Author: Carolyn Schuk
Opinion
Why There's No BART in the South Bay
February 11, 2015
Half a century ago, regional planners foresaw a rapid transit system circling the Bay, reaching from Marin to Santa Clara...
Schools
Judge Dismisses Stampolis’ “False Imprisonment” Lawsuit
February 4, 2015
In the end it didn’t matter how many judges Santa Clara Unified Trustee Christopher Stampolis objected to, how many reasons...
Community
Mission College’s Community Mission
February 4, 2015
President Barack Obama’s proposal for tuition-free community colleges has brought new focus on community colleges. A uniquely American institution, the...
City Politics
City Desk: Jan. 28, 2015
February 4, 2015
Less is More: Doing the Math on Residential Development Fee Credits By Carolyn Schuk When Santa Clara’s residential development impact...
Schools
Education Desk Jan. 28, 2015
February 4, 2015
SCUSD Board Looks at Future Enrollments, Finances, Construction On Jan. 22, Santa Clara Unified School District Board had a stuffed...
Community
Santa Clara Gets More Neighborly with Nextdoor.com
January 28, 2015
Last November Santa Clara added the Nextdoor social media platform to its portfolio of community communication touch points. Nextdoor (www.nextdoor.com)...
Schools
Education Desk Jan. 14, 2015
January 21, 2015
District Receives $50,000 Donation for “Un-Classroom” SCUSD received an anonymous $50,000 donation last month to create a “makerspace,” a concept...
Community
White-Lead Homes & Asbestos Gardens
January 21, 2015
In Woody Allen’s 1973 movie “Sleeper” – where health food storeowner Miles Monroewakes up after a two-century cryogenic sleep -doctors...
City Politics
City Desk: Dec. 31, 2014
January 14, 2015
New Council Seated At the Dec. 16 Santa Clara City Council Meeting, newly elected Council Members Dominic Caserta and re-elected...
City Politics
Gateway Village Development (Kohl’s Plaza) Approved by Planning Commission
January 14, 2015
At its Dec. 10, 2014 meeting, the Santa Clara Planning Commission approved “with conditions” Essex Property Trusts’ proposed Gateway Village...