Week of November 2nd Headlines 100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (November 1, 1916) Work on New Depot Begun: Large Freight Yards to be Located at Former Site of Narrow-Gauge Depot: Plans are Completed (will be constructed on Franklin St. extension and in Mission design). Electroliers for Highway: Chamber of Commerce Plans Extensive Campaign for … Read more
Week of October 26th Headlines 100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (October 25, 1916) Bread Will be Six Cents on Nov. 1st (one cent per loaf increase) Sample Ballots Sent to the more than 40,000 Voters of Santa Clara County by County Registrar of Voters Town Trustees Plan Street Work on Washington and Harrison Streets: … Read more
There’s been a lot of discussion about our publication last week. We’ve received some “Thank You” and a few “How Dare You” calls. But, nobody has shown any evidence or proven that any statements we published in print were not factual. Fact: There has been no proof that BLUPAC has been funded by the San … Read more
The night rescue of a teenage girl and arrest of her alleged pimp at an unnamed Santa Clara motel October 11 was part of a nation-wide sting operation by the FBI, targeting commercial sex trafficking of children. In Santa Clara County, the FBI worked with the County Sheriff’s Department. Abel Paredes, 25, was arrested October … Read more
On Saturday October 22 from 11 am to 3 pm, Santa Clara University invites the community to celebrate the unveiling of a new “Arts District” beginning with the new Edward M. Dowd Art and Art History building. The festivities include highlights from the humanities: Music, Theatre, Studio Art, Dance, Art History, Film, Literary Arts, de … Read more
Labor day, the unofficial mark of a new school year, has past. Kids are acclimating to the rigors of schoolwork and homework, noticing the foibles of their new teachers and getting reacquainted with friends missed over the summer. While allegiances are being formed, some kids may feel left out. This can be considered one of … Read more
It was another Silicon Valley first–a ribbon cutting by a robot for the grand opening celebration of the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) Silicon Valley Campus in Santa Clara on September 28. The remote-controlled, Husky A200 robot quickly upstaged UCSC Chancellor George Blumenthal and other academics and dignitaries on hand for the 6 p.m. … Read more
A brave young cancer patient named Tyler DeCourcey is one of the reasons that Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara organized a special Pediatric Cancer Awareness Day at the medical center recently. Events throughout the day included educational booths in the medical center courtyard and special guests, like the San Jose hockey team mascot and a comic … Read more
They’re baaaack – at school. Many parents, myself included, are very happy that the new school year has commenced. Although summer will be missed, costly summer camps, fluctuating schedules and restless children will not. For working parents, school is the best place for their kids to be. My mom worked nights and was thrilled to … Read more
In the second year of the administration of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), Santa Clara Unified School District students showed gains on the Smarter Balanced Assessment in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Gains were made both overall, and for nearly every subgroup of students. Progress in the percent of students … Read more