Carolyn Schuk

How to Follow the Money – Peeling the Campaign Spending Onion

Between California's 1974 Fair Political Practices Act and the 2018 California Disclose Act, state public disclosure laws make it possible…

February 17, 2020

Council Goal-Setting: Related Santa Clara Groundbreaking, Bond/Parcel Ballot Tax Measure Immanent

Related Santa Clara groundbreaking, bonds and parcel taxes, and City rebranding were among the items discussed at Santa Clara City…

February 14, 2020
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Follow the Money: Tracking the Money Race in Local Ballot Measures

No on Measure C Draws Big Money in Santa Clara Santa Clara's March 3 special election is drawing some big…

February 14, 2020

Bloom Energy Prevails in CEQA Lawsuit, But Judge Supports City’s GHG Analysis

Santa Clara must rescind its ordinance requiring electrical generation systems — micro-grids — connecting with the City's electrical grid to use…

February 2, 2020

News of Council Member’s Imminent Resignation Was News to Her

When Santa Clara City Council Member Patricia Mahan woke up from a medical procedure on Thursday, it was to a…

January 23, 2020

City Manager Says Santa Clara’s Benefits Sub-Par, Compensation Data Doesn’t

Are salaries paid to some of Santa Clara's recent hires out of line or are they merely compensating for an…

January 23, 2020

A Closer Look at Some of Santa Clara’s Well-Paid New Hires

A closer look at some members of City Manager Deanna Santana's alumni club tells a story that's hard to dismiss…

January 8, 2020

Over Half New Management Hires Used to Work With Deanna Santana — and They’re Getting Big Paychecks

In the two years Santa Clara City Manager Deanna Santana has been at the City’s helm, her former San José and…

January 8, 2020

Welcome Literary Yuletide

Christmas is a time for many of our favorite stories. And when you say "Christmas story," the next thought for…

December 16, 2019
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All Santa Clara’s Lawsuits

Lawsuits are a perennial fact of life for governments and public agencies — personal injury, ADA compliance, parking ticket appeals. They…

December 12, 2019