Update: A change has been made to the initial story said that Bob O’Keefe and Steve Kelly donated money to their campaigns. In fact, they loaned money to their campaigns, which means the money does not count toward the donation limit. The money race is on for the 2024 election in Santa Clara and it … Read more
There are several ways to sample California’s contemporary artists. One is driving thousands of miles around the state to visit museums and galleries. Another is to visit the Santa Clara Triton Museum of Art’s Salon competition, which runs through Sept. 8. The show was started by current and former directors Preston Metcalfe and George Rivera … Read more
Back in the 1950s the City of Santa Clara was growing at an exponential rate. In 1950, its population was 11,702 but by 1960, its population was nearly 60,000, a five-fold increase. Facing these exploding needs, the city council began considering a bond in the summer of 1959. Originally, two bond issues were considered — … Read more
The family of a 98-year-old Santa Clara woman is claiming the nursing home where she lived is liable after the woman’s roommate allegedly beat her to death with a cane. Vera Plares was a resident at the for-profit Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center in Santa Clara. In December last year, police say Plares’ roommate, 78-year-old, Connie … Read more
Santa Clara’s general fund will see $7 million in profits from non-NFL events at Levi’s Stadium — performance rent — that has been languishing in a stadium legal contingency fund for almost two years. The final lawsuit settlement with the 49ers released the money from the contingency fund. “Based on the terms of the settlement,” … Read more
Real estate lobbyist and political maven Jude Barry has emerged from the shadows, playing a possible role in the November election and in a local politician’s perjury trial. Barry attended a July 19, 7 p.m. meeting on a “Related Santa Clara update” on Mayor Lisa Gillmor’s calendar. Gillmor met with Barry and District 6 council … Read more
“Essential infrastructure that everybody needs and nobody thinks about.” That’s how Sunnyvale Environmental Services director Ramana Chinnakotla described the city’s new $102 million wastewater headworks and primary treatment facility at June’s ribbon-cutting. The event honored the small army of city employees and past and present city council members whose dedicated leadership and focus “made this … Read more
California Conservatory of Music’s Robert Miller has come a long way since the day his father brought home a small guitar for him when he was in the fourth grade in upstate New York. Miller went on to earn a performance degree from Ithaca College, a masters from the prestigious Eastman School of Music, a … Read more
From urban house parties in the 1970s to the Olympics in the 2020s, hip hop dance has come into its own. Fusion between classical ballet and hip hop even has its own name — hiplet — and hip hop Nutcrackers are now ubiquitous; with even Disney getting in on the act. Closer to home, partners … Read more
One Friday afternoon in March 1904, a group of Santa Clara women met to create the Santa Clara Woman’s Club as a civic improvement club. On April 4, 2024 another group of women met to celebrate the founders and reflect on 120 years of community service. Mayor Lisa Gillmor presented the club with a City … Read more