Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Plaintiffs in Santa Clara CVRA Lawsuit Want 7-District Remedy, Say At-Large Mayor/Council Member Is Dodge To Preserve Old Guard Power
June 20, 2018
On Monday the plaintiffs in Santa Clara’s California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit filed a brief asking the judge to...
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Council Has Left Seats Vacant in Recent Past
June 13, 2018
The Santa Clara City Council doesn’t always fill vacancies in its ranks. It has operated with a six-member Council before,...
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Sparks Fly at Marathon Council Meeting With No Council Appointment
June 13, 2018
A deadlocked Santa Clara City Council vote last night ensured that the vacant Santa Clara City Council seat will remain...
City Politics
Santa Clara Had 7-Year Warning of Voting Rights Lawsuit That Will Cost City Millions
June 13, 2018
In the last eight years the Santa Clara City Council has willfully missed many opportunities to prevent the voting rights...
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Measure A Vote Points to a Heterogeneous Community, Not a Homogenous One
June 13, 2018
Although Santa Clara voters gave Measure A the thumbs down, voting patterns on the measure in the City’s 47 precincts...
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It’s Final: City Violated California Voting Rights Act
June 6, 2018
“Based on the evidence presented at trial, the Court finds that Plaintiffs have proven by a preponderance of the evidence...
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Politics and Business Make an Interesting Mix at City Hall
June 6, 2018
Although the name of Related’s lobbyist, Jude Barry, has been scarce on Santa Clara City Council Member calendars of late,...
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No on A Makes Its Voice Heard, More Money Comes in for Yes on A
May 30, 2018
A small but energized group of opponents of Measure A—the proposed two-district, Ranked Choice/Single Transferrable Vote system for electing the...
City Politics
Convention Center Déjà vu All Over Again
May 30, 2018
No one should have been surprised when the Santa Clara City Council majority voted to summarily yank the Santa Clara...
City Politics
The Money Trail of Measure A
May 30, 2018
Over $100,000 has been raised to date on the Measure A campaign: $7,800 of it by the No on A...