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Stoppage Time Game-Winning Goal Sends Bruins to CCS Final! 

Stoppage Time Game-Winning Goal Sends Bruins to CCS Final! 

Andrew Bensch

March 4, 2025

The Santa Clara Bruins varsity boys’ soccer squad secured its second-straight, nail-biting playoff victory on Wednesday night, Feb. 26. After…

Santa Clara’s $3.9M Former City Manager Threatening to Sue for Two Weeks of Benefits

Santa Clara’s $3.9M Former City Manager Threatening to Sue for Two Weeks of Benefits

Carolyn Schuk

March 4, 2025

In closed session tonight, the Santa Clara City Council will address a potential lawsuit filed by former City Manager Deanna…

Oahu’s Waikiki: The Real Gathering Place of Hawaii

Oahu’s Waikiki: The Real Gathering Place of Hawaii

D.K. & Anna Jackson

March 3, 2025

The Hawaiian Islands continue to be at the top of many travelers’ wish list for a vacation and each island…

Sunnyvale Switches Who Provides Animal Control Services

Sunnyvale Switches Who Provides Animal Control Services

David Alexander

March 3, 2025

In December, a fire broke out at the city’s previous animal control service provider, the Humane Society of Silicon Valley…

CalMatters: California Lawmakers Scramble to Fix “Lemon” Vehicle Law – Again

CalMatters: California Lawmakers Scramble to Fix “Lemon” Vehicle Law – Again

CalMatters

March 2, 2025

For more than half a century, California’s “lemon” law was considered one of the best in the nation at giving…

Ex-Stanford Employee Found Guilty of Unlawful Access, Alteration of Breast Cancer Database

Ex-Stanford Employee Found Guilty of Unlawful Access, Alteration of Breast Cancer Database

Bay City News

March 1, 2025

A former employee of Stanford University was found guilty of accessing a clinical research database for a multisite breast cancer…

2025 Salon at the Triton: A Premier 2D Art Competition & Exhibition

2025 Salon at the Triton: A Premier 2D Art Competition & Exhibition

Press Release

March 1, 2025

The Triton Museum of Art is thrilled to announce the commencement of the Salon at the Triton 2025, a prestigious…

CalMatters: California’s Controversial New Fuel Rules Rejected by State Legal Office

CalMatters: California’s Controversial New Fuel Rules Rejected by State Legal Office

CalMatters

February 28, 2025

In a surprising twist, California’s controversial new fuel standard — a key part of its effort to replace fossil fuels…

Escape and Laugh with SCP’s “See How They Run”

Escape and Laugh with SCP’s “See How They Run”

Diane Andrews

February 28, 2025

Playing to its strength, the Santa Clara Players (SCP) presents yet another comedy in its decades-long tradition (since 1962) of…

Lawsuit Alleges that Roblox and Discord are Hubs for Child Exploitation

Lawsuit Alleges that Roblox and Discord are Hubs for Child Exploitation

Bay City News

February 27, 2025

A lawsuit against Bay Area tech companies Roblox and Discord filed last week alleges that the apps are hunting grounds…

Man Convicted of 1982 Sunnyvale Cold Case Homicide

Man Convicted of 1982 Sunnyvale Cold Case Homicide

Erika Towne

February 27, 2025

78-year-old Gary Gene Ramirez has pleaded no contest to first-degree murder charges in the death of 15-year-old Karen Stitt. Ramirez…

This Weekend in the Valley: Friday, Feb. 28 – Sunday, March 2

This Weekend in the Valley: Friday, Feb. 28 – Sunday, March 2

Santa Clara Weekly

February 27, 2025

The following is a calendar of events happening this weekend near Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. Want to share an event…

Mission College To Offer Bachelor’s Degree in Emergency Services

Mission College To Offer Bachelor’s Degree in Emergency Services

David Alexander

February 27, 2025

With wildfires raging in Los Angeles County, the need for disaster response is more prescient than ever. Toward that end,…

MacDonald Condors Come Away Victorious in First Ever Playoff Game 

MacDonald Condors Come Away Victorious in First Ever Playoff Game 

Andrew Bensch

February 26, 2025

Exciting history was made near the northern border of Santa Clara and San Jose on Saturday night, Feb. 22. The…

Council’s “Hands Are Tied” in Cell Tower Approval

Council’s “Hands Are Tied” in Cell Tower Approval

David Alexander

February 26, 2025

Despite neighbors’ outcry, the Santa Clara City Council approved installation of three cell phone towers. After postponing the decision three…

Damsels in Distress, Dastardly Deceits — It’s Showtime!

Damsels in Distress, Dastardly Deceits — It’s Showtime!

Carolyn Schuk

February 26, 2025

It’s that time of year again. No, not income tax time. It’s time for Santa Clara’s annual evening of melodrama…

Colorful Minds: Silicon Valley Teen Provides Art Workshops for Neurodivergent Children

Colorful Minds: Silicon Valley Teen Provides Art Workshops for Neurodivergent Children

Diane Andrews

February 25, 2025

Her parents advised her against it, but she did it anyway. Seventeen-year-old high school senior Amanda Sun from San Jose…

Sunnyvale Officer Who Killed Teen in 2024 Acted “Lawfully”

Sunnyvale Officer Who Killed Teen in 2024 Acted “Lawfully”

Erika Towne

February 25, 2025

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has determined that a Sunnyvale officer lawfully shot and killed a 19-year-old man…

2024 Santa Clara Election Spending Topped $3M, But How Much Did it Matter?

2024 Santa Clara Election Spending Topped $3M, But How Much Did it Matter?

Carolyn Schuk

February 25, 2025

Campaign spending in the 2024 Santa Clara city election came close to $3.1 million, with PACs spending $2.9 million, dwarfing…

Silicon Valley Power Plans Big Strides to Accommodate Growth this Year 

Silicon Valley Power Plans Big Strides to Accommodate Growth this Year 

David Alexander

February 24, 2025

With Santa Clara’s power company’s boom in growth, the utility is ramping up a variety of projects this year. At…