Latest News Latest News Community Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social Suzy Paluzzi September 5, 2012 The year was 1972. A gallon of gas cost 55 cents. “Here’s Lucy” was one of the most popular television… Community Santa Clara Woman’s Club – Hacienda Section Admin September 5, 2012 It was a lovely Saturday in August when over 70 ladies gathered in The Adobe courtyard. The women sipped cool… Schools Without Increased State Revenues, SCUSD Schools Face More Cuts Carolyn Schuk September 5, 2012 Do the subtraction. If neither of the two tax increases on the November ballot – Propositions 30 and 38 –… Opinion Agreeing to Disagree Bob Goldman September 5, 2012 I don’t know what you’re thinking right now, but whatever it is — I disagree. You heard me right. I… Opinion Invasion of the Velvetizers Carolyn Schuk August 29, 2012 Some of my readers may know that I’m a collector of mid-century women’s magazines. An accompanying interest is brand name… CommunitySchools Santa Clara High Student Wins Scholarship Honoring Former Teacher Don Mankamyer Admin August 29, 2012 The late Don Mankamyer was an Industrial Arts instructor who taught in the Santa Clara Unified School District for 30… Schools SpareFoot “Spare Funds” Scholarship Admin August 29, 2012 Tech startup SpareFoot, the world’s largest online directory connecting consumers to self-storage facilities recently announced Santa Clara native Joyce Kim… City Politics Santa Clara City Desk: Aug. 29, 2012 Carolyn Schuk August 29, 2012 RDA Shutdown Goes On..and On At the current pace of operation, it feels like unwinding the state’s RDA program will… Opinion CLASS NOTES – Starting Off on the Right Foot Margaret Lavin August 29, 2012 We buy our kids new backpacks and stuff them with paper, pencils, protractors, folders, and lunchboxes all in the hopes… Opinion The Expendables 2 / Rated R for language, violence and restless old actors who just won’t give up Admin August 29, 2012 The original film, The Expendables, which should have been called “The Not Really Expendable,” came out in 2010. It wasn’t… Community September 2012 Calendar Admin August 29, 2012 Ongoing – Farmers Market Every Saturday morning The Downtown Santa Clara Farmers Market continues its popular year-round engagement every Saturday… Opinion The Truth About Lying Bob Goldman August 29, 2012 I am a handsome, charismatic, brilliant, successful, wonderful person. I am also a person who lies to himself — a… Community Dungeons and Dragons Group Fosters Role Playing Fun Cynthia Cheng August 29, 2012 There has been a theft. We must channel ourselves into the role of fighters, magic users, wizards, and priests to… CommunitySchools Santa Clara Student, Jessica Reiner Receives ICMA-RC Vantagepoint Public Employee Memorial Scholarship Fund Award Admin August 29, 2012 Jessica Reiner, 22, of Santa Clara, is among 30 recipients of the 2012-2013 ICMA-RC Vantagepoint Public Employee Memorial Scholarship (ICMA-RC… Community Getting to Know Carmen Pascual Suzy Paluzzi August 29, 2012 Have you ever wondered who does the decorating at the Triton Museum’s Gift Shop? The colorful, eye-pleasing display is the… City Politics CalPERS: Where the Benefits Come From Carolyn Schuk August 22, 2012 About a year ago, California Governor Jerry Brown proposed changes to California’s 80 year-old public employee pension plan. One provision… Arts & Entertainment deSaisset Museum Modifies Art Melissa McKenzie August 22, 2012 Body modifications have long been part of various cultures. From simple modifications like tattoos and piercings to surgical procedures like… Schools Giving back to their community as a back to school gesture Admin August 22, 2012 Giving back to their community as a back to school gesture, Santa Clara Unified School District teachers handed out free… Community Honoring Santa Clara’s Native Son John Vasconcellos Carolyn Schuk August 22, 2012 Nobody really cared Saturday afternoon that Willie Brown was a no-show at the Santa Clara County Democratic Club’s John Vasconcellos… Schools Millikin School Celebrates Grand Opening at a New Campus Cynthia Cheng August 22, 2012 The afternoon sunshine cast a cheery light on all the people walking around with Ben & Jerry ice cream cones… 1 … 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 … 473