In an upset, 20-year old Canadian Milos Raonic beat the number 9 player in the world, Fernando Verdasco, during the finals match at the SAP Open, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5). Raonic, who got to the finals when his semi-final opponent Gael Monfils was forced to withdraw due to a wrist injury, dazzled on the court … Read more
The trustees of Santa Clara Unified School District will select a new district superintendent during spring 2011. Community input about the desired characteristics to be used in recruiting and selecting this person is wanted. The trustees are soliciting input to respond to the prompt: What personal and professional qualities for an incoming Superintendent will be … Read more
Kevin Foster As a child, Santa Clara University sophomore, Kevin Foster, would play basketball and pretend to be on his hometown Houston Rockets in the championship game. Now, it appears that Foster’s childhood dreams may not be too far off. He’s had record-breaking seasons over his first two years as a Bronco and people outside … Read more
Hundreds of people walked through the doors of Humane Society Silicon Valley February 12 looking for a special Valentine. The shelter was hosting its second annual Valentines Adopt-a-Thon and, to sweeten the deal, it was one of HSSV’s “Name Your Own Adoption Fee” events. The Adopt-a-Thon was held at both the main HSSV Animal Community … Read more
Surrounded by friends and family, Winnie Hook celebrated her 105th birthday at her home on February 14. Born in 1906, just months before the “Big San Francisco Earthquake,” she and her husband moved to Santa Clara in 1927. Hook fondly recalls that Santa Clara was a “small, friendly and pleasant town with five stores who … Read more
Mission College’s Men’s Soccer Coach, Jose Almeida, was recently named the COA Coast Conference Coach of the Year. The Coast Conference is made up of 17 community colleges in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. With this award came the opportunity for Almeida to travel to the college in Southern California to coach the Northern … 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 (look for greens, winter squash, and late berries in the autumn). Check … Read more
Internet filtering and security products alone will not protect your kids from cyber bullies or worse. Education is a key part of the prevention. Here are some tools and tactics to keep your family cyber safe and savvy. Use filters to complement, not replace your supervision of Internet use. Some software, such as SafeNet, allows … Read more
A new inpatient behavioral health facility has opened at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara, and it is expected to help alleviate some of the demand for dwindling inpatient psychiatric care in Santa Clara County. The artfully-landscaped new 20,000 square foot center at the western side of the campus is Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s first inpatient facility. … Read more