Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Santa Clara On the Hook for $5 Million in Voting Rights Case City Lost
October 15, 2018
Last week the plaintiffs in the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit are asking for $4.1 million in legal fees as...
City Politics
Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce PAC Filed All Required Finance Reports
October 11, 2018
“We filed what we were told to file by the [Santa Clara] City Clerk,” said Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce...
City Politics
Following the Santa Clara 2018 Campaign Money
October 10, 2018
With the first campaign financial reports in, Mayor candidate Lisa Gillmor leads with a campaign treasury of $16,955. Second is...
City Politics
Santa Clara Subject of State Pension Investigation
October 9, 2018
The California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS) is investigating an ethics complaint against the City of Santa Clara about the...
City Politics
The Full Picture of Santa Clara’s “8th Council Member”
October 4, 2018
In 2005, a CNN article called Related lobbyist Jude Barry one of five political consultants to watch and likened him...
City Politics
Correcting City’s Hall’s Math: Major Stadium Events Bring Average $400,000 to Bottom Line But High School and College Games Lose Big
October 1, 2018
Ever hear the story about the statistician who drowned when he tried to wade across a river that was an...
Arts & Entertainment
A Feast for Ears And Eyes at Cal Arte’s Triton Concert
September 30, 2018
Set in the Triton Museum of Art’s light and airy main gallery, Sunday’s Cal Arte concert made for a particular...
City Politics
From Ballot Measures to Budgets, Santa Clara’s $200K Spin Meister Directs City Communications
September 25, 2018
Last winter Santa Clara hired crisis PR virtuoso Sam Singer to provide “professional public affairs/media relations services” that amounted to...
City Politics
Santa Clara Council Members’ Organizations Benefit From “Improper” Convention Center Discounts, Chamber Practices
September 21, 2018
Organizations on whose boards Santa Clara City Council Members previously and currently sit have received discounts for years on their...
City Politics
City Council and Convention Visitors Bureau Share Blame For Convention Center Management Mess
September 19, 2018
Council’s Continued Confusion About Police Chief’s Compensation Although the Santa Clara City Council was set to pass an ordinance giving...









