Carolyn Schuk

Santa Clara Proclaims Education & Sharing Day, The Legacy of Great Rabbi

Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor joined government officials across the nation last month to mark Education & Sharing Day. President…

April 11, 2018

Puttin’ on the Ritz at Santa Clara Woman’s Club Fashion Show

Last week, the Santa Clara Woman's Club rolled out its own operation runway at its annual fashion show fundraiser. The…

April 11, 2018
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Voting Rights Lawsuit To Be Heard April 23

Some might think that the apparent formation of a "Yes on A" ballot measure campaign committee and resources being donated…

April 11, 2018

New Production of Beaches Author Iris Rainer Dart’s The People in the Picture—Where Personal and Historical Intersect

A few weeks ago a friend asked about a favorite picture of mine. It's of my great-great-grandmother Katharina Frega, a…

April 11, 2018

Study Finds CEQA Doesn’t Stifle Housing Development—City Councils Do

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) isn't constraining housing development in California, as some claim. Instead a new study finds…

March 28, 2018

Ad Hoc Measure J Audit Committee Quietly Expands Its Mission As Most Recommended Process and Reporting Changes Are Complete Or In Process

On March 19 the Measure J audit committee—Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Council Members Patrick Kolstad and Teresa O'Neill—reviewed the status…

March 28, 2018

Growing Pension Cost “Crowd Out”

Santa Clara's increasing costs aren't just taking a bigger bite out of the City's budget. Money that's spent for growing…

March 28, 2018

CalPERS Change Will Add Over $150 Million to Santa Clara Pension Costs Short Term Despite Long Term Savings

  California's pension "crisis" has been brewing for a while. But recently things got worse. That's because the California public…

March 21, 2018

Santa Clara’s Proposed Charter Change Getting National Attention

Whether or not to adopt a proportional election method is an important question for Santa Clara voters. But the outcome…

March 14, 2018
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Santa Clara Stadium Authority Governing and Budget Principles Debut, Budget Shows Better-Than-Anticipated Debt Pay-Down

At Tuesday night's Santa Clara Stadium Authority meeting the City Council/Stadium Authority reviewed Authority governing and budget principles, the 2018-19…

March 14, 2018