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Anytime public safety departments face an unknown, gauging how to deal with it can be difficult. This year’s movement of Santa Clara’s fireworks display to Mission College was just such an unknown. But Santa Clara police and fire department officials said the change of venue went off without a hitch. The police department had 175 calls for … Read more
Santa Clara’s “cooling stations” opened this morning and will remain open through Friday to help Santa Clarans beat the heat. The “cooling/respite stations,” i.e., the senior center, libraries and the community center are air conditioned and have water available to the public. This latest weather advisory comes on the heels of last weekend’s extreme heat … Read more
Public health officials are trying to track down anyone who came into contact with a visitor who had been exposed to measles. The exposed person traveled out of San Jose Mineta International Airport July 2, according to a press release from Santa Clara County Public Health Department. The exposed person, an adult who was exposed … Read more
Santa Clara County Fire Chiefs are encouraging community members to enjoy professional fireworks displays to avoid potential injuries and fires. Every year, illegal fireworks cause thousands of emergency room visits and millions of dollars of property loss across the US. Professional fireworks displays are planned throughout Santa Clara County to offer families a safe way … Read more
Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center is once again recognized as one of the best hospitals in the world, according to Newsweek magazine’s “World’s Best Hospitals 2024” list. This is the sixth-consecutive year the Santa Clara Kaiser ranked on Newsweek magazine’s list, which ranked more than 2,400 hospitals in 30 countries. Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara … Read more
Sunnyvale DPS investigators say they have arrested five people connected to a smash and grab at a Sunnyvale jewelry store. On June 12, officers received calls that approximately 20 people were using hammers to break the jewelry display cases at PNG Jewelers on E. El Camino Real, north of Wolfe Road. It happened just before … Read more
Get ready for delays near Mission College as the City of Santa Clara prepares to start work on the intersection of Great America Parkway and Mission College Boulevard. The work, conducted by City contractor O’Grady Paving Inc., will start on June 10, and it will last for more than a year. The company will not … Read more
Nourishing your heart, empowering your brain, and transforming your life is possible. Those topics and others will be explored at the annual Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara/San Jose Cancer Survivors Day Conference and Celebration on Sunday, June 9. It is a day of learning, wellness, and celebrating life after a diagnosis of cancer. This year’s 12th … Read more
Anyone who has attended an event at Levi’s Stadium knows about the gauntlet of food carts that clog the parking lots before and after events. The scent of bacon-covered hotdogs or the sizzle of frying onions beckons to passersby, drawing them in like a siren’s song. But there is a problem. Not all those vendors, … Read more
It’s just another crime statistic in the paper or on Nextdoor—until it happens to you. Like it happened to Joe and Arlene Ramirez in the quiet, residential Santa Clara neighborhood where they have lived since 1979. Despite their taking all the right precautions. The crime was recorded on the Ring camera attached to the garage … Read more