100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (December 9, 1913) *Board Orders Street Work Along Highway: Paving To Be Done Under Local Improvement Act of 1901 and Will Include Cement Curbs and Gutters *Governor Hiram Johnson To Speak in San Jose on Friday *Electric Line from Santa Clara to Meridian Corners to be Constructed: Will Benefit … Read more
On Dec. 6, construction company Rudolph and Sletten teamed up with the Santa Clara Fire Department to hold a pot luck and toy drive at the Santa Clara Elks Lodge (1680 Martin Ave.). Admission to the event was an unwrapped childhood toy and pot luck dessert dish. Over 500 gifts and $500 in gift cards … Read more
Those of us who are tall, good-looking, over 40, white and male rarely have trouble being perceived as leaders. In our society, “people of the historically dominant race and gender, and a respected age, are typically afforded higher status than everyone else,” say two business school professors, Adam D. Galinsky and Gavin J. Kilduff, in … Read more
The Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony is scheduled for Friday, December 6 at City Hall at 6 p.m. – the traditional start of the holiday season in Santa Clara. Teddy, the stuffed bear that has graced the City Holiday Tree since the early 1900s, celebrates his birthday when he resumes his traditional place at the top. … Read more
Is there a bully in your business? Does one of your co-workers boss you around, even though he or she is not really the boss? Are you the victim of practical jokes, public shaming and hurtful nicknames? If these negative experiences occur regularly in your workday, you have a bully on your case and in … Read more
December 6 – Annual Holiday Tree Lighting The Lighting Ceremony is at Santa Clara Civic Center from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Kick off the holiday season with your friends, family, and neighbors. There will be food, refreshments, entertainment, face painting, and a visit from Santa. The tree will be lit at approximately 6:45 p.m. December … Read more
100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (December 2, 1913) * $50,000 Bond Election Called by Town Trustees for Paving 24 Foot Strip of State Highway in Santa Clara: Unanimous Vote on Holding Election for Public Improvement * State Highway Commissioner Charles D. Blaney Speaks on Local Paving Proposition * Electric Cars in Collision on Corner … Read more
100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (November 25, 1913) *Editorial: Paving of Highway Means Prosperity for Town *Henry Menzel’s Auto Appliance Novel Invention: Circuit Closer is Valuable Device for Fire Autos and Ambulances: Patents are Applied For: Santa Clara Fire Truck is Equipped with New Menzel Closer *Seven University Boys Suspended for ‘Ruf-House’ Behavior *City … Read more
Right now I am feeling jet-lagged. Not from physical travel, but from movie traveling. Cinerama Holiday is now available in a Blu-ray edition for home viewing. CH has never been available for viewing in any small-screen format since its 1955 release. I just sat through the entire 129-minute version which includes an overture, intermission music … Read more
Who’d have thunk it? Your ability to turn off your brain the minute you arrive at work has become a skill that people everywhere are struggling to emulate. These are famous, successful people, too. They’re glittery overachievers who pay large sums of money to learn what you do instinctually — spend the workday as a … Read more