Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
City Desk: May 27, 2015
June 3, 2015
Budget Forecast: Revenues Up, But Utility and Pension Costs Are Concerns Santa Clara’s 2015-16 budget forecast starts with a budgeted...
City Politics
Education Desk: May 27, 2015
June 3, 2015
New California Student Assessments Are Here After a year’s hiatus, standardized state tests are back. The new California Assessment of...
City Politics
City Desk: May 22, 2015
May 27, 2015
49ers $3 Million Rebuffed, Kohl’s Plaza Project Gets Go–Ahead Last week’s meeting of the Santa Clara City Council was preceded...
Schools
Education Desk: May 22, 2015
May 27, 2015
New Central Park Elementary: A Blank Canvas Amid all the talk about new schools on the Northside, Santa Clara Unified...
City Politics
City Desk: May 13, 2015
May 20, 2015
The May 6 City Council meeting and study session brought forth several pending development projects and an array of sensitive...
Community
California-s Developmental Disabilities Services in Critical Condition
May 13, 2015
While Bay Area Water District executives reap a rich harvest from the public trough, some of the lowest-income Californians, those...
City Politics
City Desk: April 29, 2015
May 6, 2015
Verbal Soccer Melee Dominates Santa Clara Spotlight The immediate outcome of April 21’s Santa Clara City Council study session on...
Schools
Education Desk: April 29, 2015
May 6, 2015
Kanavel, Lucia Appointed to Top Spots At last week’s meeting, Santa Clara Unified School District Superintendent Stan Rose announced the...
Schools
Education Desk: April 22, 2015
April 29, 2015
“Just Show Up,” Retta Robertson Tells Parents of Students With Special Needs It’s a Wednesday night and about 20 parents...
City Politics
City Desk: April 22, 2015
April 29, 2015
It’s ironic that the Housing Trust Silicon Valley – the area’s leading affordable housing champion – chose for the keynote...