Author: Carolyn Schuk
Arts & Entertainment
A Feast for Ears And Eyes at Cal Arte’s Triton Concert
September 30, 2018
Set in the Triton Museum of Art’s light and airy main gallery, Sunday’s Cal Arte concert made for a particular...
City Politics
From Ballot Measures to Budgets, Santa Clara’s $200K Spin Meister Directs City Communications
September 25, 2018
Last winter Santa Clara hired crisis PR virtuoso Sam Singer to provide “professional public affairs/media relations services” that amounted to...
City Politics
Santa Clara Council Members’ Organizations Benefit From “Improper” Convention Center Discounts, Chamber Practices
September 21, 2018
Organizations on whose boards Santa Clara City Council Members previously and currently sit have received discounts for years on their...
City Politics
City Council and Convention Visitors Bureau Share Blame For Convention Center Management Mess
September 19, 2018
Council’s Continued Confusion About Police Chief’s Compensation Although the Santa Clara City Council was set to pass an ordinance giving...
City Politics
Santa Clara Had Expert Voting Rights Litigator On Contract But Trusted $600,000 Defense To Attorney With Limited CVRA Experience — And A Lucrative Municipal Law Practice
September 14, 2018
Santa Clara paid $579,978.19 to the law firm Churchwell White between September 2017 and July 2018 — an average of...
City Politics
Unraveling Santa Clara City Hall’s “Clarifications” About Candidate Forums
September 7, 2018
When Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) member Suds Jain emailed City Manager Deanna Santana and Acting City Clerk Jennifer Yamaguma asking...
City Politics
Santa Clara Citizens Advisory Committee: A 6-Decade City Institution
September 6, 2018
Last week the Santa Clara Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) roared into the headlines by precipitating a hubbub at City Hall...
City Politics
Related Lobbyist Jude Barry Pulls the Media Strings
August 30, 2018
As a lobbyist for Related Companies’ City Place Santa Clara project, political consultant Jude Barry appears to be more active...
City Politics
Arbitrator’s Stadium Facility Rent Decision Includes Agreement and Disagreement With Both Parties
August 22, 2018
The arbitration decision ending the nearly three-years long Levi’s Stadium facility rent dispute took a middle road, giving neither the Santa...
City Politics
City Appeals Voting Rights Lawsuit Decision — Keeping Legal Meters Ticking Upward
August 16, 2018
On Wednesday, the City of Santa Clara filed an appeal of Judge Thomas Kuhnle’s ruling that Santa Clara’s at-large by-seat...