Author: Carolyn Schuk
Community
Santa Clara Gets More Neighborly with Nextdoor.com
January 28, 2015
Last November Santa Clara added the Nextdoor social media platform to its portfolio of community communication touch points. Nextdoor (www.nextdoor.com)...
Schools
Education Desk Jan. 14, 2015
January 21, 2015
District Receives $50,000 Donation for “Un-Classroom” SCUSD received an anonymous $50,000 donation last month to create a “makerspace,” a concept...
Community
White-Lead Homes & Asbestos Gardens
January 21, 2015
In Woody Allen’s 1973 movie “Sleeper” – where health food storeowner Miles Monroewakes up after a two-century cryogenic sleep -doctors...
City Politics
Gateway Village Development (Kohl’s Plaza) Approved by Planning Commission
January 14, 2015
At its Dec. 10, 2014 meeting, the Santa Clara Planning Commission approved “with conditions” Essex Property Trusts’ proposed Gateway Village...
Community
New Lunch Oases in Northside Lunchtime Desert
January 14, 2015
Anyone who’s spent precious lunch hours driving around the Northside searching in vain for something between fast food and Michelin...
Schools
SCUSD Trustee Stampolis Dodges Second Restraining Order
January 14, 2015
Monday’s hearing on Santa Clara Unified Superintendent Stanley Rose’s request for a restraining order (RO) against censured SCUSD Trustee Christopher...
City Politics
City Desk: Dec. 31, 2014
January 14, 2015
New Council Seated At the Dec. 16 Santa Clara City Council Meeting, newly elected Council Members Dominic Caserta and re-elected...
City Politics
City Desk: Dec 24, 2014
December 31, 2014
Santa Clara City Council’s Dec. 16 meeting marked the end of an era: Patricia Mahan’s last Council meeting as an...
Community
Pizza Party Cooks Up Holiday Treat for PACE Students
December 31, 2014
Last week young adult students from Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE) enjoyed a Christmas pizza-making, and pizza-eating holiday get-together...
Community
Rotary’s Christmas for Kids Puts Big Smiles on Young Faces
December 31, 2014
The most fun was “getting presents and meeting Santa,” said fourth graders Janelle, Marisela and Stephanie. That was something every...