Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Lessons from the 2018 election: District Elections Validated, Money Still Leads At-Large Races
December 5, 2018
In Santa Clara’s first municipal election with by-district City Council seats, the results speak clearly: Single member City Council districts...
BusinessCity Politics
City Takes Steps Towards an Eminent Domain Action on Stars & Stripes
November 28, 2018
In October, Santa Clara sent David Ebrahimi, the owner of the now-closed David’s Restaurant and the still-operating David’s Banquet Hall,...
City Politics
Gillmor Argument For Not Disclosing Business Interest Undermines Political Transparency, Says Former FPPC Chair
November 21, 2018
The lawsuit facing Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor alleging that she broke California’s political reporting laws is, at its heart,...
Life Announcements
Remembering Larry Marsalli, Mr. Santa Clara
November 20, 2018
The life of Larry Marsalli, who died last summer at the age of 92, was an illustration of Jesus’ admonition...
Community
The Santa Clara Veterans’ Memorial: Honoring Veterans Past and Present
November 14, 2018
There’s decades of history in the names and notes engraved on the paving bricks in the Santa Clara Veterans’ Memorial....
City Politics
County Supervisor Race Comes to Santa Clara in Mailer Featuring Phony Check and Imaginary Committee
November 5, 2018
On Saturday, Santa Clara voters received a hit piece from a gray money PAC endorsing Don Rocha and falsely accusing...
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: The Social Media Campaign 2018: Becker’s New Show vs. Gillmor’s Reruns
November 5, 2018
You could compare candidate for Mayor Anthony Becker’s online campaign to the new TV season. And you could call that...
City Politics
Follow the Money 2018: Developers, Real Estate Industry and Building Trade Unions Bet Big on Gillmor and Biagini
November 3, 2018
As of Friday, $231,000 has poured into Santa Clara’s 2018 City election in direct donations and PAC spending. Here are...
City Politics
Santa Clara Election 2018 Follow the Money Update: PACs and Related Execs Jump In
November 1, 2018
Campaign donations have accelerated since the September campaign finance reports, with plenty of treats from real estate and union interests...
City Politics
The Gang’s All Here: Police PAC’s 2018 Gray Money Haul from Developer Donors
October 31, 2018
The Santa Clara Police Officer (POA) Association PAC has revved up the developer gray money machine it pioneered in Santa...








