Carolyn Schuk

Carolyn Schuk

Santa Clara City Desk: Sept. 19, 2012Santa Clara City Desk: Sept. 19, 2012

Santa Clara City Desk: Sept. 19, 2012

Federal Grants Fund $1.8 Million in City Streets' Safety and Improvement Santa Clara is moving forward with two projects to…

September 19, 2012
Santa Clara City Desk: Sept. 12, 2012Santa Clara City Desk: Sept. 12, 2012

Santa Clara City Desk: Sept. 12, 2012

Santa Clara Teacher Helps Advance Science, Technology and Math Education St. Lawrence Academy high school math and computer teacher Natalie…

September 12, 2012
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Without Increased State Revenues, SCUSD Schools Face More CutsWithout Increased State Revenues, SCUSD Schools Face More Cuts

Without Increased State Revenues, SCUSD Schools Face More Cuts

Do the subtraction. If neither of the two tax increases on the November ballot - Propositions 30 and 38 -…

September 5, 2012
Invasion of the VelvetizersInvasion of the Velvetizers

Invasion of the Velvetizers

Some of my readers may know that I'm a collector of mid-century women's magazines. An accompanying interest is brand name…

August 29, 2012

Santa Clara City Desk: Aug. 29, 2012

RDA Shutdown Goes On..and On At the current pace of operation, it feels like unwinding the state's RDA program will…

August 29, 2012
CalPERS: Where the Benefits Come FromCalPERS: Where the Benefits Come From

CalPERS: Where the Benefits Come From

About a year ago, California Governor Jerry Brown proposed changes to California's 80 year-old public employee pension plan. One provision…

August 22, 2012
Honoring Santa Clara’s Native Son John VasconcellosHonoring Santa Clara’s Native Son John Vasconcellos

Honoring Santa Clara’s Native Son John Vasconcellos

Nobody really cared Saturday afternoon that Willie Brown was a no-show at the Santa Clara County Democratic Club's John Vasconcellos…

August 22, 2012
100 Years Later El Camino Real Still a Public Policy Challenge100 Years Later El Camino Real Still a Public Policy Challenge

100 Years Later El Camino Real Still a Public Policy Challenge

History buffs may have noted that 2012 is the 100-year anniversary of the first paving of the California State Highway…

August 15, 2012

Emails Point to RDA Successor Agency Oversight Board Bias

Members of the Santa Clara RDA successor agency oversight board weren't just disinterested executors of state law when they voted…

August 15, 2012
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Welcome to Choice-i-stan

I think it's time to retire the word "choice" from public policy discussions - at least the one concerning medical…

August 15, 2012