Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Whatever Happened to the Development Fee Task Force?
May 4, 2016
Last January the Santa Clara City Council couldn’t resolve how to set parkland development fees for 2016. The staff recommendation...
Opinion
San Jose Inside’s Mask Slips to Reveal Its Hipster Racism
April 27, 2016
A few weeks ago San Jose Inside’s “The Fly” wrote this Freudian slip following sneer about “bogus racism claims” by...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Observer: April 20, 2016
April 27, 2016
Franklin Pedestrian Plaza Approved – SCU to Invest $3.3 Million in Community Arts Neighborhood Santa Clara’s downtown revitalization is going...
Community
Santa Clara Around Town 4/20-4/26
April 27, 2016
City Neighborhood Watch Orientation- Thursday, April 21st, 6-7:30pm: An orientation and training session for anyone interested in forming or joining...
Schools
SCUSD Asks For Sanctions in Stampolis Conflict of Interest Case
April 20, 2016
Santa Clara Unified Trustee Christopher Stampolis apparently hasn’t complied with the school district’s demand that he disclose the nature of...
CommunitySchools
49ers Foundation Winter Fest Raises $1M for Santa Clara Schools’ STEM Initiatives
April 20, 2016
Santa Clara Unified School District will receive $1 million from the San Francisco 49ers Foundation this year for Science, Technology,...
City PoliticsOpinion
Links to Online City Documents &ndash You Can’t Get There From Here
April 20, 2016
One obstacle to informed discussion of city issues is difficulty finding the relevant documents and history. That’s because the City’s...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Observer: April 13, 2016
April 20, 2016
Last Thursday, the Santa Clara City Council appointed Director of Public Works Rajeev Batra as Acting City Manager, following the...
Community
Santa Clara Around Town 4/13-4/19
April 20, 2016
RJJT Presents “The Wizard of Oz!”- Friday-Saturday, April 15-16th 7-9:30pm, Sunday, April 17th 2-4:30pm: Roberta Jones Junior Theatre continues its...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Observer: April 6, 2016
April 13, 2016
Super Bowl Impact – Hotel Tax Revenue Up Hotel (TOT) tax collections are running well ahead of budget for FY2015-16,...