Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
City Manager Serves City Council a Big Helping of Reality Pie
January 24, 2018
Last week’s Santa Clara City Council goal-setting meeting could be described as an intervention for the Council led by new...
Arts & Entertainment
Guggenheim Entertainment’s New Venture Hits the Ground Running With “Sondheim on Sondheim”
January 24, 2018
Leave it to Guggenheim Entertainment to launch an ambitious new theatrical venture with an equally ambitious live show, Sondheim on...
Community
Santa Clara’s Paxio Marks More Than a Decade Delivering Ultra High Speed Internet
January 17, 2018
While Google continues to confound the world about whether or not the internet giant is in the service provider business,...
City Politics
Board of Supervisors Candidates Look to Persuade Voters: Who Can Help People Best
January 17, 2018
Whether it was unusually high interest in the Santa Clara County District 4 Board of Supervisors’ race or a reflection...
City Politics
Ro Khanna: Doing the People’s Business by Finding the Common Ground
January 10, 2018
Many politicians can say little in a lot of words. But it’s a rare politician who can say a lot...
City Politics
Santa Clara Property Values Continue to Grow, But Assessor Warns of Inevitable Slowdown and Prop 13’s Growing Inequities
January 10, 2018
Silicon Valley property values grew solidly in 2017—7.4 percent, $31 million, over 2016—Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone reports in...
Community
One Woman’s Junk is Another’s Treasure
January 10, 2018
Auctioneer Marlene O’Donnell keeps track of spirited bidding at the Santa Clara Woman’s Club’s regifting auction on Jan. 6. The annual event...
City Politics
Resolution Likely by Month-End for Santa Clara CEQA Lawsuit Against Santana West Urban Village Plan
January 10, 2018
Santa Clara’s California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lawsuit against San José’s proposed Santana Row/Valley Fair (SRVF) “urban village” development on...
Community
Downtown is Where the Heart Is
January 3, 2018
It may not look like a group of Silicon Valley movers and shakers, but the group of eight or so...
Arts & Entertainment
Curtain Rises on a New Chapter for South Bay Film and Theater Fans
December 27, 2017
Fans of the Retro Dome—Guggenheim Entertainment’s combination of classic movies and original stage shows presented in the now-demolished Century 25...






