Author: Carolyn Schuk
Arts & EntertainmentCommunity
Dancing in Nutcracker “Part of Christmas” for Santa Clara Teen
December 15, 2022
Santa Clara teen Tomie Ishimatsu is excited to be dancing in San Jose New Ballet’s Nutcracker. The young dancer has...
Arts & EntertainmentCommunity
Feliz Natal! Portuguese Christmas Traditions Alive in the South Bay
December 9, 2022
This Saturday, Dec. 10, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Portuguese Organization for Social Services and Opportunities (POSSO) of...
City Politics
Electric Rate Increase Approved, City Finances Improving
December 9, 2022
Tuesday’s Santa Clara City Council meeting brought welcome relief from the fractious and quarrelsome meetings that characterized the last two...
Arts & EntertainmentCommunity
Bethlehem On Benton Street Returns After Three Year Absence
December 6, 2022
My first introduction to Santa Clara First Baptist Church’s “Bethlehem” was the remarkable sight of a camel grazing on Benton...
City Politics
Related Santa Clara a Public Subsidy, Must Pay Prevailing Wage
November 30, 2022
The Related Santa Clara development is subject to public works prevailing wage laws, the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)...
Schools
Paraeducators File Safety Complaint Over Hazardous Working Conditions
November 29, 2022
Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) paraeducators, the people who work with the county’s most physically and developmentally disabled...
City Politics
Your Vote is Just Fine According to ROV
November 25, 2022
Earlier this month there was a flurry of consternation when a council member’s ballot was rejected because of a signature...
BusinessCity Politics
Levi’s Stadium Has Made $659M, Boosted City’s Bottom Line $21M
November 4, 2022
Since opening in 2014, Levi’s Stadium has brought in $659 million for Santa Clara’s Stadium Authority and added $21 million...
City Politics
Police Union Campaigns While Negotiating Contract
November 1, 2022
The Santa Clara Police Officers Association and its associated PAC are using the controversial grand jury report Unsportsmanlike Conduct on...
City Politics
Tom Shanks: From Ethics Referee to Political Player
November 1, 2022
Some say that one-time Santa Clara ethics consultant Tom Shanks has given ethics a back seat to politics: First in...