Join us Thursday, November 1 in San Jose for California’s “Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet” Job and Resource Fair. It will be held 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Airport Garden Hotel, 1740 North First Street, San Jose, 95112. The fair brings together veterans seeking jobs and employers with job openings. It focuses on … Read more
Ongoing – Farmers Market Every Saturday morning The Downtown Santa Clara Farmers Market continues its popular year-round engagement every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jackson Street between Benton and Homestead. Each season brings in new crops of fruits and vegetables. Check out colorful bouquets of cut flowers for your home, or plants … Read more
Your daughter, friend or next-door neighbor could be the next Miss America. The first step begins with the Miss Santa Clara Competition! The Miss Santa Clara and Miss Santa Clara’s Outstanding Teen Competitions, official preliminaries of the Miss America and Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Programs, will showcase the talents and accomplishments of local college, high … Read more
CASE NUMBER: 12-10912 DATE / TIME: Sunday, October 6, 2012 at 10:29 P.M. LOCATION: Maryann Drive at Benton Street, Santa Clara VICTIM: 37 year old male, resident of Santa Clara DRIVER: Hispanic male, 20s, wearing a red baseball hat VEHICLE: Newer black Ford Mustang with a rear spoiler On October 6 Santa Clara Police and … Read more
Part II doesn’t pick up where Part 1 left off April of 2011. It picks up with a high-speed jet pursuit. The flashback that follows picks up shortly after ASP1 ended. What happens in the pursuit is saved until the end of ASPII. Due to a very limited release of less than 300 theaters, not … Read more
On October 3, Braly Elementary School in Sunnyvale kicked off International Walk and Bike to School Week 2012 in conjunction with Santa Clara County’s Safe Routes to School Program. The event included Sunnyvale Mayor Anthony Spitaleri, members of the Oakland Raiderettes and Sharkie, the mascot for the San Jose Sharks. The goal of Walk and … Read more
As soon as Santa Clara and Cupertino stepped onto the court, it was easy to see that the Bruins girls’ volleyball team was at a major height disadvantage. Coach Kieu, however, prepared his team just like he would for any other game and would not make the difference in stature an excuse. “I am not … Read more
September 30, 2012, marked the 60th anniversary of the premiere of Cinerama. I have written about this several times. Cinerama was the first widescreen film process that included multi channel stereo sound. During the week of the anniversary the Arclight Theater Hollywood screened most of the Cinerama films. They are one of only three theaters … Read more
On Wednesday, October 10 at 11:17 p.m., Santa Clara Police officers responded to two 911 calls regarding family violence. A 41-year-old son was allegedly having an altercation with his 66-year-old father inside their apartment in the 1300 block of Reeve Street. Responding officers mediated the family conflict, initially ending the altercation. Neither the father nor … Read more
Fifth grade members of the St. Justin School Safety Patrol were sworn in and given their badges at a morning assembly ceremony on September 19th. Officers from the Santa Clara Police Department trained students as crossing guards, explained their responsibilities to the school community, led them in the pledge, and distributed badges.