Author: Carolyn Schuk
Schools
SCUSD Audit Reveals Practices in Question are of Long-Standing in the County
October 10, 2012
Last week the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) released a special audit report alleging fraud on the part...
Schools
SCUSD Candidates Forum Draws the Battle Lines
October 10, 2012
The most striking feature of last Thursday’s League of Women Voters forum for Santa Clara Unified School District candidates wasn’t...
Community
Standing Room Only on Caltrain Leads to Expanded Service
October 10, 2012
In the last year, Caltrain rush hour service has often been standing room only. Now that’s changing. Ridership has grown...
Schools
Criminal Complaint Highlights Conflict-Fractured SCUSD
October 3, 2012
If you’re given to hyperbole like “I’d like to kill him” or “don’t shoot the messenger” you’d better steer clear...
Community
Contemporary and Classic Meet in Career of Santa Clara Gymnast-Turned-Dancer
October 3, 2012
Maria Basile didn’t start out to be a dancer. The Santa Clara resident first came to the west coast from...
Arts & Entertainment
SCU Piano Virtuoso Hans Boepple Takes the Stage
September 26, 2012
Santa Clara University’s Center for Performing Arts kicks off a new season of SCU Presents on Sept. 29, 2012 with...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Desk: Sept. 27, 2012
September 26, 2012
Candidates Forum Holds Few Surprises Last week’s City Council Candidates Forum, presented by the League of Women Voters, was eminently...
Community
Geof Goodfellow: A Man Who Lived Up to His Name
September 19, 2012
Few people have been more fittingly named than Geof Goodfellow. That was abundantly clear at a touching memorial service last...
City Politics
Santa Clara Candidate Aims to Prove Grassroots Campaigns Work
September 19, 2012
In our media saturated age, some people still believe that grassroots campaigning can elect candidates. One of them is Santa...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Desk: Sept. 19, 2012
September 19, 2012
Federal Grants Fund $1.8 Million in City Streets’ Safety and Improvement Santa Clara is moving forward with two projects to...