Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Assessment Appeals Board Ignored Data and Law in 49ers Tax Cut Decision, Alleges County
May 21, 2019
Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone is asking the Superior Court to review the Assessment Appeals Board’s ruling that reduced...
City Politics
Mini-Dorms Part of Zoning Code Overhaul, But No Changes in Near Term
May 15, 2019
Last month an overflow crowd turned out for an Old Quad Neighborhood Zoning Ordinance Update, discussing future zoning requirements for...
BusinessCity Politics
Santa Clara Golf Course To Close in October
May 9, 2019
Santa Clara’s municipal golf course will close in October to make way for groundbreaking on Related Companies’ City Place, a...
Arts & EntertainmentCommunity
Sunnyvale Community Theater Feels the Love
May 7, 2019
Sunnyvale residents love their Community Theater. And they’re clear that they want to keep the “community” in it. Last month...
Community
The Living — and Livable — History of Bay Area Midcentury Modern
May 5, 2019
Last year Pomeroy Green resident Ken Kratz submitted an application to the U.S. Dept. of the Interior to give Pomeroy...
City Politics
City Faces a Court Fight Over Incompatible Development in Santa Clara’s Only Eichler Tract
May 3, 2019
Frustrated with the Santa Clara City Council’s approval of four new, standalone single family homes centered between two historic Joseph...
BusinessCity Politics
Appeals Court Reverses Judgment on David’s Restaurant Eviction
April 18, 2019
On Wednesday a California appeals court reversed an eviction decision against David’s Restaurant, sending the case back to the trial...
Arts & Entertainment
Guggenheim Entertainment Tunes Up a Spoonful of Irresistible Fun
April 18, 2019
If you were born after World War II, chances are the songs Winnie the Pooh, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Spoonful...
City Politics
Santa Clara Got Reports on Comp’ed Tickets Regularly, Advised Not to Talk Publicly About Contract Details
April 18, 2019
Santa Clara officials’ repeated statements that they knew nothing about comp’ed tickets to Levi’s Stadium events is hard to believe...
City Politics
Judge Strikes Financial Disclosure Lawsuit Against Mayor Gillmor
April 17, 2019
Superior Court Judge Mark Pierce has found in favor of Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor in a lawsuit filed against...









