Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Charter Review Committee’s Proposed Two 3-Member Council Election Districts Doesn’t Give City Safe Harbor From CVRA
July 5, 2017
Santa Clara’s 2017 Charter Review Committee will recommend to the City Council dividing the City into two election districts with...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Balanced Budget 2017-2018, Deficits to Follow
June 21, 2017
The good news in the 2017-18 Santa Clara city budget is that not only is it a balanced budget, 2016-2017...
Schools
Callejon School Will Make Room for All Incoming Students
June 14, 2017
In a special meeting on Tuesday, the Santa Clara Unified School Board voted to address middle school overcrowding at Don...
City Politics
Measure J Draft Audit Report Leaves More Questions Than Answers
June 14, 2017
The bottom line on the long-awaited report on the Santa Clara Stadium Authority’s compliance with Measure J is that management...
City Politics
SCU’s Measure for Measure Draws Audience Into the Drama
June 7, 2017
Santa Clara University’s presentation of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure hit a home run on its opening night last Friday at...
City Politics
Measure J Audit Finally Finished, But City Hall Says It’s Confidential
June 7, 2017
After more than a year, Harvey Rose Associates (HRA) has finally reported the results of the management consulting company’s review...
City Politics
Anti-Development Crusade Not New in Santa Clara
May 30, 2017
It’s said the more things change the more they stay the same. A trip back in time via the March...
Arts & Entertainment
Triton Museum’s Growing Portfolio of Performing Arts
May 30, 2017
The Triton Museum (tritonmuseum.org) is rapidly becoming a center for more than visual art, putting the museum in the forefront...
City Politics
Council Has “Done Nothing” in Response to Voting Rights Lawsuit Threatened for Six Years, Says Civil Rights Attorney
May 24, 2017
Civil rights attorney Robert Rubin sums up the Santa Clara City Council’s response to the current California Voting Rights Act...
Community
He Had Santa Clara in His Heart: Jerry Marsalli August 2, 1950–May 13, 2017
May 17, 2017
Ask anyone in Santa Clara who knew Jerry Marsalli and they’ll tell you two things about him. The first is...