Carolyn Schuk

Sparks Fly at Marathon Council Meeting With No Council Appointment

A deadlocked Santa Clara City Council vote last night ensured that the vacant Santa Clara City Council seat will remain…

June 13, 2018

Santa Clara Had 7-Year Warning of Voting Rights Lawsuit That Will Cost City Millions

In the last eight years the Santa Clara City Council has willfully missed many opportunities to prevent the voting rights…

June 13, 2018
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Measure A Vote Points to a Heterogeneous Community, Not a Homogenous One

Although Santa Clara voters gave Measure A the thumbs down, voting patterns on the measure in the City’s 47 precincts…

June 13, 2018

It’s Final: City Violated California Voting Rights Act

"Based on the evidence presented at trial, the Court finds that Plaintiffs have proven by a preponderance of the evidence…

June 6, 2018

Politics and Business Make an Interesting Mix at City Hall

Although the name of Related’s lobbyist, Jude Barry, has been scarce on Santa Clara City Council Member calendars of late,…

June 6, 2018

No on A Makes Its Voice Heard, More Money Comes in for Yes on A

A small but energized group of opponents of Measure A—the proposed two-district, Ranked Choice/Single Transferrable Vote system for electing the…

May 30, 2018

Convention Center Déjà vu All Over Again

No one should have been surprised when the Santa Clara City Council majority voted to summarily yank the Santa Clara…

May 30, 2018

The Money Trail of Measure A

Over $100,000 has been raised to date on the Measure A campaign: $7,800 of it by the No on A…

May 30, 2018

Local Legislators Honored For Disabilities Policy Leadership

Mountain View resident Par Maresca, 26, lives independently in his own apartment, holds down a job at a local hotel,…

May 30, 2018
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Influence at City Hall: Jude Barry Lobbies Through Santa Clara

In 2005 when Jude Barry was managing Steve Westly's unsuccessful primary campaign for California governor, the Related Companies' lobbyist was…

May 23, 2018