Author: Diane Andrews
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Silicon Valley Power Points
January 20, 2016
With a winter of El Nino storms forecast, it’s reassuring to know that Silicon Valley Power (SVP), Santa Clara’s city-owned,...
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Artists Needed To Further Public Art Project
January 13, 2016
The painter’s canvas is unique to be sure: the four sides of a rectangular, roadside electrical utility box somewhere in...
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Giant Teddy Bear Delivers $5,000 Check to JW House in a Silver Lexus Convertible
January 13, 2016
It was a sight to behold on the road–an almost eight-foot-high, tan teddy bear wearing a red and white candy-striped...
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Walking in New Shoes
January 13, 2016
The Silvas are first-time parents, and their nine-month old son, Miles, is the light of their lives. “Miles is delightful....
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Cops Escort Kids on P.A.L. Holiday Shopping Spree
January 6, 2016
“This is pretty cool!” said Wilson High School student Derrick Gil, whose P.A.L. holiday shopping escort was Santa Clara Police...
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Memories of Holidays Past
December 30, 2015
Enjoy these childhood memories of holidays past–Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s celebrations–as shared by Santa Clarans originally from Norway, Mexico,...
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Standing Tall in Solidarity with the Families of the San Bernardino Shooting Victims
December 30, 2015
The Bay Area Mosque Coalition organized “Stand Together in Solidarity,” an inspirational evening in support of the 36 families of...
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Cozy Family Photo Op with Santa
December 30, 2015
Vishal and Roopa Nayak and their two- and four-year-old daughters had just had their picture taken with Santa Claus, by...
Arts & Entertainment
En Pointe in Santa Clara Ballet’s “Nutcracker”
December 23, 2015
As it has for the last 42 years, “The Nutcracker,” a classical ballet by Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, has...
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Milliken 5th Graders Decorate Holiday Tree at Veterans Memorial
December 23, 2015
“Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose,” sang out sixty some fifth graders from Milliken Basics+ Elementary School,...