Author: Carolyn Schuk
Opinion
The Siren Song of ‘No’
May 18, 2016
Remember the Sirens of Greek mythology who lured sailors to a fatal lethargy with their seductive singing? Those who navigate...
City Politics
49ers Take Stadium Rent Dispute to Arbitration
May 11, 2016
Santa Clara’s dispute with San Francisco 49ers over Levi’s Stadium facility rent just got tenser. Yesterday the 49ers issued a...
Schools
Education Desk: May 3, 2016
May 11, 2016
Pruneridge Neighborhood’s Bid to Change School Districts Gets a Hearing in Sacramento The California Department of Education has agreed to...
City Politics
City Observer: May 3, 2016
May 11, 2016
Charter Review Committee Will Recommend New Commission to Set Elected Officials’ Salaries Charter Review Committee is halfway through its scheduled...
Community
Santa Clara Around Town 5/4-5/10
May 11, 2016
An evening with U.S. poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, Wednesday, May 4th, 7:30pm: The first Chicano named U.S. Poet Laureate...
City Politics
Council Feels Its Way to Second &lsquoNo’ on Lafayette Way Remodel
May 4, 2016
In the latest episode of Town vs. Gown: Santa Clara Edition, the Santa Clara City Council, at its April 11...
Schools
Education Desk: April 27, 2016
May 4, 2016
Mission Early College High School Takes Shape – And a New Direction After 15 years of operation, Santa Clara Unified’s...
Schools
Stampolis Has 30 Days to Produce Documents, Pay Penalty
May 4, 2016
Santa Clara Unified schools trustee Christopher Stampolis has 30 days to disclose the nature of his agreements with, and consulting...
City Politics
Whatever Happened to the Development Fee Task Force?
May 4, 2016
Last January the Santa Clara City Council couldn’t resolve how to set parkland development fees for 2016. The staff recommendation...
Opinion
San Jose Inside’s Mask Slips to Reveal Its Hipster Racism
April 27, 2016
A few weeks ago San Jose Inside’s “The Fly” wrote this Freudian slip following sneer about “bogus racism claims” by...