Bright orange T-shirts and big picket signs marked the outside of the Northside Library on September 4 as about 230 community members protested the temporary restraining order that Santa Clara County filed against the City of Santa Clara, calling for construction on the library to stop. The library is 99.9 percent complete. The large number … Read more
Many local parents and children know Sean Mendelson as Teacher Sean, the smiling, guitar toting teacher who leads music classes offered through Santa Clara’s Parks & Recreation Department. Mendelson is also a recording artist who just finished producing his first children’s music album, titled “Crank Out the Music.” The music is vibrant and fresh with … Read more
When Lauren Reid was a first grade student at St. Justin School, she wrote a blurb about things she liked to do to make her mother happy as part of a writing assignment. Her mother, Anita Volta, cherished that piece of writing. “[When I was older], I thought about writing an actual book for Mother’s … Read more
“Investing in students who will advance the energy industry is important to both Silicon Valley Power and the Santa Clara community,” says Larry Owens, manager of customer services for Silicon Valley Power. One way Silicon Valley Power has invested in the community is by awarding five Santa Clara students scholarship money from the Silicon Valley … Read more
Rebekah Uyleman had never been part of a baseball team until her mother enrolled her in the Junior Giants, a summer baseball program sponsored by the San Francisco Giants Community Fund. As a Junior Giant, this fifth grade student from Don Callejon School had a blast practicing her baseball moves. On top of that, she … Read more
For the last year, the Northside Library has evolved from its humble groundbreaking to the big and sleek new building that is currently 99.9 percent complete. So community members were understandably outraged at the news that Santa Clara County has gotten a temporary restraining order (TRO) from the Sacramento Superior Court blocking funding required to … Read more
Dr. Stanley Rose is no stranger to the Santa Clara Unified School District. As a child, he attended the district’s Patrick Henry Middle School. So, it makes perfect sense that Rose would return to the district he had once been a student at as the new superintendent. Rose is enthusiastic about playing an active role … Read more
The evening show on July 26th at the Santa Clara Convention Center got off to a jazzy start. First, alumni of the California State Youth Accolades Scholarship Competition belted out “Seasons of Love” to begin the annual event. Because each contestant received a monetary prize, the show was really about the season for scholarships. Female … Read more
The eloquent and talented Crystal Lee has competed in the Miss California pageant three times. The third time was a charm for Lee. When she competed at the state pageant in Fresno at the end of June as Miss Silicon Valley 2013, performing a graceful ballet en pointe to “The Swan” as her talent, she … Read more
Jamie McLeod, a former Santa Clara city council member, has a few words to say about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and dismiss the appeal to enforce Proposition 8, both considered by some to be discriminatory pieces of legislation intended to challenge same-sex marriage. “When I … Read more