On Tuesday, May 15 Dominic Caserta resigned from the Santa Clara City Council and will no longer campaign for the County Board of Supervisors District 4 seat. Over the past couple of weeks Caserta has been embroiled in controversy as sexual misconduct allegations came forward—including accusations from Santa Clara High School students from over a … Read more
Dominic Caserta, a three-time Santa Clara City Council Member, Santa Clara High School political science teacher and Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 4 Candidate is drowning in constantly increasing accusations of sexual misconduct. A Timeline of Events On May 2, San Jose Inside published an article sparked by a drafted resignation letter … Read more
Last month, the City and the Santa Clara Police Department published their 2017 crime statistics to their website. These numbers include reported Part I crimes, which are violent crimes—murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault—and property crimes—burglary, larceny theft, motor vehicle theft and arson. The total reported Part I crimes in 2017 … Read more
To instill kindness in their students and give them the opportunity to take part in helping those in need, Stratford School in Santa Clara held a coat drive with One Warm Coat. Stratford Cares, a give-back initiative formed by Stratford School, held the coat drive and collected an impressive 64 gently used coats. The coats … Read more
At #getfried’s grand opening on March 5, owners Robert and Lynette Crum treated a constant line of fry-crazy customers during the lunch rush. The Crums and their hard-working team were decked out in #getfried gear and served baskets and baskets of their fry creations. “I look forward to introducing #getfried to California for the first … Read more
On Sunday, Feb. 18 the Briarwood Little League Baseball Facebook page shared that their fields, located at 3360 Cabrillo Ave., Santa Clara, had been vandalized. Photos alongside the post show blue spray paint on the cement, bleachers, storage shed and fence. The little league often holds volunteer clean up days to care for the facilities. … Read more
Santa Clarans deserve a pat on the back. After a wet start to 2017 and the end of the infamous drought, residents and businesses went on to achieve water demands of 15.8 percent less than those in 2013. Though Santa Clara’s drought standings improved at the beginning of 2017, the City Council decided in July … Read more
On Sunday, Nov. 26, Tracy Michael Mapes, a Sacramento man, flew a drone over Levi’s Stadium during the 49ers vs. Seahawks game and dropped anti-media leafets. Mapes, 55, was arrested in Alameda County after doing the same thing later that day over the Oakland Coliseum. Santa Clara Police Department’s Lt. Dan Moreno was at the … Read more
Contracts are tools used to create clear lines of intent between parties and to make statements in the contract legally binding. Recently, it has become public that the City of Santa Clara has not followed best contracting practices when working specifically with Banner Public Affairs—therefore not protecting itself and Santa Clarans. In a memo sent … Read more
The illusive Banner Public Affairs agency has recently been brought to the forefront and the Weekly has questions on what they are here to actually do. The Weekly received documents and emails regarding Banner Public Affairs through a Public Records Act request and will refer to them throughout this story. Where Did Banner Come From? … Read more