Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Santa Clara Puts Bond Sales Pedal to the Metal in Uncertain Market
May 18, 2011
A climate of rising interest rates for municipal debt and declining property tax revenues wouldn’t seem to be a market...
Community
Bill Wilson Center 7
May 11, 2011
In 1977 the Bill Wilson Center (BWC) opened its first shelter for homeless and runaway teenagers. Now those services are...
Schools
Crowning the May Queen at St. Justin’s
May 11, 2011
One of the charms of the City of Santa Clara is the way this town preserves deeply rooted traditions –...
Community
Internal Schism Brings National Attention to Local Scientology Leader
May 11, 2011
A leader of the local Church of Scientology (CoS) on Saratoga Ave., John Allender, has drawn national attention for his...
Arts & Entertainment
New South Bay Opera Company Makes Opera Audience-Friendly
May 11, 2011
Opera is the most costly of all the performing arts to stage. So an economic depression would seem like a...
Arts & Entertainment
Triton Gala: A Truly Hands-On Tradition
May 11, 2011
It’s appropriate that an art museum dedicated to innovative contemporary art puts a unique spin on the challenge of raising...
Community
Kids Reel in Fun at Annual Kiwanis Fish Derby
May 4, 2011
At 6:30 last Saturday morning at the City Hall fountain the call went out, “OK, Start Fishing,” and it was...
Business
Shop Santa Clara: Trade-a-Book Offers Bookworm Delights
May 4, 2011
When you think of rare and out-of-print books, San Francisco is much more likely to jump to your mind than...
Community
April 27, 2011
Mission City Dog Training By Melissa McKenzie For nearly 45 years Walt Nagle of Mission City Dog Training has been...
Sports
Santa Clara Football Stadium Faces High Bar to Deliver Promised Benefits, say Stanford Economist Roger Noll
April 27, 2011
Stanford economist and co-author of “Sports, Jobs and Taxes” Roger Noll has been quoted a few thousand times in recent...