Author: Carolyn Schuk
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...
Community
An Autism Reality Tour
April 11, 2018
There are two sides to every question. Even to the neurological condition called autism. To recognize Autism Awareness Month (April),...
Community
Kiwanis Turnaround Scholarship Fundraiser Continues Generous Tradition
April 11, 2018
Last week, Kiwanis Clubs from around the South Bay came together to raise money for the area clubs’ Turnaround Scholarship...
Community
Santa Clara Proclaims Education & Sharing Day, The Legacy of Great Rabbi
April 11, 2018
Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor joined government officials across the nation last month to mark Education & Sharing Day. President...
Community
Puttin’ on the Ritz at Santa Clara Woman’s Club Fashion Show
April 11, 2018
Last week, the Santa Clara Woman’s Club rolled out its own operation runway at its annual fashion show fundraiser. The...
City Politics
Voting Rights Lawsuit To Be Heard April 23
April 11, 2018
Some might think that the apparent formation of a “Yes on A” ballot measure campaign committee and resources being donated...
Arts & Entertainment
New Production of Beaches Author Iris Rainer Dart’s The People in the Picture—Where Personal and Historical Intersect
April 11, 2018
A few weeks ago a friend asked about a favorite picture of mine. It’s of my great-great-grandmother Katharina Frega, a...
City Politics
Study Finds CEQA Doesn’t Stifle Housing Development—City Councils Do
March 28, 2018
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) isn’t constraining housing development in California, as some claim. Instead a new study finds...
City Politics
Ad Hoc Measure J Audit Committee Quietly Expands Its Mission As Most Recommended Process and Reporting Changes Are Complete Or In Process
March 28, 2018
On March 19 the Measure J audit committee—Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Council Members Patrick Kolstad and Teresa O’Neill—reviewed the status...
Community
Growing Pension Cost “Crowd Out”
March 28, 2018
Santa Clara’s increasing costs aren’t just taking a bigger bite out of the City’s budget. Money that’s spent for growing...