Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Council Calls March Police Chief Election, Denies Grand Jury Findings
September 9, 2019
Santa Clara City Council called a special March 2020 election to fill the remainder of retired Chief Mike Sellers’ term,...
City Politics
Ro Khanna: On the Job For Constituents
September 5, 2019
Santa Clara’s Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) sees his job very simply. “When I step into the Congress every day, my...
City Politics
Weeknight Stadium Curfew Not Waived, Just Planned For
August 30, 2019
Was the Levi’s Stadium weeknight curfew waived for the Rolling Stones Aug. 18 concert and were Santa Clara City Council...
City Politics
Sunnyvale Directly Elected Mayor Proposal Draws Predicted Attack
August 20, 2019
Seven months before the election, a well-organized opposition has emerged against a proposed Sunnyvale charter change instituting six single-member City...
City Politics
Construction Unions Make CEQA Work For Them
August 9, 2019
The recent California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lawsuit filed by the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 270...
City Politics
Settlement in Santana West Lawsuit To Fund Affordable Housing Programs and Traffic Improvement
August 5, 2019
Santa Clara is banking an extra $6.2 million thanks to a settlement in the City’s California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)...
City Politics
Conflicting Definitions Underlie City-49ers Parking Dispute
July 17, 2019
The still unresolved multi-year tangle of litigation between the 49ers Stadium Management Company (StadCo) and the City of Santa Clara...
City Politics
Council Appoints New Committee to Amend Charter For By-District Elections
July 11, 2019
Wednesday night the Santa Clara City Council met to appoint a new charter review committee “to engage the voters in...
City Politics
Sunnyvale CEQA Lawsuit: Inadequate Environmental Studies or Superfluous Environmental Studies?
July 10, 2019
In a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lawsuit [sunnyvale ceqa 2019 complaint], the International Union of Laborers North America (ILUNA)...
Op-Ed
Never Forget: The Immigrants Who Gave Us the Fourth of July
July 4, 2019
As we celebrate the anniversary of the birth of the United States, it’s a good time to remind ourselves that...









