Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Basis in Prior Legislation Doesn’t Necessarily Exempt Council Actions From Referendum, Argues Stadium Opponents’ Attorney
February 22, 2012
By filing suit against Santa Clara Plays Fair’s (SCPF) petition for a referendum on the 49ers stadium agreements, Santa Clara...
Arts & Entertainment
Mission City Opera’s Die Fledermaus Flies into Santa Clara
February 22, 2012
French dramatist Alexandre Dumas once quipped “So heavy is the chain of wedlock that it needs two to carry it...
Arts & Entertainment
Mission City Opera Goes Bats in Upcoming Show
February 15, 2012
Next Saturday in Santa Clara will see an evening of practical jokes, mistaken identities, romance and revelry as Mission City...
City Politics
History Supports Stadium Authority’s Position
February 8, 2012
Here’s a short primer of court rulings that are relevant to the current SA lawsuit. Impartial reading indicates that the...
Public Safety
Stopping Online Piracy or Online Privacy?
January 25, 2012
Remember the Clipper Chip? Let me refresh your memory. Formally known as the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA),...
Life Announcements
Sue (Sorich) Lasher: Oct. 24, 1930 – Nov. 24, 2011
January 25, 2012
The next time you enjoy a thrill ride or an entertaining show at Great America, take a moment to thank...
City Politics
Misleading Language May Doom Stadium Agreements Challenge
January 11, 2012
If you’ve been to a Santa Clara supermarket recently you may have seen the anti-stadium group Santa Clara Plays Fair...
City Politics
Prop 22 Not Eternal Life Guarantee for RDAs
January 11, 2012
In upholding the RDA dissolution law, the justices took a dim view of the California Redevelopment Association’s argument that 2010’s...
City Politics
CA Supreme Court Upholds RDA Dissolution
January 11, 2012
California’s Supreme Court unanimously upheld the state legislature’s dissolution (AB1X 26) of California’s redevelopment agencies (RDAs). “The legislative power vested...
Community
Santa Clara DAR Helps Make a Home Away From Home for Families of Wounded Vets
December 28, 2011
You can’t put a price on the value for injured soldiers of having family close by. Hotel rooms, however, do...