Sonic, an internet service provider based in Santa Rosa, has been steadily expanding in California due to its promise of fast speeds at affordable costs for consumers. The company also has worked to set itself apart from the competition through advocacy work on issues such as internet privacy and net neutrality. Internet service offered by … Read more
A donation shortfall over the winter holidays is prompting the American Red Cross to issue an emergency call for blood and platelet donors to give now to prevent a blood shortage from continuing throughout winter and affecting patient care. The Red Cross collected more than 27,000 fewer blood and platelet donations the weeks of Christmas and New Year’s than needed to sustain … Read more
On Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018 at 6:36 p.m., Wilcox graduate Rachael Myers and her husband Kyle posted a message on the Facebook page of their bakery, Sweet Tooth Confections. Within the message, the Myers thanked their customers for their seven years of patronage and explained they would be closing. “Every dessert or cake was always … Read more
Plant away the stress of the of the holidays and add some fragrance to the new year by growing paperwhites. Just plant the bulbs, no cold treatment needed, and watch them grow into their blooming beauty. Purchase firm healthy bulbs from your local garden center or an online bulb nursery. Ziva is the most common paperwhite … Read more
The following is a list of events happening in Santa Clara and throughout the Silicon Valley. Thursday, January 3 Senior Center Dance Night: Santa Clara Senior Center. 6:30 – 10:30 p.m. Cost: $5-6. Historical and Landmarks Commission Meeting: City Hall Council Chambers. 7 p.m. Friday, January 4 Central Park Nights with Rogue Athletics … Read more
The City of Santa Clara’s property values grew at the second highest rate of all county cities — almost 10 percent according to the Santa Clara County Office of the Assessor’s 2018-2019 report. Only Sunnyvale saw a greater increase in valuations: slightly over 11 percent. Cities receive 13 percent of every property tax dollar. School … Read more
A large scale mixed-use project in San Jose is making its way through the planning process for a 10-acre site at 4300 Stevens Creek Blvd. The project is located within San Jose’s Stevens Creek Urban Village Plan and seeks to provide jobs and housing, including affordable housing, in a multi-modal transportation area. Developer FortBay proposes … Read more
Almost a month after receiving one of the biggest surprises of her life, Santa Clara school teacher Stacy Butler is still in shock. “I don’t even know if it’s settled in yet. It’s still unreal that I got the award,” said Butler. “I love [teaching]. It’s what I do. I’m living my dream and I’m … Read more
As we approach Christmas, you might think the Holiday Spirit would be bursting out in our City. That may be true for our residents and readers, but not at City Hall. Remarkably the San Francisco 49ers pulled off the coup of the year and won the bid for the College Football Playoff National Championship on … Read more
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