In 2014, Mountain View City Council quietly laid out a condition: any future office tenants in the San Antonio Shopping Center would be prohibited from providing free daily meals or subsidizing more than half the cost of a meal at any in-house cafeterias. The restriction came from complaints made in 2013 by local restaurants struggling … Read more
Santa Clara City Council, Mayoral and City Clerk Candidates Forums Three Santa Clara candidate forums are planned for the November election, two will be held by the City and one by the Old Quad Residents Association. The City-hosted forums will be held at City Council Chambers (1500 Warburton Ave. Santa Clara) and conducted by the League … Read more
Santa Clara paid $579,978.19 to the law firm Churchwell White between September 2017 and July 2018 — an average of $58,000 a month. This was for the services of attorney Steven Churchwell, who represented the City in its losing defense against the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit that was decided earlier this year. Churchwell … Read more
The latest study of hospital care performance by U.S. News & World Report gave 16 Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals a “high performing” ranking and named Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center one of the top 50 hospitals in the country for treating kidney disease. Key findings from the annual study, a well-known quality assessment … Read more
Award-winning independent film maker Jonathan Fung’s 2018 video art installation Prey, on exhibit now through Sept. 21 at the Natalie and James Thompson Gallery at San José State University, was created to raise awareness of human trafficking — specifically child trafficking. Prey is made up of 350 children’s wooden alphabet blocks, each with the photo … Read more
100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (September 13, 1918) 694 Santa Clara Men Register for Draft: Men 18 to 45 Respond Nobly to Call City Preparing for 4th Liberty Loan Campaign Which Begins September 27th: Get Ready to Subscribe: Consider Putting a Liberty Loan Flag on Your Window on the 27th Heavy Rains Cause Great … Read more
Thursday, September 13 Senior Center Dance Night: Santa Clara Senior Center — 1303 Fremont St., Santa Clara. 6:30 – 10:30 p.m. Admission: $5 and the dance lesson is included with admission. Light refreshments are served. Friday, September 14 Movie Night in the Barn: Harris Lass House Museum — 1889 Market St., Santa Clara. 20 … Read more
The ToyXpo came to the Santa Clara Convention Center in August. The three-day event featured numerous celebrities along with photo opportunities, vendors, a custom toy contest and discussion panels — not to mention a Geek Fashion Show and the World Series of Cosplay Qualifier. The Bay Area Toy Expo puts on the event and, over … Read more
The Wilcox Chargers made it look easy for the second week in a row on Friday night. Wilcox controlled the football game from the get-go against the Aragon Dons. After an Aragon three and out started the game, the Chargers promptly took over, needing just two plays to score. A 20-yard run by Paul Rosa … Read more
In the old Wild West there were a few major items that won the West. The locomotive, the Winchester rifle and barbed wire. Now, you could argue there were other important ingredients like the law, and you may recall that the law of the West could be a little spotty. You may have seen an … Read more