t an anomaly. Since 2000, the City’s budget has had...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Manager Attacks 49ers — Again
July 28, 2020
In the latest chapter of Santa Clara City Hall’s four-year-old quarrel with the 49ers, City Manager Deanna Santana sent out...
City Politics
2020 Election: Sunnyvale Mayor and City Council Candidates
July 27, 2020
For Sunnyvale the 2020 election will be a first in two ways. Voters will vote for the City’s first directly...
City Politics
2020 Election: Santa Clara City Council Candidates
July 22, 2020
This year four Santa Clara districts will elect their first-ever district representatives. Two incumbents, Kathy Watanabe and Teresa O’Neill are...
City Politics
Garbage Rate Increase Approved, Benton Student Development Still Splits Public
July 15, 2020
After hours of talk, the Santa Clara City Council approved garbage collection rate increases ranging from 28 percent to 68...
City Politics
Councilmember Chahal Continues Fight to Reconsider Garbage Rate Increases
July 14, 2020
Santa Clara Councilmember Raj Chahal continues to oppose the Council’s December 2019 decision to hire Green Waste Recovery (GWR) at...
Public Safety
“Good plan, Brian” — Second retired Santa Clara Cop Indicted in eBay Harassment Scheme
July 13, 2020
“Good plan and cover, Brian.” That was a what eBay international security executive and retired Santa Clara police sergeant Phil...
City Politics
New Santa Clara Budget Format Makes $147M in Capital Projects Easy to Understand
July 9, 2020
Despite the budget-busting pandemic, Santa Clara’s Finance Department has been able to continue the project it began last year to...









