Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Levi’s Stadium Delivers $2.5 Million to Santa Clara, But Ongoing Disputes Dominate Marathon Stadium Authority Meeting
August 30, 2017
Separating Santa Clara City Council and Stadium Authority (SA) meetings was supposed to end the marathon meeting cycle. But if...
City Politics
Mayor’s Levi’s Stadium Audit Costs Taxpayers $1.75 for Every $1 It Finds Unbilled by the City
August 23, 2017
Consulting firm Harvey M. Rose Associates estimates that Santa Clara didn’t bill the 49ers for $114,000 in stadium-related work. That’s...
City Politics
Santa Clara Pension Data Shows Average Pension Drop in 2016, Pensions Exceeding $100K Triple
August 23, 2017
Santa Clara’s average pension dropped to $72,210 from $77,696 in 2016, according to CalPERS data compiled by Transparent California*. However,...
City Politics
Santa Clara Council War on 49ers Started Over Soccer Fields – Conclusion: $32 Million in New and Improved Soccer Fields
August 23, 2017
Amid the escalating acrimony between the Santa Clara City Council and the 49ers—and similarly escalating City legal bills—there’s one undeniable...
City Politics
Current Santa Clara Council War on 49ers Started Over Soccer Fields – Part IV: City Staff, Political Opponents and the Press Become Targets in Soccer League’s War
August 16, 2017
In 2014, the Santa Clara Youth Soccer League (SCYSL) became a political force in Santa Clara when it organized to...
City Politics
Current Santa Clara Council War on 49ers Started Over Soccer Fields – Part III: Super Bowl Countdown to Contention and an Uncontested Mayor’s Seat
August 9, 2017
After two years of conflict over its use, the Santa Clara Youth Soccer Park was back in the spotlight in...
City Politics
Current Santa Clara Council War on 49ers Started Over Soccer Fields – Part II Three-Way Proposal for Soccer Fields, Stadium Parking DOA
August 2, 2017
In 2014, the Santa Clara Youth Soccer League (SCYSL) made a cause célèbre out of its claim that the San...
Community
High Heel Marketing Her Way Into Your Heart
August 2, 2017
That Tae Yun Kim is not like any other tech CEO is an exponential understatement. And not just because she’s...
City Politics
Santa Clara Council’s War with 49ers Started Over Soccer Fields – Part I: Promises or Perceptions, Side Effects of State Policy
July 26, 2017
The escalating conflict between the San Francisco 49ers and the Santa Clara City Council and Mayor Lisa Gillmor that has...
City Politics
Will That Be Cash, Check or Charge? Council Consultant Polls Taxpayers on How They Want to Pay For New $250M Swim Center
July 26, 2017
Last week City Hall opened up an online survey to measure resident sentiment about a new International Swim Center, Swim...





