Carolyn Schuk, Author at The Silicon Valley Voice

Santa Clara Council’s War with 49ers Started Over Soccer Fields – Part I: Promises or Perceptions, Side Effects of State Policy

Carolyn SchukJuly 26, 2017

The escalating conflict between the San Francisco 49ers and the Santa Clara City Council and Mayor Lisa Gillmor that has been playing out for over a year really began...

City Politics

Will That Be Cash, Check or Charge? Council Consultant Polls Taxpayers on How They Want to Pay For New $250M Swim Center

Carolyn SchukJuly 26, 2017

Last week City Hall opened up an online survey to measure resident sentiment about a new International Swim Center, Swim Hall of...

Business City Politics

LeEco Sells Former Yahoo Parcel to Chinese Real Estate Development Company

Carolyn SchukJuly 26, 2017

The “curse of the new headquarters” is legendary in Silicon Valley. Inktomi, Excite@Home, MySpace–they all built new vanity headquarters only to flame...

City Politics

No Easy Answer to Santa Clara’s Forecast Structural Deficits

Carolyn SchukJuly 19, 2017

While Santa Clara’s general fund revenues are projected to grow 15 percent from $221 million to $255 million over the next five...

City Politics

City Staff Fires Back at Mayor’s Stadium Audit

Carolyn SchukJuly 19, 2017

Last month Santa Clara’s finance, police, and fire departments and the 49ers both weighed in on Harvey M. Rose’s (HMR) draft report,...

City Politics

Santa Clara’s Affordable Housing Programs to Get Boost From New Rental Development Set-Asides and Fees

Carolyn SchukJuly 12, 2017

More than five years after the state shutdown of redevelopment agencies hobbled Santa Clara’s affordable housing programs, the Council approved affordable unit...

City Politics

2017-2018 Capital Improvement Budget: Big Plans, Little Money

Carolyn SchukJuly 5, 2017

Santa Clara has over $1 billion penciled into its capital improvement plans for the next six years, if you include the planned...

City Politics

Charter Review Committee’s Proposed Two 3-Member Council Election Districts Doesn’t Give City Safe Harbor From CVRA

Carolyn SchukJuly 5, 2017

Santa Clara’s 2017 Charter Review Committee will recommend to the City Council dividing the City into two election districts with three representatives...

City Politics

Santa Clara’s Balanced Budget 2017-2018, Deficits to Follow

Carolyn SchukJune 21, 2017

The good news in the 2017-18 Santa Clara city budget is that not only is it a balanced budget, 2016-2017 revenues are...

Schools

Callejon School Will Make Room for All Incoming Students

Carolyn SchukJune 14, 2017

In a special meeting on Tuesday, the Santa Clara Unified School Board voted to address middle school overcrowding at Don Callejon school...

Author: Carolyn Schuk

Santa Clara Council’s War with 49ers Started Over Soccer Fields – Part I: Promises or Perceptions, Side Effects of State Policy

Will That Be Cash, Check or Charge? Council Consultant Polls Taxpayers on How They Want to Pay For New $250M Swim Center

LeEco Sells Former Yahoo Parcel to Chinese Real Estate Development Company

No Easy Answer to Santa Clara’s Forecast Structural Deficits

City Staff Fires Back at Mayor’s Stadium Audit

Santa Clara’s Affordable Housing Programs to Get Boost From New Rental Development Set-Asides and Fees

2017-2018 Capital Improvement Budget: Big Plans, Little Money

Charter Review Committee’s Proposed Two 3-Member Council Election Districts Doesn’t Give City Safe Harbor From CVRA

Santa Clara’s Balanced Budget 2017-2018, Deficits to Follow

Callejon School Will Make Room for All Incoming Students

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