City Politics
City Amends General Plan to Nix Areas Designated for Future Residential Development
May 28, 2025
Santa Clara will eliminate three focus areas the city previously designated for housing. At its Tuesday night meeting, the Santa...
Community
CalMatters: Fraud Pushes California’s Community Colleges to Consider an Application Fee. Is it Worth it?
May 27, 2025
Under scrutiny from state and federal lawmakers, California’s community colleges are trying to crack down on financial aid fraud. Scammers...
BusinessCommunity
NOVAworks: Area Workforce Development Keeps Pace With Employment Needs
May 27, 2025
As the economy continues to retract, an area workforce developer is rolling out some new initiatives to help workers and...
Arts & Entertainment
From Big Band to Modern: Jazz for Every Taste at SCU
May 27, 2025
Santa Clara University SCU Presents is wrapping up the 2024-25 season with a pair of jazz concerts, Wednesday and Saturday of...
Arts & Entertainment
Life-long Santa Claran Reflects on What the City Has Given Her
May 26, 2025
Santa Clara is in Cindy Weir Cooper’s bones. “I grew up in Santa Clara. I went to Santa Clara High....
CommunityPublic Safety
Speed Cameras Catching Thousands in San Francisco
May 26, 2025
Recently installed speed cameras throughout San Francisco are capturing an average of more than one thousand speeding drivers each day,...
Arts & EntertainmentCommunity
Gilroy Garlic Festival Finalizes New Location
May 25, 2025
The Gilroy Garlic Festival will be held at Gilroy Gardens’ South County Grove this summer after a tragic shooting in...
CommunityPublic Safety
Delivery Driver Admits to Defrauding Over $2.5 Million from DoorDash
May 24, 2025
A delivery driver pleaded guilty on May 13 to defrauding more than $2.5 million from the San Francisco-based DoorDash delivery...
Community
Santa Clarans En Masse Redistribute Goods from Their Driveways
May 23, 2025
Life-long Santa Claran Susie Hartline got tired of paying $460 a month to rent a storage unit to store all...
Public Safety
Beauty Thieves Arrested, Connected to String of Northern California Thefts
May 23, 2025
They’re calling it “Ulta Thefts … Ultimate Arrests.” The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department has arrested two people tied to...