Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
The Right Stuff: Santa Clara Infrastructure Foundation for Today’s Stadium
April 18, 2012
“This project was thought-about before I was born,” San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York told a group gathered for breakfast...
City Politics
From Training Camp to Stadium Home: Santa Clara’s Long Relationship With the Niners
April 18, 2012
In 1985, after a rocky and highly contentious two-year effort, Santa Clara completed a deal that made the city owner...
Community
Kids Reel in Fun at Kiwanis Fish Derby
April 18, 2012
Next Saturday at 6:30 a.m. morning the call will go out and it will be controlled pandemonium at the City...
City Politics
New 49ers Stadium: Another Example of Santa Clara Progressivism
April 18, 2012
Santa Clara politics often stumps observers. Libertarians are frequently the strongest voices for government action, while liberals are equally likely...
City Politics
Santa Clara: The Can-Do City That Could Build a Stadium
April 18, 2012
Thomas Edison famously said that genius is five percent inspiration and 95 percent perspiration. So too, the new Santa Clara...
City Politics
Bus Rapid Transit Key Element in “Re-Imagining” El Camino Real
April 11, 2012
Would you rather spend an afternoon strolling the Champs Elysees or the El Camino Real? Imagining the El Camino reaching...
City Politics
Santa Clara RDA Shut Down Underway – County Auditor Rejects 30% of Agency Debt
April 11, 2012
On March 23 the Santa Clara Redevelopment Agency (RDA) Successor Agency convened its first meeting. And if it accomplished nothing...
Business
Santa Clara Location Keeps Global Tech Leader Close to Partners and Customers
April 11, 2012
If you were asked to name the technology company with the most impact on your daily life, you might answer...
City Politics
Stadium Financing Long-Term Roadmap
March 28, 2012
Now the Santa Clara stadium construction financing is in place, what’s the long term plan for paying off that debt?...
Arts & Entertainment
Capitol Steps Bring Political Comedy to Santa Clara
March 21, 2012
It was a full house last Friday night at Santa Clara University’s Mayer Theater, where inclement weather didn’t do anything...