Carolyn Schuk

Final Verdict: Twice-Lost Voting Rights Lawsuit Cost City Nearly $5.8 Million

Santa Clara will be paying out almost $5.8 million in awards, costs, interest and its own legal bills to settle…

April 21, 2021

Diversity Task Force Plans Surveys and Listening Sessions, Adds Youth and Senior Advisory Board

The April 12 meeting of the Santa Clara’s Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion was largely devoted to administrative…

April 20, 2021
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Watanabe’s Record Paints Different Picture Than Her Words

After telling Council Member Kevin Park “No you can’t [speak], this is my event,” at her #StopAsianHate rally March 31,…

April 13, 2021

Korean American Council Member Not Allowed to Speak at Santa Clara #StopAsianHate Rally

A rally organized by Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Council Member Kathy Watanabe Wednesday afternoon that was supposed to demonstrate solidarity…

April 1, 2021

Remote Sierra Land is Money Pit for City, But Mayor Leads Opposition to Selling

It shouldn’t take years to decide to get rid of a money-losing “asset” lacking any prospect of recovery or improvement.…

April 1, 2021

Police Union Files Labor Complaint, Claims City Interfered with Right to Unionize and Negotiate

About 12 hours after the Santa Clara City Council approved a 4 percent cut to the police department budget in…

March 31, 2021

Asian Pacific Police Officer Charges Santa Clara Police Department With Discrimination and Retaliation

On top of half a dozen lawsuits with the 49ers and a voting rights lawsuit that will cost Santa Clara…

March 24, 2021

A Restaurant Receipt Shows Anti-Asian Racism is An Equal Opportunity Sin

No one is immune to racism, and the Bay Area’s multicultural population offers object lessons in multicultural racism, including anti-Asian…

March 22, 2021

Dismissal of Two Santa Clara Legal Actions Shows Litigious 49ers Relationship Not One-Sided

The Santa Clara Stadium Authority has brought four legal actions against the 49ers; refuting Stadium Authority/City Attorney Brian Doyle’s frequent…

March 17, 2021
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City Breaks $5 Million in CVRA Lawsuit It Lost, With More Cost to Come

Santa Clara’s cost in the voting rights lawsuit it lost in court and on appeal has now reached $5.2 million…

March 10, 2021