Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
City Plans to Spend Millions More on Voting Rights Case in Appeal
February 21, 2019
Decisively losing a voting rights lawsuit, paying close to $1 million in legal bills and being hit with a punishing...
Sports
Tight-Knit Chargers Cruise Past Westmoor in Quarterfinal
February 21, 2019
All 12 players on the Wilcox roster saw playing time for the Chargers’ playoff opener on Tuesday. Wilcox would made...
City Politics
Prop 13: The Gift That keeps on Giving For Apartment Complexes and Commercial Property
February 19, 2019
Despite the new attention-getting office campuses that continue to sprout in Silicon Valley, homeowners still carry the largest share of...
Arts & EntertainmentCity Politics
Legendary Concert Promoter Will “Never, Ever” Book Weeknight Shows at Levi’s Stadium Due to Curfew
February 14, 2019
The 49ers Stadium Management Company (Manco) told Santa Clara last month to expect an 85 percent drop in the revenue...
City Politics
Message of Annual Council Goal-Setting Meeting: Not Enough People, Space, Money
February 13, 2019
If there was one single takeaway from the City Council’s annual goal-setting meeting it is that City employees have to...
City Politics
2019 Raiders Season at Levi’s Stadium Would Add $1 Million to City’s Bottom Line
February 11, 2019
The City of Santa Clara’s general fund would receive a $1.08 million boost from additional Levi’s Stadium ground rent if...
City Politics
Gillmor Subsidiary Earned $780,000 During Years Mayor Didn’t Report Business Ownership
February 6, 2019
From 2011 through 2016 the Gillmor & Associates subsidiary Public Property Advisors’ (PPA) income was at least $780,000. Mayor Lisa...
City Politics
“Thus, We Conclude That The Assessor’s 100% Allocation To Stadco Is Incorrect”
February 4, 2019
It looks like 2010’s Yes on J boosters succeeded beyond their dreams in selling the value of having Levi’s Stadium...
City Politics
County Assessment Appeals Board Cuts 49ers Property Taxes By Half, SCUSD Takes Biggest Hit
January 30, 2019
The County Assessment Appeals Board (AAB) has reduced the San Francisco 49ers’ Stadium Company’s (Stadco) property taxes on the NFL...
City PoliticsSchools
County Assessment Appeals Board Cuts 49ers Property Taxes By Half
January 24, 2019
The County Assessment Appeals Board (AAB) has reduced the San Francisco 49ers’ Stadium Company’s (Stadco) property taxes on the NFL...








