Thirty-two Santa Clara County social services and community non-profits will receive Community Benefit grants from Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara and San Jose, the HMO announced in July. This year’s grants add up to $1,025,000. Each year, Kaiser Permanente awards Community Benefit grants are awarded to local non-profit organizations whose programs support the HMO’s mission in … Read more
A Celebration of Life for much-loved longtime teacher, coach and administrator at Santa Clara Unified School District, and former Santa Clara City Council Member Joe Kornder will be held Saturday Aug. 20, 1 p.m. at the Santa Clara High School Theater, 3000 Benton St., Santa Clara. Donations in Joe’s memory can be made to the … Read more
By Carolyn Schuk 2016 Financials Show Stadium Healthy Course… At the July 19 Santa Clara City Council meeting, the Santa Clara Stadium Authority’s (SA) FY 2016 year-end financial report was reviewed. And the news is good: the stadium is easily covering its expenses, continuing to pay off debt significantly ahead of schedule, and netting a … Read more
Here we go again! It’s time for shiny new shoes, logoed backpacks and bright-eyed kids excited to meet their new teacher and reacquaint with schoolmates. Back-to-school optimism is contagious and we want to keep that positive momentum going beyond the first week of school. Here are six sure-fire ways to keep the school year successful … Read more
Story and photo by John Harvie Santa Clara Pony Baseball’s Pony Division All-Stars, 14u, will represent Northern California in the West Zone Tournament down in West Covina, CA. next week. The Pony Division All-Stars just captured the NorCal Super Region tournament flag this week, which was played in Mountain View. The team went undefeated in … Read more
In 1998, the world was introduced to Pokemon Red and Blue, a video game that marked the beginning of what would become a multi-billion dollar franchise. Gameplay involved navigating yourself through a fictional region, while trying to become a Pokemon Champion. Mastering the game involved catching all 151 Pokemon, earning all eight gym badges, defeating … Read more
National Learning Day is July 14th. It’s intended to spread awareness about the importance of summer learning in helping close achievement gaps – a lofty and very necessary goal. The research is well documented despite many naysayers. Schools are doing their job. According to a study by John Hopkins University, students’ learning gains during the … Read more
The George F. Haines International Swim Center in Santa Clara, was the place to be for swimmers and their fans for the weekend of June 3 – 5 as the 2015-16 Arena Pro Swim Series returned to Northern California. Swimmers from around the world came to Santa Clara to compete. Pictured here is Ryan Cochrane … Read more
The Santa Clara Players just finished a run of a production, Cahoots by Rick Johnston. As with other Santa Clara Players productions, this was another excellent example of how a small stage production company continues to produce excellent theatrical works. Cahoots takes place in Ken, played by Andy Cooperfaus, and Jan’s, played by Rachelle Abbey, … Read more
Eric Wallace knew something was wrong on the days before Christmas in 2014. He felt faint and often needed to sit down quickly. The 30-year Kaiser Permanente member had never been hospitalized – so at first he ignored the red flags. “Real men don’t go to the ER,” he joked. But that’s exactly where Wallace, … Read more