Author: Carolyn Schuk
Life Announcements
Thomas Sparacino, 1942-2011: A Gift for Inspiring Others
March 9, 2011
In Jewish mysticism, the number three represents harmony that comes from the synthesis of seeming opposites. Certainly, the number three...
City Politics
Overall State RDA Performance Unclear, But Santa Clara Better Than Many
February 23, 2011
Depending on whom you ask, Governor Jerry Brown’s plan to shutter California’s redevelopment agencies (RDAs) would return billions to local...
Arts & Entertainment
Run For Your Wife
February 23, 2011
Run For Your Wife, the latest production by the Santa Clara Players, opened on Friday, February 18 at the Triton...
Arts & Entertainment
There’s No Show Like Santa Clara Showtime
February 23, 2011
It’s getting to be that time of year again. Show Time, that is. For the 29th year in a row,...
Community
Santa Clara’s 7-Decade Love Affair With Camellias
February 23, 2011
The upcoming Santa Clara County Camellia show at the Santa Clara Community Recreation Center (CRC) is the Camellia Society’s 70th....
Community
Santa Clara Resident Joe Goschy Wins CreaTV Citizen Journalism Award
February 16, 2011
It’s safe to say that not many documentary filmmakers got their start filming in Santa Clara. But Santa Clara resident...
Community
Santa Clara Woman’s Club Taking Applications for Annual Nursing Scholarship
February 16, 2011
Although some things have changed in three decades, one that hasn’t is the critical need for professional nursing skills. Consider...
City Politics
California Redevelopment Agencies 101
February 16, 2011
When Governor Jerry Brown unveiled his proposal to shutter the state’s 65-year old Redevelopment Agencies (RDAs), he touched a raw...
City Politics
Eight of Santa Clara’s 10 Employee Unions Agree to Pay Concessions
February 2, 2011
In the face of Santa Clara’s ongoing budget deficit, eight of Santa Clara’s employee bargaining units have agreed to contract...
City Politics
City’s General Fund Gets Small Share of Santa Clara Property Tax Dollars
February 2, 2011
You might be surprised at just how little of the property taxes paid by Santa Clara residents actually go into...