Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
City Desk: Oct 1 2014
October 8, 2014
City Endorses Real Service, Not Just Lip-Service, to Protect Domestic Violence Victims The first order of business at the Sept....
Schools
Education Desk: Oct 1, 2014
October 8, 2014
To anyone who’s been following the proceedings of the Santa Clara Unified School Board for the past two years, the...
Schools
SCUSD Trustee Stampolis Served With Restraining Order by School Principal
October 8, 2014
On more than one occasion, Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety was called to the Peterson Middle School campus regarding “an...
City Politics
City Desk: Sep. 24, 2014
October 1, 2014
City, Google Continue Discussions About Bringing Ultra High Speed Internet Service to Santa Clara After nearly a year of discussion...
Schools
Years of Work Pay Off for New Northside Schools
September 24, 2014
It’s been nearly 10 years since Santa Clara Unified Trustee Andrew Ratermann and former Trustee Teresa O’Neill started talking with...
Community
For Sept. 11 Survivor, Getting Out of Manhattan Was Guiding Thought
September 24, 2014
In retrospect, Sept. 11, 2001 would have been a good day to be late, or call in sick. But Sun...
Community
Santa Clara Woman’s Club Awards Two Nursing Scholarships, Historic First
September 24, 2014
Much has changed since 1980, but one that hasn’t is the critical need for professional nursing skills. That’s why the...
Public Safety
Cause of Fire at HOPE Services Remains Undetermined
September 17, 2014
There’s no new information about the Aug. 22 fire that destroyed three tucks of donations at HOPE Services’ Alfred St....
Schools
Do Donations to Schools Tip the Educational Scale?
September 17, 2014
The question of whether outside donations increase educational inequity in California has been a topic of conversation ever since the...
Schools
Out of Order: SCUSD’s School of Parliamentary Disorder
September 17, 2014
While it’s “back to school” season, lessons abound outside the classroom. For example, Santa Clara Unified Board of Trustees meetings...