Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Law Firm Has Potential Conflict of Interest in Doyle Investigation
August 31, 2021
If you described an investigation where the person works with the investigator and makes decisions about future engagements with the...
Community
Cascade Park Neighborhood Takes On Homelessness
August 19, 2021
Whether it’s switching a children’s musical theater camp to Zoom on the fly, or a fire in a homeless encampment...
City Politics
Ro Khanna: Making Life Better in District 17
August 10, 2021
Representative Ro Khanna has seen a complete change of power in the U.S. government since he was first elected in...
City Politics
City Hall Transparency? Not When It’s Paying Lawyers
August 4, 2021
Since January, Santa Clara has paid $1.4 million to outside law firms. But City Hall doesn’t want Santa Clara residents...
Public Safety
Former Santa Clara Cop Phil Cooke Pleads for Leniency in eBay Harassment Conspiracy
July 26, 2021
Update: On July 27, Cooke was sentenced to 18 months in prison, three years of probation and a $15,000 fine....
Public Safety
Late Night Fire Ignites Saratoga Avenue Office Building
July 16, 2021
Smoke still lingered in the air Thursday morning on the 100 block of Saratoga Avenue in Santa Clara after a...
City Politics
Questions Swirl About New Position and One City Employee’s $35,000 Raise
July 14, 2021
The creation of a new high-level Santa Clara planning job that doesn’t appear in the 2021 budget, within days of...
City Politics
Santa Clara Refusal to Reconsider Fuel Cell Approval Spawns Second Lawsuit
July 13, 2021
Late last month fuel cell company Bloom Energy hit Santa Clara with a lawsuit alleging the City enacted new policies...
City Politics
500 Benton Street Development Project Caught in State Law Cross Currents
June 29, 2021
California State Senator Bob Wieckowski aroused public passions in Santa Clara when it became known that he introduced a bill...
City Politics
Santa Clara Missed No Opportunity to Miss An Opportunity To Save $5.8 Million: City’s History of CVRA Litigation
June 29, 2021
In coming weeks the Santa Clara City Council will take up a proposal to formally apologize to Santa Clara residents...