Author: Carolyn Schuk
Arts & Entertainment
Mission Chamber Orchestra’s Community Roots
February 7, 2018
For 22 years the Mission Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of its founder and music director Emily Ray, has been...
City Politics
Double Dipping Raises Question: Are Pensions for Retirement or Income Augmentation for Public Employees?
January 31, 2018
Salary and benefit packages topping $400,000 for recent City of Santa Clara hires have raised a few eyebrows around town,...
Community
Santa Clara Development Proposal Signals New Wave of Chinese Investment in U.S. Real Estate
January 31, 2018
Last week Burlingame-based subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Genzon Property Group, Kylli Inc., debuted an ambitious development proposal featuring what would...
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...







