The following is a list of events happening in Santa Clara and throughout the Silicon Valley. See our holiday calendar for additional events throughout the month of December. Thursday, December 6 Between Riverside and Crazy Opening Night: San Jose Stage Company — 490 S 1st St, San Jose. Nov. 21 – Dec. 16. Tickets: … Read more
100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (December 6, 1918) Fine Memorial Planned for Santa Clara Boys Who Gave Their Lives for Their Country Local Boys Soon to Return Home: 144th Field Artillery, the ‘Grizzlies,’ Returning to Camp Fremont Spend All You Can on Christmas Presents in Spirit of Uncle Sam: With End of War All … Read more
What ever happened to Council Member Teresa O’Neill? You remember, that thoughtful lady who brilliantly asked good questions and was willing to challenge wild ideas from the moon? She was the one who wouldn’t be intimidated, stood up for solid ideas, thought through background information and expressed her thoughts with clarity. Somewhere over that past … Read more
“We’re going to use this loss as fuel to try and go win a State Championship.” That was the response from Wilcox quarterback Alex Adame after his Chargers lost a 33-28 heartbreaker against Menlo Atherton in the CCS Division I Championship last Friday. Wilcox stormed out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter, but … Read more
In Santa Clara’s first municipal election with by-district City Council seats, the results speak clearly: Single member City Council districts enable grassroots candidates to fight effectively against big-money candidates, and bring new faces into City government. Two Council candidates — Nancy Biagini and Srivinasan Sambathkumar —lost despite having the biggest war chests, spending the most … Read more
“We’ve done it before in the rain,” said Erika Urrabazo as she ducked her head to run back into the house for another armload of presents. Despite off and on pouring rain on Saturday, Urrabazo joined Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and a group of elves to deliver on an annual promise. The Bay Area Pay … Read more
Something rarely seen at a Santa Clara City Council meeting happened during the Council’s last meeting: those who opposed a development project didn’t want to stop it; they wanted to expand it. In order to develop a colossal mixed-use complex, Cupertino-based Hunter Properties sought a General Plan amendment to create a new density designation Tuesday … Read more
The City of Santa Clara currently relies on zoning ordinances for off-street parking that haven’t been updated since 1969, apart from case-by-case modifications made to the standards. Changes are likely coming now that Planning Department staff have commenced the process of a full fledged parking zoning overhaul. At a Planning Commission meeting on November 28, … Read more
A long line stretched through Macy’s parking lot in Downtown Sunnyvale on Nov. 24. Those waiting came bearing new and unwrapped toys — their admission ticket for an adventurous ride on a fire engine through parts of the city. Officers and associates of the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (SDPS) managed the rides. By the … Read more
Inspired by NASA’s Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle spacecraft, a Sunnyvale resident has designed and is selling an ornament that will please aerospace addicts this holiday season. Richard Lesher, 46, is a veteran and stay-at-home dad to a toddler and two-month-old. As a child he wanted to be an Air Force pilot and dreamed of walking … Read more