Author: Carolyn Schuk
Community
Santa Clara Women’s Club Rings in 2013 With Annual “Re-Gifting” Auction
January 16, 2013
Last week it was time for “Christmas After Christmas,” at the Santa Clara Women’s Club’s annual “regifting” auction. It’s an...
Schools
Education Desk: Project Labor Agreements for Measure C Construction? West Valley-Mission Board Hears Arguments
January 9, 2013
On Tuesday, December 11, West Valley-Mission Community College District (WVMCCCD) Board of Trustees held a public hearing on the pros...
Community
Muslim Civil Rights Group Reports Slight Increase in Bay Area Complaints
January 9, 2013
Last week the Santa Clara-based Council on American-Islamic Relations of the San Francisco Bay Area (CAIR-SFBA) published its annual report...
Schools
Education Desk: Dec. 26, 2012
December 26, 2012
“His explanations explanatory of explanations explained was interminable,” Abraham Lincoln once said of his political rival Stephen Douglas. He could...
Schools
Marathon Meeting Launches Cultural Revolution at SCUSD Board
December 19, 2012
Last week’s 7-hour standing-room-only Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) board meeting brought to mind many clichés, foremost among them,...
Community
Celebrating South Bay’s 2012 Olympians
December 12, 2012
A few weeks ago, past and present met at Santa Clara University, where U.S. Rep. Mike Honda (D-15th District, California)...
City Politics
New Residential Development in City Moves Forward Around El Camino
December 12, 2012
Last month was notable for several milestones that advance Santa Clara’s 2010 General Plan for affordable and walk-able new housing...
City Politics
Outgoing Council Members Honored
December 12, 2012
Last week the Santa Clara City Council took time out from the challenges of governing, to honor three outgoing Council...
City Politics
State’s Claim that City Land was “Owned” by RDA is Questionable
December 12, 2012
Santa Clara’s redevelopment agency (RDA) wasn’t just an agency for fostering city improvements. It was also used – in an...
Community
SVP’s New Solar Array is an All-Around Win
December 12, 2012
Santa Clara’s new Jenny Strand Solar Research and Development Park could be called a win-win squared. It’s a win for...