Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Santa Clara Must Pay $3.3 Million in Legal Fees to Plaintiffs in Voting Rights Lawsuit
January 21, 2019
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Thomas Kuhnle has tentatively awarded $3.3 million in legal fees and $174,000 in costs...
City Politics
Curtains for Santa Clara Showtime? New City Facilities Use Policy Threatens Support for Senior Services
January 15, 2019
Tonight’s City Council meeting will decide if imperiled virtue will win out in 2019 over Doomstown’s dastardly villains in Santa...
City Politics
Voting Rights Lawsuit Legal Fees: City Potentially on the Hook for $4 Million
January 9, 2019
Last Friday after a brief hearing, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Thomas Kuhnle announced he will publish a tentative...
Business
Santa Clara Attorney Suspended by State Bar for Improperly Charging Clients
January 9, 2019
The California State Bar suspended Santa Clara attorney John Mlnarik for at least a year, with three years of probation,...
City Politics
Santa Clara Charts County’s 2nd Largest Growth in Property Values
January 2, 2019
The City of Santa Clara’s property values grew at the second highest rate of all county cities — almost 10...
City Politics
Sunnyvale Council Approves Plan for Transition to By-District Council Elections
December 19, 2018
At its Dec. 11 meeting, the Sunnyvale City Council meeting voted 6-1, with Michael Goldman dissenting, to move ahead with...
Business
Denny’s “Committed to Providing Welcoming Environment” Says VP
December 13, 2018
A dispute between a Korean American customer and a Santa Clara Denny’s restaurant that became public last week has moved...
Business
Allegations That Denny’s Discriminated Against Group of Elderly Asian Customers
December 7, 2018
A Denny’s Restaurant on El Camino in Santa Clara is the target of allegations that it discriminated against a group...
Op-Ed
Annual Holiday Gift Guide: On The Fourth Day Of Christmas My True Love Gave To Me…A Death Star For My Holiday Tree
December 7, 2018
The annual quest for thoughtful, imaginative holiday gifts can make you feel like your brain is roasting on that perennial...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Legal Bill In Failed CVRA Lawsuit Defense Nears $1 Million, No End in Sight
December 6, 2018
Santa Clara paid another $263,190.05 in October for the services of attorney Stephen Churchwell, bringing his paycheck on the case...









