Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Soccer Field Design at Montague Park Gets Council Go-Ahead, Neighborhood Critics Claim Park Will Be Destroyed
March 4, 2015
At the Feb. 10 City Council meeting, the Council approved a $765,500 design contract with LPA Inc. for a new...
City Politics
City Desk: Feb. 18, 2015
February 25, 2015
Mini-Dorms: New Law or Better Enforcement Needed? At its Feb. 3 study session, the City Council sent back the third...
City Politics
Current RDA Mess Has Many Fathers – Starting With Voters
February 25, 2015
If Californian voters dislike the public agency feeding frenzy unleashed by the redevelopment agency (RDA) shutdown, they have only themselves...
City Politics
Judge Rules Santa Clara Must Hand Over Former RDA Property to “Successor Agency”
February 18, 2015
If the Santa Clara RDA’s name was on the deed, the property belonged the defunct RDA. That was the conclusion...
Community
PACE Helps Young Adults Find Working Success
February 18, 2015
Everyone wants to be self-supporting and contribute to the community, but some need more support than others. That’s where Pacific...
City Politics
City Desk: Feb. 4, 2015
February 11, 2015
Less is More: Doing the Math on Residential Development Fee Credits By Carolyn Schuk On Jan. 26, City Council held...
City Politics
Lawrence Station, Tasman East Redevelopment: Change the General Plan or Change the Conversation
February 11, 2015
Re-developing the Lawrence Station (70 acres) and Tasman East areas (45 acres) as higher-density* residential neighborhoods, during 2015 to 2025,...
Opinion
Why There's No BART in the South Bay
February 11, 2015
Half a century ago, regional planners foresaw a rapid transit system circling the Bay, reaching from Marin to Santa Clara...
Schools
Judge Dismisses Stampolis’ “False Imprisonment” Lawsuit
February 4, 2015
In the end it didn’t matter how many judges Santa Clara Unified Trustee Christopher Stampolis objected to, how many reasons...
Community
Mission College’s Community Mission
February 4, 2015
President Barack Obama’s proposal for tuition-free community colleges has brought new focus on community colleges. A uniquely American institution, the...