Pretty straightforward agenda. We start the evening with a closed session to discuss the potential litigation regarding the California Voting Rights Act. This is followed by a study session on “Public Safety Bureau of Fire Services Standards of Cover” (and you now know as much about this as I do). The general session starts with a presentation … Read more
Standing on the tailboard as tailboard firefighters used to be called is Santa Clara resident, Garv (8). Garv had already reached up and started to bring down one of the hoses while Fire Chief William Kelly got the nozzle ready. Here they connect the nozzle to the hose and Chief Kelly explains how it’s done … Read more
On Oct. 6, Brett Kavanaugh joined the U.S. Supreme Court. Also on this day, singers from the Resistance Chorus Silicon Valley met at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Los Gatos (15980 Blossom Hill Rd., Los Gatos). Founded in Sept. 2017 as a response to the results and ripple effects of the 2016 election, the Resistance … Read more
Santa Clara High School senior Ankith Maremanda believes that the human body is a miraculous thing, like a well-oiled machine that responds to the stimuli around it. To share his sense of awe about the human body, in 2016 at just 15 years old, Maremanda founded Human Anatomy for Youth (HAY) — an organization to … Read more
Sunday, October 14, 2018 Traffic Accident – Major Injury Location: San Tomas Expressway/Benton Street Officers were dispatched to a major injury collision on San Tomas Expressway south of Benton St. The driver was in the #3 lane of southbound San Tomas Expwy. when a bicyclist rode northbound into his lane. The driver struck the bicyclist … Read more
The always-delightful Holiday Historic Home Tour, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, is scheduled for Friday, December 7th and Saturday, December 8th. Four private homes plus two of the oldest historic buildings in Santa Clara — the Santa Clara Woman’s Club Adobe and the late 1850s-era Larder House will be on this year’s tour. Queen … Read more
“The purpose of putting on the show is to give the kids the experience of creating an event together where every person in the group is equally important,” said Maureen Driggs, Vocal Director with the Santa Clara Musical Theater. Driggs worked with the spirited students of Buchser Middle School’s Drama Program on “Shrek The Musical … Read more
100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (October 25, 1918) Plan to Enlarge Military Training Camp at University of Santa Clara Get Ready for United War Work Campaign Camp Fremont to be Largest Training Camp in West Esteemed Judge Dies of Old Age: Augustus L. Rhodes, Former Chief Justice of California Supreme Court, Dies at Home … Read more
On Wednesday Santa Clara Law University School student Brian Exline filed a lawsuit against Mayor Lisa Gillmor alleging that Gillmor violated California’s public disclosure laws by not reporting her interest in a Gillmor family business from which she received income, Public Property Advisors, Inc. (PPA). The company provides brokerage and property management services to local … Read more
On the evening of Oct. 6, the Santa Clara Convention Center was brimming with excitement. Women, men and children dressed in bright Indian traditional attire gathered together for a special occasion. It was Dandia night organized by Sankara Eye Foundation (SEF). Star performer, Falguni Pathak, from Mumbai revved up the audience with her musical ensemble. … Read more