With devastating wildfires raging up and down the state, high school football throughout California has taken a backseat to health and safety concerns. For the local Santa Clara teams, having their games postponed is a minor inconvenience compared to the Paradise High football team. The Bobcats ended up forfeiting their playoff game against Red Bluff … 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 made … Read more
Founded in 1970, Sunnyvale Community Services (SCS) is one step ahead in attracting early holiday shoppers even before Halloween. On Oct. 26-27, this non-profit emergency assistance agency hosted the SCS Auxiliary Holiday Boutique. Inside SCS’s facility at 725 Kifer Rd., a colorful, hand-stitched quilt hung on a wall as a raffle prize. Homemade jam, cookies, … Read more
Sweet Dani B (Dani Fiori), the former resident cookie expert from the Martha Stewart Show, visited Macy’s Valley Fair on late October for a Day of the Dead cookie decorating demonstration. Masterfully showcasing the best techniques for decorating cookies, Fiori showed participants step-by-step instructions to turn naked cookies to edible Halloween art. After the workshop, … Read more
Last week, it seemed that Robert “Bob” O’Keefe would be wielding the Santa Clara City seal as City Clerk in December. However, since the Weekly’s last article regarding the election results, the vote margin has shrunk and continued to shrink — now the votes lean in Hosam Haggag’s direction. By Tuesday, Nov. 13 at the … Read more
Long night. We start the evening with another closed session regarding the California Voting Rights Act. This is followed by a study session where the Council and the various board and commission chairs and vice chairs meet to discuss ways to improve commission meetings. The general session starts with a presentation of the 2018 Municipal Information Systems … Read more
On Oct. 19, Stephenie Hebert and Susan Macias, longtime volunteers of Vanguard Music and Performing Arts (VMAPA), folded T-shirts. They were preparing for the upcoming Oct. 21 Quakes Santa Clara Day at Avaya Stadium. At the event, Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor recognized the Santa Clara Vanguard for winning the 2018 Drum Corps International World … Read more
Thursday, November 8 Dance Night: Santa Clara Senior Center — 1303 Fremont St., Santa Clara. 6:30-10:30 p.m. Admission: $5-$6. Dance lesson included with admission. Light refreshments are served. SCU Presents The Cripple of Inishmaan: Santa Clara University’s Louis B. Mayer Theatre — 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara. Nov. 2-10 Tickets: $10-$20 scupresents.org/performances/mainstage-theatre-cripple-inishmaan Friday, … Read more
In the spring of 1969 I started thinking about the draft. Many of my schoolmates from Buchser High School were getting a “Greetings” notice, which meant that they were to report for Military services. The Vietnam War had started five years earlier. Many lives were being lost; the list of classmates not returning had grown … Read more
Santa Clarans have long been privileged to hear the Triton Museum of Art’s Deputy Director Preston Metcalf lecture on art history. His vast knowledge of different mediums, theories, meanings and historical periods has entranced both students in the classroom and those who appreciate what it takes to make great art. Now, after nearly a decade, … Read more