The holidays are here and for many Santa Clara residents, that means the opportunity to enjoy the annual Holiday Tree Lighting. This year, the event took place on Dec. 7 at Central Park. The night kicked off with ice skating followed by a visit from Santa. The main stage featured several performances, including a dance … Read more
The Police Blotter highlights a partial list of incidents in the City and is distributed on a weekly basis. The Blotter provides the date, time, approximate location, a narrative summary of the incident, case number and the most serious arrest charge. Meanwhile, the Arrest Log provides a timely, chronological summary of all of the arrests … Read more
Norma Trowbridge Vuckan will be 100 years old on Dec. 13. She attributes her longevity to exercise, walking, eating sparingly of simple foods — salads and soups, and luck. It must be the luck of being born on Friday the 13th in 1918 in Pittsburg, PA. It must also be the luck of meeting George … Read more
Photographer Gabriel Ibarra finds comfort in spotting the same places over and over again. Expressing his dismay over how some places he was once familiar with are no longer here, Ibarra assembled his 7th annual Santa Clara photography exhibit to recognize what he referred to as “diminishing Santa Clara resources.” Set up behind a glass … Read more
A Denny’s Restaurant on El Camino in Santa Clara is the target of allegations that it discriminated against a group of elderly Korean American customers. The San José-based Asian Law Alliance (ALA), a civil rights and advocacy law firm, held a press conference in front of the restaurant Thursday morning “to draw attention” to what … Read more
With rain in the forecast for the foreseeable future, the City of Santa Clara is using the time to let people know about its new rain barrel rebate program. Renters and homeowners that install a rain barrel can receive a rebate of up to $100. The rebate will be applied to the utility bill or … Read more
Soon after Jaden Zhao completed graduate school at Santa Clara University she entered into the corporate world, working as a data analyst for a technology startup. Quickly realizing she didn’t want to be behind-the-scenes, Zhao partnered with some of her co-workers to create the Silicon Valley Jiaren Association, a non-profit supporting female leadership. As the … Read more
The annual quest for thoughtful, imaginative holiday gifts can make you feel like your brain is roasting on that perennial open fire. We at the Weekly are here to help. As we have for several years now, we present our annual holiday gift guide retrieved from the Internet’s twilight zone to make the holidays unforgettable … Read more
Santa Clara paid another $263,190.05 in October for the services of attorney Stephen Churchwell, bringing his paycheck on the case to $843,000. Churchwell represented the City in its losing defense against the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit filed in 2017. He continues to represent Santa Clara in its possibly ill-fated appeal — no public agency has … Read more
Chabad Santa Clara held their annual Menorah Lighting on Sunday, Dec. 2 at the Moonlite Shopping Center, which hosted and co-sponsored the event in Santa Clara. Santa Clara Vice Mayor Kathy Watanabe helped secure the location and arranged for the dignitaries that attended. Chanukah celebrates the second century BCE story of how a small band … Read more