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MCCF Recognizes Local Non-Profits
June 25, 2014
Mission City Community Fund (MCCF) held its Annual Recognition BBQ on June 12, at the Santa Clara Elks Lodge. The...
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Northside Library’s Time Capsule Is Open for Contributions
June 25, 2014
Imagine opening up a time capsule stored away 50 years ago. Consider what you might find. A movie poster for...
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Portuguese Keep Festival Tradition Alive with Colorful Parades, Bountiful Food, and a Welcome For All
June 25, 2014
One often hears about how Santa Clara ‘used to have” parades. Actually, Santa Clara does have parades – in fact,...
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Santa Clara Kaiser Heart Transplant Patient Saves Sister
June 25, 2014
It was a heart transplant that saved Kaiser Permanente patient Stanley Crayton’s life in 2001, and just recently, Crayton may...
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SVP Peak Wind Resources of 200 Megawatts Help Offset Low Hydro Resources in Drought Years
June 25, 2014
The pursuit and creative utilization of wind power resources has earned Silicon Valley Power (SVP), Santa Clara’s municipal electric utility,...
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Family Fun Night Season Kicks Off
June 18, 2014
The Santa Clara Library kicked off its first summer concert on June 9 with a performance by Alphabet Rockers, a...
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Library Throws Summer Reading Kickoff Party
June 18, 2014
Courtney Tam’s four year-old was one of many children who enjoyed watching agile performers from Conventry and Kaluza show off...
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Looking Back – Week of June 11
June 18, 2014
100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (June 9, 1914) Second Annual California Cherry Festival Proves County’s Greatest Fruit Attraction: 50,000...
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Replace Your Lawn with Drought-Tolerant Natives
June 18, 2014
California is in the midst of a drought, and Santa Clara water rates are going up in July. It’s the...
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Santa Clara’s Portuguese Roots Past and Present
June 18, 2014
There was a time when the Santa Clara Valley was primarily Portuguese. The 1880’s saw such an influx of immigrants...