Police Chief Mike Sellers has announced he will be retiring as a personal choice on September 1, 2019. Yes, this is more than a year before his term is completed, so why? Consider that Sellers started with the Santa Clara Police Department as a cadet in 1978 and has worked his way through the ranks … Read more
The Weekly has served Santa Clara by one name or another continuously for over 150 years. The current ownership is perhaps one of the longest runs ever and, with sincere thanks to the community and our dedicated staff, we are still here reporting the news. There appear to be a few City elected officials and … Read more
Anthony Becker is currently the Chair of the Santa Clara Planning Commission. In last year’s election, he was a candidate for Mayor. While he has been politically active for several years, he was virtually unknown by the community. With little money and only his enthusiasm, he ran for Mayor against one of the most known … Read more
Congratulations to the Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce which has become revitalized, energized and on fire. This despite a severe blow from our own City Council last year. Following a long-term and successful history of operating the Convention Center for 35 years, the Chamber was “fired” last year. This controversial and questionable action by the … Read more
The Santa Clara Way is dead! Mayor Gillmor and Deanna Santana have decapitated the long-held policy of rewarding and promoting employees from within our own ranks. For decades we hired and trained employees at City Hall with the knowledge that there was a future for advancement in our City. It was encouraging for employees to … Read more
At one time, Santa Clara was known as having one of the greatest swim teams in the country. Our swim center at Central Park was the envy of the world and our gold medal winners in National competition were amazing. They continued to rack up records at an incredible pace. This was the period of … Read more
Mayor Lisa Gillmor and her Council majority continue to baffle and abuse the law of common sense. You may recall our Council discussed at length how they would approach the regulation of marijuana business. While they were sure they would approve a hefty tax on the marijuana use, they would wait to see how other … Read more
Driving the Amalfi Coast highway makes a Big Sur excursion seem like Highway 5 by comparison. While the Monterey peninsula has some spectacular scenery, the views from nearly every turn on the Amalfi provide vistas that are truly awesome. And, while the views are everything reported, you must appreciate what California has built for highways … Read more
Changing the scene from Santa Clara to ancient Europe has been delightful. Our family has been touring and discovering the sights and history from Venice Italy to Athens Greece, visiting many ports and countries along the way. Not often do you have the chance of experiencing the topography of Albania, the beauty of Croatia, or … Read more
Consider for a moment that math can be magically manipulated. The Ancient Greeks, like Pythagoras, are the first believed to have studied this topic in detail. This was in approximately 600 BC. However, preceding them by centuries were the Babylonians and Egyptians, who figured out you can do a lot with numbers. Guess what they … Read more