Author: Larry Sacks
City Politics
Protecting Neighborhoods or Cutting Student Housing?
August 20, 2014
When is a house not a home, but a boarding house? That’s the question the Neighborhood Protection Ordinance Committee (NPOC)...
Sports
International Baseball Comes to Santa Clara
July 30, 2014
The uniforms, caps, gloves, chatter between players and coaches and rooting from the dugouts was the same, even if the...
Community
Antiques Roadshow Comes to Santa Clara
July 2, 2014
The Antiques Roadshow came to the Santa Clara Convention Center on June 7. Nearly 23,000 people applied to get into...
Schools
Fashion Boulevard Comes to Santa Clara
June 11, 2014
Wilcox High School’s eighth annual fashion show, “Fashion Boulevard,” took to the runway at the Mission City Center for Performing...
Arts & Entertainment
Something Old, Something New in Orchestral Finale
May 28, 2014
The Santa Clara Chorale joined singing forces with the choirs of Santa Clara University and the San Jose Chamber Orchestra...
Sports
Santa Clara vs. Wilcox Boys Varsity Volleyball
May 21, 2014
There were no big surprises in the Wilcox Chargers versus Santa Clara Bruins boys volleyball match on May 7, as...
Arts & Entertainment
The Christmas Mouse
January 1, 2014
Most people generally aren’t happy to discover they have uninvited houseguests. But when that one house guest suddenly becomes a...
Community
A Tradition with a New Twist
December 18, 2013
As the excitement rose and the line of children eagerly awaiting the arrival of the big guy grew, the wind...
Community
Mission City Community Fund Dinner Dance
November 13, 2013
Mission City Community Fund (MCCF) held its Annual Charity Auction, Dinner and Dance on Saturday night, November 2, in the...
Arts & Entertainment
4 Weddings and an Elvis
October 30, 2013
Weddings, as nice as they are, all have the same formula. Person A is in love with Person B and...