Throughout July, August and September, Santa Clara City Council Members were quite busy, attending dozens of community events and public meetings. While their effort to be present within the community is respectable, it’s their closed door and one-on-one meetings where handshake deals and puzzling encounters occur. The most notable meetings happen when Council Members meet … Read more
After spending over 35 years running La Paloma Mexican Restaurante in Santa Clara, Rudy and Cindy Parker have decided to retire. The couple, whose restaurant is at 2280 El Camino Real, previously retired after selling the establishment in 1990, but new management nearly ran it into the ground and forced the pair out of retirement … Read more
James Kim isn’t a car guy, which makes his owning a collision center a bit peculiar. It’s his initial lack of knowledge, however, that has helped Santa Clara-based Kim’s Auto Body grow into a customer-focused, and oft-raved about small business. Kim, 36, took control of the auto repair shop when his father was diagnosed with … Read more
Mayhem broke out at Santa Clara’s California’s Great America during the final weekend of the park’s annual Halloween Haunt event. According to Santa Clara Police Department Lieutenant Dan Moreno, it appears that a group of 15-20 boys served as the trigger for all of last Saturday’s incidents. “A group of adolescent males were getting rowdy … Read more
There has been a third arrest stemming from the incidents happening at California’s Great America’s annual Halloween Haunt on Oct. 28. Lieutenant Dan Moreno with the Santa Clara Police Department has confirmed SCPD arrested Leticia Saxton, 44, of El Sobrante in Hayward on Wednesday, Nov. 1 and booked her on three counts of felony: corporal … Read more
The fate of the former Full Circle Farm location on the Peterson Middle School campus is finally coming into focus. On Sept. 21, a second “Community Conversation” between Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) and members of the community was held, and the district shared its plan for the future of the 11-acre site and … Read more
There’s a big change at the Triton Museum of Art: Preston Metcalf is no longer head of the museum’s curatorial department. Earlier this month it was announced that Metcalf, the longtime chief curator will be transitioning into the newly created deputy director role—a position focusing on development and partnerships with local businesses in addition to … Read more
Welcoming a new pet to any family is an exciting time. Going to the local shelter or visiting a litter of newborn puppies and choosing a four-legged friend becomes a memorable moment for everyone involved. Once adopted, the new pup’s personality will shine through, and finding a collar to match it is an important part … Read more
Traversing Santa Clara streets on game and event days can be daunting. With thousands of travelers taking to already congested avenues in an attempt to get to Levi’s Stadium, residents trying to get from one end of the City to the other find themselves in the midst of extended delays. The evening before large events, … Read more
As Hurricanes Harvey and Irma ripped through the South, many Santa Clarans likely found themselves wondering about local disaster response and emergency preparedness. Because of the frigid Pacific Ocean temperatures, the possibility of a hurricane hitting Santa Clara—or anywhere in California—is near nil, but Santa Clarans have their own set of natural disasters to worry … Read more