Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
2024 Santa Clara Election Spending Topped $3M, But How Much Did it Matter?
February 25, 2025
Campaign spending in the 2024 Santa Clara city election came close to $3.1 million, with PACs spending $2.9 million, dwarfing...
Arts & EntertainmentCommunity
Dacre Stoker: Keeping Dracula in the Family
February 24, 2025
Meeting Dacre (pronounced like ‘acre’) Stoker for the first time, you wouldn’t be surprised to know that this amiable man...
Community
Comfort Cases: Dignity Instead of a Trash Bag
February 21, 2025
Imagine that you’re a child who has just been taken from a dangerous home — but home nonetheless — and...
Arts & EntertainmentCommunity
Sunnyvale UNICEF Benefit Concert for Children in Warzones
February 11, 2025
The plight of children in war zones is a natural cause for John Pietrzyk. Born in Germany right after WWII,...
Community
$1.2 Million in Scholarships Started with Santa Claus Suit
January 30, 2025
No one was more surprised at Judy Santiago receiving a Jefferson Awards in 2024 from the Multiplying Good Foundation, SF...
CommunityPublic Safety
Underground Van Fire Quickly Extinguished at Apartment Complex, No Injuries
January 29, 2025
A commercial van fire in the underground garage of the Orchard Glen apartment complex was extinguished quickly on Thursday afternoon,...
Community
Santa Clara’s Municipal Power Company Part 2: The Professor and the City Manager
January 19, 2025
Between 1948 and 1965, Santa Clara laid the foundation for becoming power-independent, and that was due to the vision of...
Community
Menorah Returns to Santa Clara
January 18, 2025
The air may have been chilly, but the spirit was warm at December’s Chanukah Menorah lighting in Santa Clara. The...
Public Safety
Sunnyvale Sends More Support to SoCal, Santa Clara’s Crews Working Non-Stop
January 14, 2025
As more local firefighters headed south over the weekend, crews already on the scene are putting in long hours in...
Community
Santa Clara’s Municipal Power Company: 19th Century Beginnings
January 12, 2025
In 1896 — 14 years after Thomas Edison launched the first electrical power plant in the U.S., Santa Clara’s Board...









