Author: Carolyn Schuk
Community
Santa Clara Woman’s Club Awards Two Nursing Scholarships, Historic First
September 24, 2014
Much has changed since 1980, but one that hasn’t is the critical need for professional nursing skills. That’s why the...
Schools
Years of Work Pay Off for New Northside Schools
September 24, 2014
It’s been nearly 10 years since Santa Clara Unified Trustee Andrew Ratermann and former Trustee Teresa O’Neill started talking with...
Public Safety
Cause of Fire at HOPE Services Remains Undetermined
September 17, 2014
There’s no new information about the Aug. 22 fire that destroyed three tucks of donations at HOPE Services’ Alfred St....
Schools
Do Donations to Schools Tip the Educational Scale?
September 17, 2014
The question of whether outside donations increase educational inequity in California has been a topic of conversation ever since the...
Schools
Out of Order: SCUSD’s School of Parliamentary Disorder
September 17, 2014
While it’s “back to school” season, lessons abound outside the classroom. For example, Santa Clara Unified Board of Trustees meetings...
Business
Silicon Sage Founder Brings High-Tech Savvy to Construction Business
September 17, 2014
For 50 years Santa Clara has tried to recapture the downtown that was bulldozed for “urban renewal” in 1963. Proposals...
City Politics
City Desk: Sep. 3, 2014
September 10, 2014
Council Denies Approval for 9-Story Apple Building on Stevens Creek Apparently nine floors is too high for a building in...
Schools
SCUSD Incumbent’s Lawsuit Against Opponent’s Ballot Statement Fizzles
September 10, 2014
This year’s Santa Clara Unified School District Trustee election promises to be ugly. That was established when SCUSD Board of...
Schools
Education Desk: August 27, 2014
September 3, 2014
State Requirements Mandate Additional Classes, Not Necessarily Smaller Ones Santa Clara Unified is adding 11 new classrooms for transitional kindergarten...
Community
Local Sikh Community Day of Service Joins Kids Against Hunger in Meal-Packing Marathon
September 3, 2014
How central is feeding people in Sikhism? So central that one of the core operations of Sikh Gurdwaras – temples...



