Author: Carolyn Schuk
Op-Ed
Welcome Literary Yuletide
December 16, 2019
Christmas is a time for many of our favorite stories. And when you say “Christmas story,” the next thought for...
City Politics
All Santa Clara’s Lawsuits
December 12, 2019
Lawsuits are a perennial fact of life for governments and public agencies — personal injury, ADA compliance, parking ticket appeals. They...
City Politics
Directly Elected Mayor Perennial Discussion in Sunnyvale, But Never a Winner So Far
November 26, 2019
The question of directly electing Sunnyvale‘s mayor has come up regularly since the mid-1980s and City voters have repeatedly given...
Community
David Ladd Anderson: A Lifetime of Music-Making Magic
November 21, 2019
For David Ladd Anderson, long time Santa Clara Unified School District music director, the central thing about performing music isn’t...
City Politics
Sunnyvale Finalizes Council District Map, Election Sequencing
November 18, 2019
At its Nov. 12 meeting, the Sunnyvale City Council approved a Council district map and election sequencing for the six...
City PoliticsPublic Safety
Winter Drops Out of Police Chief Race, Citing “Contentious” Election Impact on Police Department
November 1, 2019
On Friday, Santa Clara Police Department Assistant Police Chief Dan Winter dropped out of the race for Police Chief, citing...
City Politics
CVRA Plaintiffs Respond to City’s Word-Parsing Appeal with Undisputed Facts
October 30, 2019
Responding to the City’s appeal of the Superior Court finding that the City’s at-large by-seat election system violated the California...
City Politics
Sunnyvale Moves Slowly But Surely to By-District Council Elections
October 23, 2019
At its Oct. 8 meeting, the Sunnyvale City Council narrowed the potential Council election district maps under consideration from eight...
City PoliticsPublic Safety
Santa Clara To Pay $2.7 Million Settlement in Overtime Lawsuit
October 18, 2019
Santa Clara has agreed to a $2.7 million settlement in a lawsuit claiming the City under-calculated overtime pay. Quick to...
City Politics
Committee Opts For Unpopular Multi-Member District System for Elections
October 1, 2019
In a 5-2 vote at its Sept. 26 meeting, with Sudhanshu Jain and Christine Koltermann dissenting, the 2019 Charter Review...