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Update: Santa Clara police say a three-year-old boy was the victim in the City’s second homicide of the year. According to an updated police report, a woman called to say her live-in boyfriend shot her son. When officers arrived at the home, they tried to perform CPR on the young boy but were unsuccessful. Officers … Read more
The Santa Clara Police Department (SCPD) is reviewing what happened before an officer discharged his weapon during a domestic disturbance call. No one was seriously injured in the incident. According to a news release, officers responded to a domestic disturbance on Kiely Boulevard across the street from Central Park around 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. … Read more
The City of Santa Clara received a $45,200 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to continue the important work being done through the City’s Safe Routes to School Program. This program helps improve the safety of children walking, bicycling, or scootering to school by funding activities that emphasize bicycle and pedestrian safety. … Read more
The Santa Clara Police Department (SCPD) has teamed with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to take part in Operation Shoulder Tap. The operation targets adults who purchase alcohol for people under the age of 21 or store clerks who supply alcohol to underage drinkers. “Underage drinking harms our community. Preventing the sale … Read more
Silicon Valley Power (SVP) or its employees get a much needed reprieve from the rain after today. Crews have worked around the clock to restore power to the thousands of people impacted by downed power lines and blown transformers. On Wednesday morning, the utility happily declared that power was restored to all customers. Crews worked … Read more
A new state law now in effect will hopefully make it that much easier for law enforcement to throw the book at catalytic converter thieves. According to the San Francisco Standard, catalytic converter thefts are on the rise in Santa Clara. In 2022, the City saw 297 catalytic converter thefts. In 2021, there were 258 … Read more
Warning: The details within this report are extremely disturbing and outline an incident in which the suspect is accused of domestic violence that resulted in the death of a woman. Please do not read this if you might find the details traumatizing. Santa Clara police have arrested a 27-year-old Santa Clara man for allegedly murdering … Read more
With Super Bowl LX just a few years away from arriving at Levi’s Stadium and the FIFA World Cup quick on its heels, the Valley Transportation Agency (VTA) has started planning the big events. The transit agency held the first of a series of meetings in a crowded ballroom at the DoubleTree in San Jose … Read more
Be prepared for slowdowns on Highway 101 through Santa Clara and Sunnyvale this week. Caltrans reports that it will be doing periodic lane reductions on the southbound and northbound lanes of Highway 101 through both cities. According to the agency, maintenance crews will be performing highway sweeping operations. Lanes next to the center divide and … Read more
Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara is one of six Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals ranked among the nation’s best for providing safe, high-quality patient care, according to the Leapfrog Group’s 2023 Top Hospital award. The highest-performing hospitals on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey are recognized annually with the prestigious Leapfrog Top Hospital award, considered one of the … Read more