The Silicon Valley Central Chamber of Commerce’s (SVCCC) annual Mayors’ Breakfast was packed full of lighthearted fun and good-natured ribbing between mayors. Five South Bay mayors attended the breakfast, and each had a chance to extol the virtues of their cities. Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor jokingly referred to it as a meeting of her … Read more
Santa Clara ace Jayce Dobie needed just 77 pitches on Tuesday afternoon to finish off a complete game, seven-inning victory over the Mountain View Spartans in the first round of the CCS playoffs. The right-handed pitcher mixed his pitches beautifully, frequently utilizing a curveball to steal strikes early in the count and then often using … Read more
The same day the Santa Clara County Library system re-opened libraries seven days a week, the City of Santa Clara closed its branch libraries and severely reduced hours at the City’s Central Park Library. The City closed the Northside and Mission branch libraries, cut Central Park Library hours to 24 per week, and eliminated Sunday … Read more
What happens when New York newsboys selling papers at the turn of the century go on strike against the unfair practices of the publishing giants? Find out at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts this March when Peninsula Youth Theatre (PYT) brings Broadway sensation Disney Newsies The Musical to the stage. Set in … Read more
In 2014, Mountain View City Council quietly laid out a condition: any future office tenants in the San Antonio Shopping Center would be prohibited from providing free daily meals or subsidizing more than half the cost of a meal at any in-house cafeterias. The restriction came from complaints made in 2013 by local restaurants struggling … Read more