Author: Carolyn Schuk
Public Safety
DA Rejected Case Says Haugh Lawyer, But DA Didn’t Say That 4 Days Later
August 23, 2020
A full day after The Weekly reported on Robert Haugh’s sexual assault arrest, Haugh’s attorney Chuck Smith returned The Weekly’s...
Public Safety
Local Blogger Robert Haugh Arrested for Sexual Assault
August 21, 2020
Santa Clara police have arrested blogger Robert — “Butch” — Haugh, charging him with “sexual penetration with a foreign object,”...
City Politics
Robert Mezzetti: Council Candidate and Lobbyist
August 20, 2020
Before Robert Mezzetti became District 6 Santa Clara City Council Candidate, the San Jose attorney was a registered lobbyist representing...
Public Safety
Santa Clara’s Assistant Police Chief Duo Part of “Structural Changes”
August 12, 2020
In June, Santa Clara reorganized its police department command staff, adding an additional assistant police chief to the budget and...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Manager’s $700K Pay Package Double the California Average
August 6, 2020
By any comparison you want to make, Santa Clara’s City Manager takes home a pay package that’s double that of...
City Politics
Damages Finalized in 2016 Levi’s Stadium ADA Class Action Suit, But Case Isn’t Closed
July 31, 2020
As they say, it’s not over until the fat lady sings. In the case of the 2016 Levi’s Stadium ADA...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Budget Deficits — COVID-19 Turns Up the Heat on a Simmering Budget Problem
July 30, 2020
Although their cause is unprecedented, Santa Clara’s current budget woes aren’t an anomaly. Since 2000, the City’s budget has had...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Manager Attacks 49ers — Again
July 28, 2020
In the latest chapter of Santa Clara City Hall’s four-year-old quarrel with the 49ers, City Manager Deanna Santana sent out...
City Politics
2020 Election: Sunnyvale Mayor and City Council Candidates
July 27, 2020
For Sunnyvale the 2020 election will be a first in two ways. Voters will vote for the City’s first directly...
City Politics
2020 Election: Santa Clara City Council Candidates
July 22, 2020
This year four Santa Clara districts will elect their first-ever district representatives. Two incumbents, Kathy Watanabe and Teresa O’Neill are...