Carolyn Schuk

Double Dipping Raises Question: Are Pensions for Retirement or Income Augmentation for Public Employees?

Salary and benefit packages topping $400,000 for recent City of Santa Clara hires have raised a few eyebrows around town,…

January 31, 2018

Santa Clara Development Proposal Signals New Wave of Chinese Investment in U.S. Real Estate

Last week Burlingame-based subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Genzon Property Group, Kylli Inc., debuted an ambitious development proposal featuring what would…

January 31, 2018
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City Manager Serves City Council a Big Helping of Reality Pie

Last week's Santa Clara City Council goal-setting meeting could be described as an intervention for the Council led by new…

January 24, 2018

Guggenheim Entertainment’s New Venture Hits the Ground Running With “Sondheim on Sondheim”

Leave it to Guggenheim Entertainment to launch an ambitious new theatrical venture with an equally ambitious live show, Sondheim on…

January 24, 2018

Santa Clara’s Paxio Marks More Than a Decade Delivering Ultra High Speed Internet

While Google continues to confound the world about whether or not the internet giant is in the service provider business,…

January 17, 2018

Board of Supervisors Candidates Look to Persuade Voters: Who Can Help People Best

Whether it was unusually high interest in the Santa Clara County District 4 Board of Supervisors' race or a reflection…

January 17, 2018

Ro Khanna: Doing the People’s Business by Finding the Common Ground

Many politicians can say little in a lot of words. But it's a rare politician who can say a lot…

January 10, 2018

Santa Clara Property Values Continue to Grow, But Assessor Warns of Inevitable Slowdown and Prop 13’s Growing Inequities

Silicon Valley property values grew solidly in 2017—7.4 percent, $31 million, over 2016—Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone reports in…

January 10, 2018

One Woman’s Junk is Another’s Treasure

Auctioneer Marlene O'Donnell keeps track of spirited bidding at the Santa Clara Woman's Club's regifting auction on Jan. 6. The annual event…

January 10, 2018
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Resolution Likely by Month-End for Santa Clara CEQA Lawsuit Against Santana West Urban Village Plan

Santa Clara's California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lawsuit against San José's proposed Santana Row/Valley Fair (SRVF) "urban village" development on…

January 10, 2018