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Another year, another successful Parade of Champions. Thousands of people braved the heat and lined Monroe Street in Santa Clara on Oct. 7 to enjoy the 54th Parade of Champions. This year featured some newcomers and some new events. The American Legion Post 419 held a pancake/French toast breakfast fundraiser for the first time before … Read more
A dream nearly a decade in the making finally came true on Sept. 20. Representatives from The Core Companies along with local leaders gathered near the intersection of Winchester Boulevard and Forest Avenue in Santa Clara to cut the ribbon on the Agrihood development. Agrihood is California’s largest urban farm and affordable housing community. It … Read more
Forget Paris; it was a fashion extravaganza in our own backyard. On Sept. 6, the Belmont Village seniors from all four Bay Area Belmont properties gathered at Belmont Village in Sunnyvale for a fashion show featuring sustainable clothing. “All the residents, the clothing that they’re wearing, are sustainable,” said Adam Dimacali, Belmont’s Regional Vice President … Read more
Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence, Santa Clara County’s oldest and largest nonprofit domestic violence service provider, announces that its annual Light Up the Night ceremony and gala will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, from 6 to 10 p.m. PDT at Villa Ragusa, 35 South Second Street, in Campbell, CA. The event is an … Read more
The atmosphere was loud and festive on day two of the three-day Kaiser workers strike. Hundreds of employees of Kaiser’s Santa Clara facility gathered at the corner of Homestead Road and Lawrence Expressway to draw attention to their demands. A DJ played upbeat music for the striking workers who danced and cheered every time a … Read more
Following two decades of delays and redesigning, Santa Clara’s innovative Agrihood opened on six acres of the former UC Bay Area Research and Extension Center (BAREC) on Winchester Blvd. That’s some of the good news featured at the 2023 Santa Clara State of the City event. The bad news is that although City revenues are … Read more
Don’t be surprised if you hear a loud noise coming from your cell phones, radios and televisions this Oct. 4 at 11:20 a.m. Santa Clara County, along with counties across the United States will be participating in an Emergency Alert Systems nationwide test. The test will affect the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency … Read more
Since its 2014 opening, Levi’s Stadium has generated $350 million in direct and indirect economic activity in the City of Santa Clara. That’s according to a study commissioned by the San Francisco 49ers and published Oct. 2 by Emeryville-based Sports Economics. “This is why the current council was so eager to relax the [10 p.m. … Read more
In Sunnyvale, City-owned utility boxes are displaying the work of selected artists who painted from the pigment of their imagination. The City of Sunnyvale is overseeing “The Great Box Cover-Up,” a three-phase art project, of which the first two phases have been completed. “We have a list of 39 City-owned utility boxes to work from … Read more
The Santa Clara Parade of Champions is almost here and we now know who will be the parade’s Grand Marshal. The honor goes to two-time Olympic gold medalist and Santa Clara High School grad Donna de Varona. This is the second time de Varona has served as Grand Marshal of the Parade of Champions. Her … Read more