Santa Clara University’s dark comedy The Cripple of Inishmaan, playing at the Louis B. Mayer Theatre through Nov. 10, provokes laughter at the very moment it also pricks one’s conscience. It touches the heart as well. The drama unfolds in 1934 on Inishmaan, the smallest of the Aran Islands in Galway Bay off the west … Read more
100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (November 8, 1918) Local War Work Council and Women’s Mobilized Army Ready for United War Work Drive: Archbishop of San Francisco to Aid United War Work Campaign Santa Claran Dies: Seeley Shaw Dies on Arrival in France: Succumbs to Influenza Contracted on Transport Ship While Crossing Atlantic Ocean Flu … Read more
Known for their passionate fan base, the San Jose Earthquakes took the time to give back this season by recognizing fans from specific South Bay neighborhoods at “Neighborhood Nights.” The Major League Soccer team celebrated the Rose Garden, South San Jose, Evergreen, Los Gatos, Willow Glen, Palo Alto, Japantown, South of San Jose, Campbell, West … Read more
“Cabaret” is a cautionary story about how a gullible observer can misinterpret bigotry as national pride. Currently, Sunnyvale Community Players is showing this musical, set in 1930s Berlin shortly before the Holocaust. The propaganda posters from this time in history were not up yet during the show’s Oct. 25 dress rehearsal. Nonetheless, the show is … Read more
The Santa Clara Bruins will take on the Overfelt Royals in the first round of the CCS Division IV playoffs. It is a matchup of a No. 3 seeded Royals (9-2, 5-2) vs the No. 6 seeded Bruins (6-4, 5-1). It is also a rematch of a Week 2 contest that ended in a 30-0 … Read more
With their 34-0 win over Cupertino on Friday, the Wilcox Chargers put the cherry on top of an undefeated regular season (10-0, 6-0). It is the first time the school has finished undefeated in over 35 years. “We went undefeated for the first time in a long time,” noted Chargers Head Coach Paul Rosa at … Read more
In the early morning hours of Sept. 21, Santa Clara’s Ken Mignosa rose out of the waters near Oxnard in Ventura County. He hugged his wife Tiffany and then the two of them celebrated. Mignosa had just completed a 41-mile marathon swim, lovingly dubbed “Ken’s Cruz” by his son. He swam for 29 hours and … Read more
On Nov. 13, Santa Clara’s City Council will decide whether to approve a rate increase for Silicon Valley Power (SVP). The proposal to increase electricity rates by two percent for customers was described as “modest” by the City as it would only result in an estimated $1 per month uptick on the average Santa Clarans’ … Read more
Planning Commission members voted to move the Tasman East Specific Plan closer to adoption at a meeting on Oct. 24. The commissioners voted to recommend that the City Council approve the plan document at an upcoming meeting on Nov. 13. The action came with modifications to the plan that would further reduce the number of … Read more
Thousands of Santa Clara voters cast their vote in the November 2018 elections. As of Wednesday, Nov. 7, 100 percent of all the precincts are reporting and the City will welcome new leadership as well as welcome back some familiar faces. Interestingly, more voters cast a vote for Measure M — the cannabis tax measure … Read more