When Caroline Lee was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer at age 46, she struggled with whether to tell her friends. As it turned out, telling them was one of the best decisions she ever made. The support she received inspired her to create an organization that focuses on providing non-medical support to cancer patients. … Read more
Central Park brimmed with stars and stripes Monday. Flags flew from almost every conceivable surface. Several people wore plastic Uncle Sam hats. Old Glory adorned the faces of school-aged children in the form of face paint. One toddler’s T-Shirt read “Free to be cool.” The park, located at 900 Kiely Blvd. in Santa Clara, teemed … Read more
Leonard Rideau dumped charcoal briquettes into a grill. Next to him, another grill billowed chalk-white smoke into the air. Soon, he would add the meat, seasoned in the Cajun style his father — a Louisiana native — taught him. Rideau, a San Jose resident who named his barbeque Papa Bud’s after his father, is just … Read more
Everybody has extra junk lying around their home. So, since the early 1960s Santa Clara has conducted an annual clean-up campaign to help residents purge their unwanted belongings in one fell swoop. Dave Staub, public works director for the city, has worked for the city since 1995. He said the clean-up campaign divides the city … Read more
Principals from around the district turned out to hear what the Santa Clara Board of Trustees had to say about each of their schools’ respective Single Plan for Student Achievement. Each year, schools submit a Single Plan for Student Achievement for the board’s approval. The document details the school’s budget, achievement data, goals and suggestions … Read more
Santa Clara will likely see an increase of more than 47 government employees next year. The proposed staffing increase was part of the latest study sessions May 24 to discuss next year’s budget. Although the budget is balanced, Gary Ameling, finance director for the city, said integrating these positions into the city’s budget will allow … Read more
A campaign to begin to much-needed repairs to streets and essential infrastructure will likely get underway next year. At the Santa Clara City Council meeting Tuesday, the city’s finance director, Gary Ameling, told the council that his department has made use of one-time money and spill over from last year’s budget to finally get several … Read more
Alysia Montano doesn’t think about the competition. When gearing up mentally to qualify for the 2016 U.S. Olympic team, she sets her sights on personal goals. “The biggest thing is taking it one step at a time, focusing on the task at hand … I don’t think about the next day until the next day … Read more
Teacher discretion on make-up work for suspended students was a much-discussed topic at the Santa Clara Unified School District’s last board meeting. The agenda item put recommendations from California School Board Association before the board for approval Thursday. Board member Michelle Ryan said the proposed changes to the district’s suspension policy regarding due process is … Read more
Almost everybody has some extra junk lying around. That is why Santa Clara organizes a citywide garage sale every year. This year a second garage sale was scheduled just before the annual cleanup campaign. “It is an opportunity for individuals and private parties to have garage sales on a specific dates,” said Karin Hickey, staff … Read more