Author: Carolyn Schuk
Community
Santa Clara Community Crisis Coalition Shows We Can Do It
April 29, 2020
The Santa Clara Community Crisis Coalition (SC-CCC) has turned an indoor soccer court into a medical face shield manufacturing operation,...
Business
Airbnb Customers Fuming Over COVID-19 Refund Policy
April 22, 2020
Airbnb’s refund policy for COVID-19-caused cancellations is leaving scores of guests angry, out hard-earned vacation savings and vowing never to use...
Business
Chamber and Council Partner in Small Business Grant Program
April 21, 2020
After the Santa Clara City Council unanimously approved creating a $500,000 COVID-19 emergency grant program for local businesses and nonprofits,...
Community
Humane Society Silicon Valley: Open for Online Adoptions
April 16, 2020
It’s not surprising that in this time of video-conferenced math classes and medical appointments that you can now adopt a...
Business
Just Doing It: Local Tech Companies Redirect Resources to Fight COVID-19
April 13, 2020
These days Nike’s tagline “Just do it” has new meaning. Santa Clara-based tech giant Intel and San Jose-based energy cell...
Community
County Mobilizing for Whatever COVID-19 Brings Our Way
April 8, 2020
County officials are hoping that expansive transparency via an online COVID-19 dashboard (tinyurl.com/scc-covid19-dashboard) will reassure residents that they won’t be...
Community
Sunnyvale Non-Profit Maker Nexus Mobilizes Virtual Community in Coronavirus Fight
April 8, 2020
Over the last month a national cottage industry making medical protective gear for the coronavirus fights has sprouted up like spring...
Community
Staying Safe and Happy at Pacific Gardens Retirement Community
April 2, 2020
While the coronavirus outbreak poses big challenges to older people, Pacific Gardens retirement community is keeping residents safe and enjoying...
Business
Senior Shopping Hours Hit a Home Run at Zanotto’s Market
March 30, 2020
Last Thursday morning Zanotto’s market in Sunnyvale didn’t look much different than any other Thursday morning — except that it...
Community
Community Food Pantry Mobilizes to Meet COVID-19 Emergency
March 26, 2020
The new South Bay Community Pantry (SBCP) puts new meaning into the saying, “hit the ground running.” Before it was...









