Carolyn Schuk

Santa Clara Council Members’ Organizations Benefit From “Improper” Convention Center Discounts, Chamber Practices

Organizations on whose boards Santa Clara City Council Members previously and currently sit have received discounts for years on their…

September 21, 2018

City Council and Convention Visitors Bureau Share Blame For Convention Center Management Mess

Council's Continued Confusion About Police Chief's Compensation Although the Santa Clara City Council was set to pass an ordinance giving…

September 19, 2018
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Santa Clara Had Expert Voting Rights Litigator On Contract But Trusted $600,000 Defense To Attorney With Limited CVRA Experience — And A Lucrative Municipal Law Practice

Santa Clara paid $579,978.19 to the law firm Churchwell White between September 2017 and July 2018 — an average of…

September 14, 2018

Unraveling Santa Clara City Hall’s “Clarifications” About Candidate Forums

When Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) member Suds Jain emailed City Manager Deanna Santana and Acting City Clerk Jennifer Yamaguma asking…

September 7, 2018

Santa Clara Citizens Advisory Committee: A 6-Decade City Institution

Last week the Santa Clara Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) roared into the headlines by precipitating a hubbub at City Hall…

September 6, 2018

Related Lobbyist Jude Barry Pulls the Media Strings

As a lobbyist for Related Companies' City Place Santa Clara project, political consultant Jude Barry appears to be more active…

August 30, 2018

Arbitrator’s Stadium Facility Rent Decision Includes Agreement and Disagreement With Both Parties

The arbitration decision ending the nearly three-years long Levi's Stadium facility rent dispute took a middle road, giving neither the Santa…

August 22, 2018

City Appeals Voting Rights Lawsuit Decision — Keeping Legal Meters Ticking Upward

On Wednesday, the City of Santa Clara filed an appeal of Judge Thomas Kuhnle's ruling that Santa Clara's at-large by-seat…

August 16, 2018

District Attorney Closes Caserta Investigation

Former Santa Clara City Council Member and front-runner for Ken Yeager's County Supervisor seat Dominic Caserta will not face criminal…

August 16, 2018
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Stadium Authority Rent Win: $10 Million Over 40 Years

After two years of closed-door hearings and discussion, a private arbitrator awarded the Santa Clara Stadium Authority a 1.07 percent…

August 15, 2018