On Monday, Feb. 20 we celebrate President’s Day. It is a time to reflect on the achievements of all our presidents and, in particular, wish a happy birthday to George Washington (Feb. 22) and Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12). Many focus on the economic influence of this three-day weekend–a time of special deals and sales, especially … Read more
Week of February 1st Headlines 100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (January 31, 1917) Merchant’s Association Organized in This City (to give information to the large chain of credit bureaus in State) Good Roads Committee Begins Active Campaign to Promote Bond Election Students Make Rapid Progress in Local Schools California is Mecca for Automobile Tourists: … Read more
Santa Clara Police Officer Rene-John “RJ” Otico has a very personal perspective on street crime. Growing up in a rough Vallejo neighborhood, he was robbed while he was just a middle-schooler. His brother also was a robbery victim and had a gun pulled on him. The suspects were never caught. The firsthand experience of violent … Read more
Week of December 28th Headlines 100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (January 3, 1917) Eastern Ad Man Compliments Santa Clara: Clinton L. Reynolds, from one of New York City’s Largest Advertising Firms Impressed with Activities of Santa Clara’s Merchants: Small Town Surprisingly Up-to-Date B.F. Fernish, President of Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce Praises Work of … Read more
At a recent holiday luncheon for heart transplant recipients at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara, Gianna Panigua spoke of a lifetime experience as a heart transplant recipient. She is 25 years old. “I received a heart transplant when I was 14 months old,” said Panigua matter-of-factly. “I was one of the youngest heart transplant patients at … Read more
Week of December 7th Headlines 100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (December 6, 1916) College of Pacific Fund Grows Fast: Bishop Leonard to Give All of His Time During Next Two Weeks to Campaign Prunes Being Sent to East Coast This Week During Santa Clara Prune Week Manager Reed Explains Ways of New Regime: San … Read more
Scholarships Awarded to Students Pursuing Careers Related to Energy, Electrical, Utility Industries A continuing shortage of engineers, technicians and electric utility field professionals has again prompted Silicon Valley Power (SVP), the City of Santa Clara’s municipal electric utility, to offer scholarships and tuition grants to students residing or attending school in Santa Clara. New and … Read more
Since man has walked upright, grownups have griped over the behavior, attitudes and ungratefulness of youth, spouting the reputed “kid’s today!” Even the fifth-century, renowned reasoner Socrates, father of Western philosophy, and teacher lamented over adolescent Athenians thousands of years ago, expounding, “The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they … Read more
It was both senior day and alumni day at Stevens Stadium, more well known as Buckshaw Field, in Santa Clara on Sunday Oct. 30th. The Santa Clara women’s soccer team celebrated their graduating class during a pregame ceremony. Fittingly enough, a star senior midfielder Jordan Jesolva figured in on the late game-winning goal with an … Read more
Three bills, sponsored and supported by NCIP (Northern California Innocence Project), were signed into California law on September 28, 2016, by Governor Brown. The three bills–Senate State Bill 1134, Senate State Bill 1389, and Assembly Bill 813–will expand opportunities for wrongfully convicted individuals to prove their innocence and will help prevent wrongful convictions caused by … Read more