Author: Carolyn Schuk
Business
Single Proprietor Businesses See Little Help and Plenty of Catch-22s
May 7, 2020
In the war against COVID-19, America’s smallest businesses, sole proprietorships, may be taking most economic casualties. We’re talking your mom-and-pop livelihoods...
City Politics
Lunch in a Time of Coronavirus with Larry Klein
May 6, 2020
Sunnyvale Mayor Larry Klein is an unlikely social media star. But in the world of COVID-19 isolation, his low-key, guy-next-door...
Business
Even in the COVID-19 New Normal You Can Still Buy — or Sell — a House
May 6, 2020
Likely most of us think this is not a time to buy or sell a house. But Sunnyvale realtor Dave...
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...









