Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Current Santa Clara Council War on 49ers Started Over Soccer Fields – Part III: Super Bowl Countdown to Contention and an Uncontested Mayor’s Seat
August 9, 2017
After two years of conflict over its use, the Santa Clara Youth Soccer Park was back in the spotlight in...
City Politics
Current Santa Clara Council War on 49ers Started Over Soccer Fields – Part II Three-Way Proposal for Soccer Fields, Stadium Parking DOA
August 2, 2017
In 2014, the Santa Clara Youth Soccer League (SCYSL) made a cause célèbre out of its claim that the San...
Community
High Heel Marketing Her Way Into Your Heart
August 2, 2017
That Tae Yun Kim is not like any other tech CEO is an exponential understatement. And not just because she’s...
City Politics
Santa Clara Council’s War with 49ers Started Over Soccer Fields – Part I: Promises or Perceptions, Side Effects of State Policy
July 26, 2017
The escalating conflict between the San Francisco 49ers and the Santa Clara City Council and Mayor Lisa Gillmor that has...
City Politics
Will That Be Cash, Check or Charge? Council Consultant Polls Taxpayers on How They Want to Pay For New $250M Swim Center
July 26, 2017
Last week City Hall opened up an online survey to measure resident sentiment about a new International Swim Center, Swim...
BusinessCity Politics
LeEco Sells Former Yahoo Parcel to Chinese Real Estate Development Company
July 26, 2017
The “curse of the new headquarters” is legendary in Silicon Valley. Inktomi, Excite@Home, MySpace–they all built new vanity headquarters only...
City Politics
No Easy Answer to Santa Clara’s Forecast Structural Deficits
July 19, 2017
While Santa Clara’s general fund revenues are projected to grow 15 percent from $221 million to $255 million over the...
City Politics
City Staff Fires Back at Mayor’s Stadium Audit
July 19, 2017
Last month Santa Clara’s finance, police, and fire departments and the 49ers both weighed in on Harvey M. Rose’s (HMR)...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Affordable Housing Programs to Get Boost From New Rental Development Set-Asides and Fees
July 12, 2017
More than five years after the state shutdown of redevelopment agencies hobbled Santa Clara’s affordable housing programs, the Council approved...
City Politics
2017-2018 Capital Improvement Budget: Big Plans, Little Money
July 5, 2017
Santa Clara has over $1 billion penciled into its capital improvement plans for the next six years, if you include...