Author: Carolyn Schuk
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LeEco Sells Former Yahoo Parcel to Chinese Real Estate Development Company
July 26, 2017
The “curse of the new headquarters” is legendary in Silicon Valley. Inktomi, Excite@Home, MySpace–they all built new vanity headquarters only...
City Politics
No Easy Answer to Santa Clara’s Forecast Structural Deficits
July 19, 2017
While Santa Clara’s general fund revenues are projected to grow 15 percent from $221 million to $255 million over the...
City Politics
City Staff Fires Back at Mayor’s Stadium Audit
July 19, 2017
Last month Santa Clara’s finance, police, and fire departments and the 49ers both weighed in on Harvey M. Rose’s (HMR)...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Affordable Housing Programs to Get Boost From New Rental Development Set-Asides and Fees
July 12, 2017
More than five years after the state shutdown of redevelopment agencies hobbled Santa Clara’s affordable housing programs, the Council approved...
City Politics
2017-2018 Capital Improvement Budget: Big Plans, Little Money
July 5, 2017
Santa Clara has over $1 billion penciled into its capital improvement plans for the next six years, if you include...
City Politics
Charter Review Committee’s Proposed Two 3-Member Council Election Districts Doesn’t Give City Safe Harbor From CVRA
July 5, 2017
Santa Clara’s 2017 Charter Review Committee will recommend to the City Council dividing the City into two election districts with...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Balanced Budget 2017-2018, Deficits to Follow
June 21, 2017
The good news in the 2017-18 Santa Clara city budget is that not only is it a balanced budget, 2016-2017...
Schools
Callejon School Will Make Room for All Incoming Students
June 14, 2017
In a special meeting on Tuesday, the Santa Clara Unified School Board voted to address middle school overcrowding at Don...
City Politics
Measure J Draft Audit Report Leaves More Questions Than Answers
June 14, 2017
The bottom line on the long-awaited report on the Santa Clara Stadium Authority’s compliance with Measure J is that management...
City Politics
SCU’s Measure for Measure Draws Audience Into the Drama
June 7, 2017
Santa Clara University’s presentation of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure hit a home run on its opening night last Friday at...






