Ever since officers of the Santa Clara Police Department have begun wearing body cameras on duty to record interactions with people, the department has received fewer complaints. Such information and more were shared at the city’s most recent Chat with the Chief, held at Northside Library on Oct. 3. Assistant Chief of Police Dan Winter … Read more
Inside the store of Santa Clara’s Lula’s Chocolates on Thursday, Sept. 29 were platters of divine-tasting chocolates- crunchy toffee, mouth-watering rocky road made with macadamia nuts, minty butter crèmes, vanilla butter crèmes topped with fresh pecans and a dream buffet of rich truffles- blood orange truffles, petit truffles and wine truffles. At the grand opening … Read more
On Saturday, Oct. 8, firefighter and paramedic Wyatt Jolliffe showed children a long metal halligan bar, a forcible entry tool used to break through a locked door. According to Jolliffe, a halligan bar and a sledge hammer can be useful during a fire when there’s a locked door that must be opened. On this afternoon, … Read more
“Up on Granddaddy Hill,” one of Belle Yang’s many engaging and culturally-rich paintings, was inspired by her father’s painting of Granddaddy Hill. Yang explains that the people in her painting are heading up the hill to a family burial ground in Manchuria where eight generations of her father’s ancestors were buried. Later, communists overtaking China … Read more
A recreational fad of the 1980s was solving the Rubik’s Cube. To do this, one must align the panels showing six scattered colors until each color would finally appear uniformly on each side on the cube. It looks like the Rubik’s Cube is making a comeback at Northside Library’s new Cube Club, led by volunteers … Read more
At his State of the District Address & Awards Ceremony, held at California State University, East Bay on Sept. 15, State Senator Bob Wieckowski spoke about the bills he has authored, including SB 680, which would enable the City of Santa Clara to construct affordable housing for senior citizens, veterans and families on limited incomes. … Read more
Guests at California’s Great America theme park can wind up as patients in Fear VR, a new virtual reality maze where helpless participants are strapped to a wheelchair in a hospital ward. Moving through the scene sequence, the patient senses a paranormal influence through the presence of a demon who could be responsible for the … Read more
On Saturday, Sept. 24, an estimated 8,000 people stopped by Central Park Library for the Santa Clara City Library Comic Con, sponsored by the Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends. Attendees immersed themselves in various activities, including posing for pictures with the fairy godmothers from Sleeping Beauty, watching artists draw live cartoons, crafting comic … Read more
When asked why her ink wash drawings of human figures in contemplative poses don’t have faces, artist and Mission College faculty member Kristin Lindseth responds, “These paintings really reflect the inner world of a person. They’re not about appearances but about the human experience.” These pieces are part of “Encounters,” Lindseth’s art exhibit featuring 13 … Read more
When subscribers to Santa Clara Green Power turn on their light switch, television, microwave or laptop, their electricity comes from the wind and sun, outdoor elements which happen to be sources of renewable energy. Back in May, Silicon Valley Power’s Santa Clara Green Power program was recognized again by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National … Read more