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Developers of two forthcoming clinics in Santa Clara believe the outpatient services offered will help address a growing need for medical care in the region. In collaboration with Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group (PAFMG) and real estate juggernaut The Sobrato Group, Sutter Health will convert more than 1 million sq. ft. of vacant office space … Read more
On June 8, 2017, a black GMC Yukon and a dark-colored sedan drove into the parking lot of Club La Ronda, 927 Duane Ave. in Sunnyvale. Driving the wrong way in the parking lot, another man — who club employees had kicked out for fighting — shouted his affiliation with the Mexican prison gang. Just … Read more
Between 1948 and 1965, Santa Clara laid the foundation for becoming power-independent, and that was due to the vision of two people: George Sullivan and Don Von Raesfeld, a collaboration with Santa Clara University, and progressive city councils. In 1948, Sullivan, Dean of Engineering at Santa Clara University, proposed a plan for meeting the needs … Read more
The air may have been chilly, but the spirit was warm at December’s Chanukah Menorah lighting in Santa Clara. The event drew a crowd of all ages, from young families to senior citizens, to the Civic Center Park, with Mayor Lisa Gillmor and new Police Chief Cory Morgan doing the honors of lighting the Menorah. … Read more
If you have tried to bake a cake recently, you might have had a hard time finding eggs. The empty shelves are a sign of the devastating impact of avian influenza, H5N1 or HPAI, on commercial poultry flocks in California. The virus commonly known as bird flu can cause serious illness and death in birds … Read more
A local man is offering area police departments free training on how to handle reports of UFO sightings. With the recent mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey, Santa Clara native Chris Husing believes police departments need to be better apprised of how they fit into the equation. Toward that end, he has developed a 35-to-40-minute … Read more
When Santa Clara planned to build a new library in Central Park, city officials worried the Santa Clara Lawn Bowlers clubhouse would be an eyesore. So, the city demolished it. City officials told the club the city would build a new clubhouse. In the meantime, the lawn bowlers could use an old construction trailer. It … Read more
Local tech was on display at a recent event on Historic Murphy Avenue in Downtown Sunnyvale. The Sunnyvale Tech Business Expo gave community members an inside look at tech created in their own backyard. Among the presenters was NimbleHeart, a company that’s making cardiac screening once used on NASA astronauts available to the public. NimbleHeart … Read more
Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) officials are hoping the trend with its postsecondary education program continues and that residents understand its importance. The program allows developmentally disabled students ages 18 to 22 to continue learning through the district. Students with moderate to severe disabilities learn essential skills at the district’s farm, located on Peterson … Read more
In 1896 — 14 years after Thomas Edison launched the first electrical power plant in the U.S., Santa Clara’s Board of Town Trustees made a historic decision: they invested $7,000 in an electric generator. That 1896 project laid the groundwork for all of the city’s electric power policy that followed. While that policy put control … Read more