In mid-March, State Senator Bob Wieckowski recognized Sandra Dailey as the 10th Senate District’s Woman of the Year. Dailey, a chef and caterer, owns Sandi’s Cobbler Cups (www.sandiscatering.com) and runs a concession stand at Levi’s Stadium. During the pandemic, this generous Santa Clara resident has been preparing meals for families and seniors in need. “I’m … Read more
“Jane,” 12, has a Taiwanese American mother and a Caucasian father. A dog enthusiast, Jane dreams of owning two beagles someday. This young resident of Santa Clara’s Rivermark neighborhood was walking a neighbor’s dog on March 28 in the afternoon when a stranger verbally attacked her with a racial slur. Since the pandemic began, there … Read more
Back in January, Aarna Agrawal, 8, received recognition for her writing endeavors from the Santa Clara City Council, led by Mayor Lisa Gillmor. “Mayor Lisa invited me to a City Council meeting held over Zoom on Jan. 26,” Agrawal said. “City Councilmember Kathy Watanabe delivered a Certificate of Special Mayoral Recognition from the Mayor to … Read more
Those who need legal advice about divorce, child custody, domestic violence and other issues related to family law can now get a free 20 minute consultation with an attorney volunteering through the Lawyers in the Library Program, part of the Pro Bono Project (www.probonoproject.org), a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization established in 1986. “Right now, pro … Read more
Last year in August, students at Santa Clara High School’s chapter of FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) gathered to talk, under the guidance of Kathy Hopp, the organization’s faculty adviser. “We were discussing different ways we could get more involved with our chapter,” said Emily Le, 16, chapter secretary. “We figured a … Read more
Palo Alto resident and author Joanna Ho’s (www.joannahowrites.com) debut book, “Eyes that Kiss in the Corners” was released in early January. By mid-January, this picture book, illustrated by Dung Ho, hit the New York Times Best Seller list. Published by Harper Collins, the book is about a girl of Asian heritage who recognizes the beauty … Read more
Leigh Gass, who was raised in Texas, moved to Santa Clara’s Rivermark neighborhood with her family back in February. According to Gass, yard cards, which are ensembles of large decorative signs and messages placed outside homes and establishments, have been very popular in Texas in the last few years. Because of the pandemic, the culture … Read more
On Dec. 5, Sunnyvale Community Players premiered its newest musical with a virtual streaming of “Once On This Island,” a show running until Dec. 20. The outstanding vocals and dance sequences tell a star-crossed love story, set in the Caribbean, about a peasant woman who gives her life to a god in exchange for saving … Read more
At the end of October, Bloomsbury India released “The Water Phoenix: A Memoir of Childhood Abuse, Healing and Forgiveness” by Rituparna Chatterjee. A native of India, Chatterjee is a writer who currently lives in Santa Clara with her husband and child. Chatterjee’s book shares a number of experiences from her earlier years — the loss … Read more
On Nov. 2, Jeopardy! aired an episode featuring Sunnyvale native Garrett Kuramoto, a Library Manager with the San Mateo County Libraries. In this game show that offers answers in given categories so that contestants can offer the corresponding questions, Kuramoto called out the correct questions for many answers. For example, in the category of “14 … Read more