Holiday Events Calendar 2018

Holiday Events Calendar, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year's Eve

Your source for all of the holiday events happening in the City of Santa Clara. Want to suggest an event to add? Please email the details to scweekly@ix.netcom.com. Sunday, December 2 Menorah Lighting Festival with Santa Clara Chabad: 2636 El Camino Real, Santa Clara. 5-7 p.m. Free Event.   Wednesday, December 5 Annual Kwanzaa Celebration: … Read more

Santa Clara Athletes Commit to Swim in College

Santa Clara Swim Club Swimmers will swim in college

On Wednesday, Nov. 14, eight Santa Clara Swim Club high school seniors signed National Letters of Intent to continue their swimming career in college next year. Those eight seniors — Trent Itow, Tina Le, Ashley Ma, Maggie Malloy, Virginie Qian, Max Saunders, Mackenzie Thomas, and Mikayla Tseng — joined their parents, coaches and teammates in … Read more

Police Report: November 25 – December 1

The Santa Clara Police Department is on scene at Maywood Park with armored rescue vehicle. Eisenhower School on shelter in place.

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

Librarians Are Booked at California Library Association’s 2018 Conference

Librarians Are Booked at California Library Association’s 2018 Conference

Hilary Keith, Director of the Santa Clara City Library, confirmed that the California Public Library Advocates recognized the Santa Clara City Library’s Board of Trustees as the Trustees of the Year “for outstanding service.” Attended by Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor, this award ceremony was one of the Nov. 9 events that kicked off the … Read more

Wilson High School Offers Extra Support for Students

Wilson High School students in Santa Clara

“I was behind in credits,” said Juliana, 17, a student at Wilson High School. “My brother came here. I heard I can make up credits here more easily if I put the work in. I’m also a student in SVCTE’s (Silicon Valley Career Technical Education) medical science class. My goal is to work [as an] … Read more

Amelia Fatuch Teresi, Celebrates Her 100th Birthday

Amelia Fatuch Teresi, Celebrates Her 100th Birthday

Born November 25th 1918. First child of Saliam S. Fatuch and Virginia Herrera Fatuch, Brothers Said, Oscar, Emilio, Joseph and Hector. From El Paso Texas. Amelia was married to longtime resident of Santa Clara Staff Sergeant Peter J. Teresi in Beverly Hills in April 1944. Peter son of Joseph A. and Clara Teresi. Brothers Joseph, … Read more

Looking Back: Week of November 28th Headlines

Looking Back

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (November 29, 1918) Governor Gives Thanks: Legal Holiday and Day of Prayer, Thursday, November 28, ‘Thanksgiving Day’ Thanksgiving Day Prayer Schedule for Local Churches Santa Clara Boys Among Those in Victory March: Procession of Troops Enters Brussels Assistant Manager of Bank of Italy in Santa Clara, A. Maison, Promoted … Read more

Council Continues Roasting Chamber Amid Audit Findings

Renewable Energy

The Santa Clara City Council’s public flogging of the Chamber of Commerce over its management of the Convention Center and Convention Center & Visitors Bureau (CVB) ramped up to full-force at the Council’s last meeting. With the completion of an audit by TAP International Inc., a Sacramento-based consulting firm, the Council further lambasted the Chamber … Read more

Young Patients’ Hearts Sing at Autumn Arts Gathering

Starting Arts Healing Arts at Kaiser

On Monday, Nov. 19, Kaiser Hospital’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit was transformed to a place filled with music, laughter, arts and crafts and sights most people don’t normally associate with hospitals. The revamped space served as home to Starting Arts’ 2nd Annual Autumn Arts Gathering. A San Jose-based non-profit focused on performing arts, Starting Arts … Read more

Stunningly Successful Seasons for Santa Clara Pop Warner Teams

Santa Clara Lions Pop Warner

In recent years, the Santa Clara Lions’ oldest club, aptly named the Lions, has gotten the lion’s share of attention. The 13 to 15-year-old Lions team has gone all the way to the Pop Warner Super Bowl in Orlando, Florida multiple times over the past few seasons. This season however, the Lions’ younger teams, the … Read more