Carolyn Schuk, Author at The Silicon Valley Voice

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

Carolyn SchukJanuary 31, 2018

Salary and benefit packages topping $400,000 for recent City of Santa Clara hires have raised a few eyebrows around town, with one Santa Clara City Council Member calling them...

Community

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

Carolyn SchukJanuary 31, 2018

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

City Politics

City Manager Serves City Council a Big Helping of Reality Pie

Carolyn SchukJanuary 24, 2018

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

Arts & Entertainment

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

Carolyn SchukJanuary 24, 2018

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

Community

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

Carolyn SchukJanuary 17, 2018

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

City Politics

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

Carolyn SchukJanuary 17, 2018

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

City Politics

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

Carolyn SchukJanuary 10, 2018

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

City Politics

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

Carolyn SchukJanuary 10, 2018

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

Community

One Woman’s Junk is Another’s Treasure

Carolyn SchukJanuary 10, 2018

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 offers plenty...

City Politics

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

Carolyn SchukJanuary 10, 2018

Santa Clara’s California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lawsuit against San José’s proposed Santana Row/Valley Fair (SRVF) “urban village” development on Santa Clara’s...

Author: Carolyn Schuk

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

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

City Manager Serves City Council a Big Helping of Reality Pie

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

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

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

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

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

One Woman’s Junk is Another’s Treasure

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

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