Author: Carolyn Schuk
Community
What’s For Lunch: Weekend Meal Program Launched for Seniors
March 24, 2020
About 36 hours after the Santa Clara City Hall made the decision to provide weekend meals for seniors, the first...
Public Safety
Santa Clara and Sunnyvale Public Safety: Fully Staffed and On the Job
March 23, 2020
Sunnyvale and Santa Clara public safety departments want residents to know that fire and police are on the job and...
Arts & Entertainment
Coronavirus Hits Performing Arts Far Beyond the Box Office
March 13, 2020
Near-universal performance cancellations due to coronavirus have dealt local performing arts groups a heavy blow that only begins with lost...
City Politics
Follow the Money: More Money For No on C in Santa Clara, Details on Sunnyvale’s Spending
March 2, 2020
The No on C Santa Clarans for Voting Rights committee added $330,000 to its treasury, bringing that campaign’s total to...
City Politics
Police Union Comes Through For Santa Clara’s Measure C With 11th Hour Push-Poll
February 24, 2020
Over the weekend the Santa Clara police union did some campaigning for Measure C via a text message push-poll — campaign...
City Politics
Opponents of Elected Mayor Allege Sunnyvale Measure B Information Pieces Cross the Line
February 24, 2020
The City of Sunnyvale used public funds to advocate for a ballot measure, alleges a political group opposed to Sunnyvale’s...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Attorney Under Fire for Alleged Campaign Mailer
February 21, 2020
On Thursday, former Mayor and Council Member Patricia Mahan filed a complaint with California’s Fair Political Practices Commission [mahan fppc...
City Politics
Civil Rights Groups, CA Secretary of State Urge Santa Clarans to Protect Voting Rights, Defeat Measure C
February 20, 2020
Santa Clara’s attempt to undo the City’s six court-ordered Council election districts by merging them into three districts, each with...
City Politics
How to Follow the Money – Peeling the Campaign Spending Onion
February 17, 2020
Between California’s 1974 Fair Political Practices Act and the 2018 California Disclose Act, state public disclosure laws make it possible...
City Politics
Council Goal-Setting: Related Santa Clara Groundbreaking, Bond/Parcel Ballot Tax Measure Immanent
February 14, 2020
Related Santa Clara groundbreaking, bonds and parcel taxes, and City rebranding were among the items discussed at Santa Clara City...









