Author: Carolyn Schuk
Community
Local Legislators Honored For Disabilities Policy Leadership
May 30, 2018
Mountain View resident Par Maresca, 26, lives independently in his own apartment, holds down a job at a local hotel,...
City Politics
Influence at City Hall: Jude Barry Lobbies Through Santa Clara
May 23, 2018
In 2005 when Jude Barry was managing Steve Westly’s unsuccessful primary campaign for California governor, the Related Companies’ lobbyist was...
City Politics
Judge Rules Santa Clara Violated Voting Rights Laws and “Failed to Act”
May 16, 2018
The City of Santa Clara is in violation of the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA), ruled Santa Clara County Superior...
City Politics
Caserta Resigns, Gillmor Announces New Council Censure Procedure to be Instituted
May 9, 2018
Flanked by Council Members Debi Davis, Patrick Kolstad and Kathy Watanabe, Mayor Lisa Gillmor commended Dominic Caserta for resigning his...
Community
Half-Century Old Cluster Housing Still A Fresh Solution for Suburban Sprawl
May 9, 2018
Sometimes the best new solutions to old problems are old solutions. Take suburban cluster housing for example, illustrated by Santa...
Schools
SCUSD Further Victimizes Students With 1,600 E-Mail “Mistake”
May 9, 2018
In setting off a firestorm of allegations of sexual misconduct against Santa Clara City Council Member and high school civics...
City Politics
Tentative Ruling On Santa Clara Voting Rights Lawsuit Anticipated Mid-May
May 2, 2018
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Thomas Kuhnle said that he will issue a “proposed statement of decision” in the...
Life AnnouncementsSports
Katherine Hughes School Scores $10,000 Touchdown From 2019 College Football Playoffs
April 25, 2018
Earlier this month Santa Clara Unified’s Katherine Hughes elementary school received the area’s first benefit from the College Football Playoffs...
Community
Santa Clara’s Eichlers: Internationally Honored—Just Not in Santa Clara
April 18, 2018
In the words of the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield, Santa Clara’s Eichler homes don’t get no respect. What Eichlers, you...
Community
Larry Owens Retires: Led Santa Clara Electric Utility into a Customer-Centric 21st Century
April 18, 2018
The excellent reputation that Silicon Valley Power—Santa Clara’s City-owned electric utility—enjoys among industrial, commercial and residential customers alike has a...