Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Sunnyvale Steps Up to Serve Residents, Businesses During COVID-19
May 20, 2020
In recent weeks the Sunnyvale City Council added some new COVID-19 programs to the roster of services that the City...
Community
Got a Smartphone? You can Help Researchers Understand COVID-19
May 15, 2020
Want to help advance scientific knowledge about coronavirus? Just pick up your mobile phone. At the end of March, UCSF...
Business
Single Proprietor Businesses See Little Help and Plenty of Catch-22s
May 7, 2020
In the war against COVID-19, America’s smallest businesses, sole proprietorships, may be taking most economic casualties. We’re talking your mom-and-pop livelihoods...
City Politics
Lunch in a Time of Coronavirus with Larry Klein
May 6, 2020
Sunnyvale Mayor Larry Klein is an unlikely social media star. But in the world of COVID-19 isolation, his low-key, guy-next-door...
Business
Even in the COVID-19 New Normal You Can Still Buy — or Sell — a House
May 6, 2020
Likely most of us think this is not a time to buy or sell a house. But Sunnyvale realtor Dave...
Community
Santa Clara Community Crisis Coalition Shows We Can Do It
April 29, 2020
The Santa Clara Community Crisis Coalition (SC-CCC) has turned an indoor soccer court into a medical face shield manufacturing operation,...
Business
Airbnb Customers Fuming Over COVID-19 Refund Policy
April 22, 2020
Airbnb’s refund policy for COVID-19-caused cancellations is leaving scores of guests angry, out hard-earned vacation savings and vowing never to use...
Business
Chamber and Council Partner in Small Business Grant Program
April 21, 2020
After the Santa Clara City Council unanimously approved creating a $500,000 COVID-19 emergency grant program for local businesses and nonprofits,...
Community
Humane Society Silicon Valley: Open for Online Adoptions
April 16, 2020
It’s not surprising that in this time of video-conferenced math classes and medical appointments that you can now adopt a...
Business
Just Doing It: Local Tech Companies Redirect Resources to Fight COVID-19
April 13, 2020
These days Nike’s tagline “Just do it” has new meaning. Santa Clara-based tech giant Intel and San Jose-based energy cell...