Deborah Bress wants to represent you as Santa Clara City Clerk. Bress is a mainstay at the Santa Clara City Council meetings, regularly voicing her opinion on a variety of topics. She classifies herself as an “advocate” and an “activist.” “I think Santa Clara has lost its sense of community, and I can bring that … Read more
Santa Clara political candidates sounded off again in the last of the city’s issue-oriented forums. The two forums took place Thursday and Friday evening in the City Council Chambers, 1500 Warburton Ave. Candidates for Santa Clara’s police chief, city clerk and Council seats three, four, six and seven turned out to answer a series of … Read more
Rod Diridon wants to represent you as Santa Clara City Clerk. Diridon has served as Santa Clara City Clerk since 2004. Prior to voters electing him to that position, Diridon served two terms on the Santa Clara City Council. He has also served on the Santa Clara Library Board of Trustees, and has a Bachelor’s … Read more
A series of political forums is offering voters a sample of the candidates on the ballot for Santa Clara’s highly contended city elections in November. The first two of four forums, held at City Hall, gave Santa Clarans an opportunity to ask questions of the 14 Council candidates, the two police chief candidates and two … Read more
The Santa Clara Weekly is running a series of profiles on political candidates in the November election — this article focuses on city council seat six incumbent Kathy Watanabe. Kathy Watanabe wants to represent you on the Santa Clara City Council. Back in March, the city council voted unanimously to appoint Watanabe to Lisa Gillmor’s … Read more
Story From the late 1980s until the late 2000s, the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda had a gruesome way of dealing with people whose ideas it deemed “offensive.” Militants would puncture holes in the lips of these dissidents and feed metal padlocks through their mouths. While such violence is a far cry from the censorship … Read more
Story Dozens of seniors took to the dance floor at Valley Village Retirement Community while a live band played familiar tunes. However, dancing wasn’t the only activity designed to keep people engaged. The event, “A Dance to Remember,” also featured brain games and brain-healthy foods. Charles Hall, vice president of Whole Brain Health, the nonprofit … Read more
Story Hundreds of bees swarmed around a backyard on the 2500 block of Pioneer Avenue in San Jose, flying into and out of wooden boxes containing dozens of hives. Despite the overwhelming presence of the bees, the neighbors don’t complain. The hives belong to Mike Stang, a member of the Santa Clara Valley Beekeepers Guild … Read more
Justin’s House believes when kids have strong family connections they are less likely to turn to alcohol. To that end, the nonprofit, which focuses on curbing teen alcoholism, organized a 10-day Lifeskills Building Culinary Day Camp. “It’s really all about providing a program where you can have activities for kids to do on the weekends … Read more
More than 1,000 people gathered in Franklin Square Friday to enjoy food, drink, and of course, music as part of the city’s Street Dance. The featured band, The Hitmen, belted out a cover of KC and the Sunshine Band’s “Do a Little Dance”. And people did just that — some dancing, while others simply swayed … Read more