City Politics
Planning Commissioners Briefed on Array of New Housing Laws
January 16, 2019
At a Planning Commission meeting on Jan. 9, Assistant City Attorney Alexander Abbe led a study session about the abundance...
Community
Holiday Home Decorating Contest Winners Finally Announced
January 16, 2019
About 50 houses and neighborhoods were nominated for the City of Santa Clara’s annual Holiday Home Decorating Contest in 2018...
City Politics
City Widens Smoking Regulatory Scope
January 16, 2019
Fees for use of public buildings came under fire after the City told one local nonprofit it needed to pay...
Public Safety
Santa Clara Police Officers Shoot and Kill Man at Rotten Robbie Gas Station
January 16, 2019
Four Santa Clara police officers are on routine paid administrative leave after a deadly shooting. Early in the morning on...
City Politics
Curtains for Santa Clara Showtime? New City Facilities Use Policy Threatens Support for Senior Services
January 15, 2019
Tonight’s City Council meeting will decide if imperiled virtue will win out in 2019 over Doomstown’s dastardly villains in Santa...
Public Safety
Police Report: January 6 – 12
January 15, 2019
The Police Blotter highlights a partial list of incidents in the City and is distributed on a weekly basis. The...
Community
Red Cross Issues Emergency Call for Blood Donors: Fewer drives, busy holiday schedules lead to blood shortage
January 14, 2019
A donation shortfall over the winter holidays is prompting the American Red Cross to issue an emergency call for blood...
Sports
Fremont Can’t Hang with Milpitas
January 14, 2019
The second quarter avalanche by the Milpitas Trojans was too much for the Fremont Firebirds of Sunnyvale to overcome. The...
Op-Ed
Mission City Voices: World Without War
January 13, 2019
The Epistle of James, Chapter 4: “Where do the conflicts and disputes among you originate? You envy and you cannot...
Community
VTA Bolsters Commitment to Sustainability
January 12, 2019
This past fall, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s (VTA) Board of Directors approved a new policy to make its...