Author: David Alexander
Community
Silicon Valley BBQ Championship fosters community
July 6, 2016
Leonard Rideau dumped charcoal briquettes into a grill. Next to him, another grill billowed chalk-white smoke into the air. Soon,...
City Politics
2017 city budget calls for new positions
June 8, 2016
Santa Clara will likely see an increase of more than 47 government employees next year. The proposed staffing increase was...
City Politics
Clean up campaign proves divisive, city looks to improve effort
June 8, 2016
Everybody has extra junk lying around their home. So, since the early 1960s Santa Clara has conducted an annual clean-up...
Schools
School board discusses future plans for schools
June 8, 2016
Principals from around the district turned out to hear what the Santa Clara Board of Trustees had to say about...
City Politics
Council discusses setting aside extra budget money for street repairs
June 1, 2016
A campaign to begin to much-needed repairs to streets and essential infrastructure will likely get underway next year. At the...
Sports
Santa Clara Olympian Gears Up for Rio Games
June 1, 2016
Alysia Montano doesn’t think about the competition. When gearing up mentally to qualify for the 2016 U.S. Olympic team, she...
Schools
School board debates suspension policy
June 1, 2016
Teacher discretion on make-up work for suspended students was a much-discussed topic at the Santa Clara Unified School District’s last...
Community
City Adds Second Day to Community Garage Sale
May 18, 2016
Almost everybody has some extra junk lying around. That is why Santa Clara organizes a citywide garage sale every year....
City Politics
City Center Project Could Get 35-acre Park Added
May 18, 2016
The developer of the multi-billion dollar City Center development has offered to set aside 35 acres for a public park....
CommunitySports
Mission City 5K raises $35K for Rotary
May 18, 2016
As music blared over loudspeakers, echoing off the concrete of California Great America, two people dressed as the theme park’s...