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Closed Sessions Matter

Carolyn Schuk

November 16, 2011

While California’s Brown Act establishes that public business must be conducted, well, in public, government agencies can hold private meetings…

Every Mouse Has Its Day

Every Mouse Has Its Day

Melissa McKenzie

November 16, 2011

Mice and cats are “Natural Enemies,” and “it’s a well documented fact,” if you listen to Snowbell the cat in…

Maskerade

Maskerade

Larry Sacks

November 16, 2011

“I hate opera!” During an opera, that is probably the one line anyone in the audience would least suspect they’d…

Santa Clara Celebrates with Portuguese Community

Santa Clara Celebrates with Portuguese Community

Melissa McKenzie

November 16, 2011

The rain held off on Saturday, November 20 as over 500 musicians from the North Bay to San Diego lined…

South Bay Blue Star Moms Participate in Arlington National Cemetery Veterans Day Ceremony

South Bay Blue Star Moms Participate in Arlington National Cemetery Veterans Day Ceremony

Diane Andrews

November 16, 2011

South Bay Blue Star Moms Linda Bayer of Santa Clara and Gloria Cervantes of Mountain View were chosen by the…

Viewing Quality Art Doesn’t Have to Break the Bank

Viewing Quality Art Doesn’t Have to Break the Bank

Melissa McKenzie

November 16, 2011

Childlike drawings containing rounded monsters and cartoon aliens fill the main space of the Triton Museum of Art. Messages of…

In Time / Rated PG-13 for violence and stupidity. Note: the use of the word stupidity does not mean M. Night Shyamalan wrote or directed this film.

Karl Scott

November 9, 2011

Not sure what it wants to be, In Time seems to have put 24,000 one-sentence ideas on slips of paper…

My Three Angels

My Three Angels

Larry Sacks

November 9, 2011

It’s a cool 104 degrees on Christmas Day and the banging from the mending of the roof at first seems…

Santa Clara Police Help Bicyclists Prevent Thefts

Santa Clara Police Help Bicyclists Prevent Thefts

Carolyn Schuk

November 9, 2011

Bicycle theft is on the rise in Santa Clara. The Santa Clara Police Department reports that about 200 bikes have…

Veterans Craft Faire Fundraiser

Admin

November 9, 2011

Veterans Craft Faire Fundraiser Nov 12 (9am-3pm) at American Legion Hall, 958 Homestead, Santa Clara.  Free admission.  Hourly drawings for…

Walking in a Whisker Wonderland at SVACA

Walking in a Whisker Wonderland at SVACA

Melissa McKenzie

November 9, 2011

When Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority teamed up with Humane Society Silicon Valley, San Jose Animal Care Services, Santa Clara…

Frame of Reference

Bob Goldman

November 9, 2011

If you’re really bad at your job, that’s OK. People who are really bad at their jobs can enjoy wildly…

Celebrating 25 Years of Giving at Mission City Community Fund 2011 Charity Auction

Celebrating 25 Years of Giving at Mission City Community Fund 2011 Charity Auction

Diane Andrews

November 9, 2011

The 25-year-old Mission City Community Fund (MCCF) started in hard economic times and continues in hard times to benefit Santa…

CLASS NOTES – REMEMBERING OUR TROOPS

Admin

November 9, 2011

On November 11, 2011, or 11/11/11, we honor and thank the men and women who serve our country. Veterans Day…

Delphi Celebrates Diwali

Delphi Celebrates Diwali

Melissa McKenzie

November 9, 2011

A young boy, dressed in a long tan jacket embellished with designs down the front and around the cuffs, hands…

Arts Conference for Educators on November 19

Cynthia Cheng

November 2, 2011

Remember the days when finger painting, play rehearsals, and sing-along activities filled our classroom time? Unfortunately, because of budget cuts,…

Dave Delozier’s Three Decades of Community Honored by Mission City Community Fund

Dave Delozier’s Three Decades of Community Honored by Mission City Community Fund

Admin

November 2, 2011

Life-long Santa Clara resident and local businessman Dave Delozier is the 2011 recipient of the Mission City Community Fund’s (MCCF)…

“Feel The Music”

Suzy Paluzzi

November 2, 2011

If you have been having difficulty finding a classical music station on the radio lately, you should be happy to…

Ghouls and Smurfs Come Out for Annual Halloween Fun at Santa Clara’s YAC

Ghouls and Smurfs Come Out for Annual Halloween Fun at Santa Clara’s YAC

Larry Sacks

November 2, 2011

You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a…

Halloween Saints, Sinners, and Spooks Haunt Senior Center

Halloween Saints, Sinners, and Spooks Haunt Senior Center

Diane Andrews

November 2, 2011

“I’ve never grown up. I still like to dress up and play. I’ll never get old,” says Jolene Millette, peaking…