Civic engagement begins when the public becomes informed. With the City of Santa Clara’s eNotify system, being in the loop about community and municipal events is just a few clicks away. eNotify is the City’s email notification system for residents. Through it you can receive updates on topics ranging from public safety alerts to upcoming … Read more
AARP Tax Aide volunteers will be at the Santa Clara Senior Center every Tuesday and Thursday through April 15th from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The volunteers are not trained to prepare tax forms that report business, rental, or partnership income. Please bring the following with you when you come for your appointment. Valid photo … Read more
Row upon row of beautiful flowers were on display at the 73rd Annual Camellia Flower Show and Plant Sale held from February 22-23 at the Community Recreation Center in Santa Clara.
100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (March 3, 1914) R. B. Roll, F.C. Franck and E.W. Howell are Candidates for Town Trustees State and County Election Will be Record Breaker: Ballot Exceedingly Large Woman’s Club Entertains the Grand Old Ladies of Town at Grandmother’s Day Event Father Ricard, of Santa Clara University Predicts Weather: March … Read more
Is your employer looking at you with concern? Does your manager constantly ask how you are feeling? It may not be because they care about how long you are going to work. It may be because they care about how long you are going to live. Welcome to the world of corporate-owned life insurance. Or, … Read more
100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (February 24, 1914) Annual Election of Commercial League Boosters: 25 Progressive Men to Direct Future Density of Mission Town Prosperity Banquet to Mark Beginning of New Civic Work Municipal Employees Must Shy Away from Politics, Says Mayor E.W. Howell, Proprietor of Howell Furniture Co., Will be Candidate for Office … Read more
If there’s one thing worse than being a motormouth, or a blabbermouth, or just a bigmouth, it’s finding yourself to be a “no mouth.” That’s what I call the feeling you have when you’re desperately trying to start a conversation and realize you have absolutely nothing to say. This could happen at a party. This … Read more
100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (February 17, 1914) Commercial League to Prepare Santa Clara for 1915 Panama-Pacific Exhibition Santa Clara to Mayors and Boosters: Visitors Invited to Inspect City’s Many Attractions and Will be Guests at Commercial League Luncheon Official Opening of New City Hall Mark of Progress: Prosperity Smiles on City Millions to … Read more
Let me start with an apology. I’m sorry this week’s column isn’t very funny. Or very interesting. Or very relevant. I really wanted to write a truly terrific column for you, but I decided to take a nap instead, and by the time I woke up, there wasn’t sufficient time to do anything but throw … Read more
Twice a week, Gisela Foster gets a text message on her smart phone, reminding her that she needs to take her regular cancer-survival medicine. It’s not as if she needs a reminder. “I take my pills,” Foster says, firmly but smiling, enjoying a coffee on a Pruneyard café patio. “But the texts are [for] one … Read more