Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
City Hall Transparency? Not When it Comes to Spending on Lawyers
December 13, 2017
Last month the Santa Clara Stadium Authority/City Council increased the budget for legal bills by $700,000. But Santa Clara taxpayers...
City Politics
Out With the Old, In With the New—Voting Rights Lawsuit
December 6, 2017
A week ago a California Voting Rights Acts (CVRA) lawsuit against the City of Santa Clara was dismissed on a...
Community
10th Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner – It’s About the People
December 6, 2017
This year Santa Clara’s public-spirited Marsalli family–four generations of them–and an impressive team of dedicated volunteers cooked and served the...
Community
Artificial Intelligence, Cat Doors and Simplicity
November 29, 2017
It was a typical Silicon Valley gathering. On a sunny Saturday everyone was indoors discussing arcane technical subjects. The event...
City Politics
Second Stadium Audit Slated for 2018
November 29, 2017
On Monday the City Council’s ad hoc Measure J compliance audit committee reconvened to review activity with regard to Harvey...
City Politics
Emails Sent During Election Expose Toxic City Council Climate
November 22, 2017
An email exchange of spiteful remarks between two Council Members about a fellow Santa Clara City Council colleague reveals that...
Community
Space, Prices, Transportation Bring New Office Tenants to South Bay
November 22, 2017
Amazon’s expansion and HP Enterprise’s (HPE) consolidation plans in Santa Clara are the results of larger commercial real estate trends—trends...
Community
Reconnecting Franklin St. Takes Center Stage at Downtown Revitalization Committee Meeting
November 22, 2017
While some are waiting for Related Companies’ creation of a new Santa Clara city center on the Northside, on Nov....
City Politics
The History of Santa Clara’s Downtown
November 16, 2017
Originally published January 24, 2007 With the success of historic areas like Campbell’s downtown strip and the “faux” downtown...
Public Safety
Confidentiality Agreement Violated in Police Brutality Case, Settlement Forfeiture Demanded
October 11, 2017
It ain’t over ’til it’s over, as Yogi Berra said. And it looks like the excessive force lawsuit against the...





