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Local Agencies Collaborate To Crack Seven-Year-Old Sunnyvale Gang Murder

Local Agencies Collaborate To Crack Seven-Year-Old Sunnyvale Gang Murder

David Alexander

January 20, 2025

On June 8, 2017, a black GMC Yukon and a dark-colored sedan drove into the parking lot of Club La…

Santa Clara’s Municipal Power Company Part 2: The Professor and the City Manager

Santa Clara’s Municipal Power Company Part 2: The Professor and the City Manager

Carolyn Schuk

January 19, 2025

Between 1948 and 1965, Santa Clara laid the foundation for becoming power-independent, and that was due to the vision of…

Menorah Returns to Santa Clara

Menorah Returns to Santa Clara

Carolyn Schuk

January 18, 2025

The air may have been chilly, but the spirit was warm at December’s Chanukah Menorah lighting in Santa Clara. The…

Where are the Eggs? How Shortages Reflect a Contagion

Where are the Eggs? How Shortages Reflect a Contagion

Bay City News

January 18, 2025

If you have tried to bake a cake recently, you might have had a hard time finding eggs. The empty…

Santa Clara Man Offers Police Training on UFO Sightings

Santa Clara Man Offers Police Training on UFO Sightings

David Alexander

January 17, 2025

A local man is offering area police departments free training on how to handle reports of UFO sightings. With the…

Online Influencers Accuse PayPal of Using Coupon-Finder App to Steal Their Commissions

Online Influencers Accuse PayPal of Using Coupon-Finder App to Steal Their Commissions

Bay City News

January 17, 2025

A spate of new Bay Area class action lawsuits accuse San Jose’s PayPal Inc. of using “honey,” not to attract…

Santa Clara Unified Selects Firm for Superintendent Search

Santa Clara Unified Selects Firm for Superintendent Search

Alissa Soroten

January 17, 2025

It won’t be long now until Santa Clara Unified School District will have to say goodbye to Superintendent Dr. Gary…

Cops Bust City Employee On Gun Charges

Cops Bust City Employee On Gun Charges

David Alexander

January 16, 2025

Santa Clara police have arrested a Silicon Valley Power (SVP) employee for possession of illegal guns. Thejon Baza, 47, of…

This Weekend in the Valley: Friday, Jan. 17 – Sunday, Jan. 19

This Weekend in the Valley: Friday, Jan. 17 – Sunday, Jan. 19

Santa Clara Weekly

January 16, 2025

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

Milestones – Pork Barrel Hangover – Opinion

Milestones – Pork Barrel Hangover – Opinion

Miles H Barber, Publisher

January 16, 2025

There is a term in politics called “pork barrel” spending. It’s when a politician stuffs money into legislation to support…

CalMatters: LA Fires Could Drastically Drive Up Insurance Premiums – And Test California’s New Market Rules

CalMatters: LA Fires Could Drastically Drive Up Insurance Premiums – And Test California’s New Market Rules

CalMatters

January 15, 2025

The deadly and destructive fires in Los Angeles — which some say could be the costliest in the state’s history…

Ambitious Environmental Goals Land Santa Clara on Shaky Legal Ground 

Ambitious Environmental Goals Land Santa Clara on Shaky Legal Ground 

David Alexander

January 15, 2025

A legal ruling has caused Santa Clara to claw back rules requiring that all new construction be entirely electric. A…

Firebirds Forced to Fight in the Fourth, Hold off Matadors

Firebirds Forced to Fight in the Fourth, Hold off Matadors

Andrew Bensch

January 15, 2025

At halftime on Jan. 8, the Fremont Firebirds were flying both fast and furious, and up and away from the…

Santa Clara Lawn Bowlers Try to Remain Patient Amid City Logjam

Santa Clara Lawn Bowlers Try to Remain Patient Amid City Logjam

David Alexander

January 14, 2025

When Santa Clara planned to build a new library in Central Park, city officials worried the Santa Clara Lawn Bowlers…

Sunnyvale Sends More Support to SoCal, Santa Clara’s Crews Working Non-Stop

Sunnyvale Sends More Support to SoCal, Santa Clara’s Crews Working Non-Stop

Carolyn Schuk

January 14, 2025

As more local firefighters headed south over the weekend, crews already on the scene are putting in long hours in…

EdSource: Number of New Teaching Credentials Dips for Second Year in a Row

EdSource: Number of New Teaching Credentials Dips for Second Year in a Row

EdSource

January 13, 2025

California issued fewer K-12 teaching credentials for a second year in a row and fewer students enrolled in teacher preparation…

NimbleHeart: Cardiac Screening for Astronauts Now Publicly Available in Sunnyvale

NimbleHeart: Cardiac Screening for Astronauts Now Publicly Available in Sunnyvale

Erika Towne

January 13, 2025

Local tech was on display at a recent event on Historic Murphy Avenue in Downtown Sunnyvale. The Sunnyvale Tech Business…

SCUSD Program Instills Developmentally Disabled Students with Essential Life Skills

SCUSD Program Instills Developmentally Disabled Students with Essential Life Skills

David Alexander

January 13, 2025

Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) officials are hoping the trend with its postsecondary education program continues and that residents…

Santa Clara’s Municipal Power Company: 19th Century Beginnings

Santa Clara’s Municipal Power Company: 19th Century Beginnings

Carolyn Schuk

January 12, 2025

In 1896 — 14 years after Thomas Edison launched the first electrical power plant in the U.S., Santa Clara’s Board…

CalMatters: Five Things to Watch as California’s Legislature Returns to the Capitol in 2025

CalMatters: Five Things to Watch as California’s Legislature Returns to the Capitol in 2025

CalMatters

January 12, 2025

With the election and the holidays behind them, the California Legislature returns to Sacramento today to kick off a new…