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November 12, 2014

Santa Clara Unified Superintendent Stanley Rose’s request for a restraining order against SCUSD Trustee Christopher Stampolis has been postponed to…

Community

Mission City Community Fund Dinner Honors Community Hero Aldyth Parle

Carolyn Schuk

November 12, 2014

Whether or not they bought raffle tickets for a gorgeously-decorated Christmas Tree, pair of 49ers 2015 season tickets, or the…

Opinion

The Judge/Rated R for language, kissing, throwing up and old people’s problems. Not pretty to watch.

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November 5, 2014

It’s time to judge The Judge. Then you can go out on your own and judge The Judge. Then you…

Arts & Entertainment

Nightmare @tritonmuseum Offers All-Ages Scares, Delights

Melissa McKenzie

November 5, 2014

Continuing with the widely popular Night @tritonmuseum events, the Triton Museum of Art bumped it up a notch with the…

Arts & Entertainment

Pianist Hans Boepple Delights at SCU

Carolyn Schuk

November 5, 2014

Contrary to what you may have heard to the contrary, classical music is alive and well. You don’t have to…

Schools

Saint Lawrence Academy Changes It Up, Produces Fall Drama

Melissa McKenzie

November 5, 2014

For a smaller school like Saint Lawrence Academy, it’s often difficult to find enough students to participate in activities, but…

Arts & Entertainment

Santa Clara Chorale Honors Hogan’s Heroes in 2014 – 2015 Season Debut

Diane Andrews

November 5, 2014

No, it wasn’t that Hogan. It wasn’t Colonel Robert E. Hogan of the 1965-1971 Hogan’s Heroes television sitcom set in…

Community

Santa Claran Earns 2014 Non-Profit Marketer of the Year Award

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November 5, 2014

Fistula Foundation CEO Kate Grant was recently recognized by the American Marketing Association (AMA) and American Marketing Association Foundation (AMAF)…

Schools

Santa Clara’s Other School Districts: Campbell Union Elementary, Campbell Union High School

Carolyn Schuk

November 5, 2014

There are two other school board elections this year in Santa Clara. But Santa Clarans in Campbell Union elementary (CUSD)…

Schools

Second Harassment Complaint Against SCUSD Trustee Stampolis: Allegedly Threatened to “Inflict As Much Pain As Possible” on Superintendent For “Fun”

Carolyn Schuk

November 5, 2014

It’s actually not unheard of for a schools superintendent to seek a restraining order against a school board member. Last…

Schools

Westwood Elementary School Celebrates 60th Anniversary

Cynthia Cheng

November 5, 2014

Before school ended on Oct. 24 at Westwood Elementary School, students, faculty, and staff gathered on the field and assembled…

City Politics

Caserta Re-Cycled Campaign Donation History Raises Questions

Carolyn Schuk

November 5, 2014

South Bay journalists are getting a lot of mileage out of recycled stories about Dominic Caserta’s re-cycled 2006 campaign donations,…

Opinion

Badge Me!

Admin

November 5, 2014

Remember when bosses were demanding and distant? Remember when your greatest wish was for your supervisor to give you an…

Community

Dorothy Mae Edwards

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November 5, 2014

Dorothy Mae, formerly of Fair Lawn, New Jersey, and Santa Clara, California died Sept. 30. She was 90 years old….

Schools

SCUSD Trustees Censure Christopher Stampolis for Harassing Principal

Carolyn Schuk

November 5, 2014

Last Thursday Santa Clara Unified School District’s Board of Trustees officially censured Trustee Christopher Stampolis for his belligerence to Peterson…