With challenge and innovation alike, Santa Clara remains the home of cutting-edge technology. The 2018 Internet of Things (IoT) Tech Expo for North America, hosted at the Santa Clara Convention Center from Nov. 28 to 29, highlighted emerging trends in the industry, such as blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), big data, cyber security and cloud. Nearly … Read more
About eight million lights, a thousand holiday trees and frequent “snow” are a part of the third annual WinterFest at California’s Great America. Past fan favorites — such as the Snow Flake Lake Ice Skating and the “It’s Christmas, Snoopy!” ice show — are back. On WinterFest’s Nov. 23 opening night, Dion Lim, ABC7 reporter, … Read more
Santa Clara Police are looking for witnesses after a driver hit and killed a pedestrian crossing Kiely Boulevard between Barcells Avenue and Steinhart Court around 3 p.m. on Nov. 30. Officers say 84-year-old Thi Lan was crossing the street outside of the crosswalk when she was hit and killed by a Dodge Charger going south … Read more
The annual quest for thoughtful, imaginative holiday gifts can make you feel like your brain is roasting on that perennial open fire. We at the Weekly are here to help. As we have for several years now, we present our annual holiday gift guide retrieved from the Internet’s twilight zone to make the holidays unforgettable … Read more
At the end of October, the California State Auditor released a report finding that the state’s Department of Health Care Services is responsible for $4 billion in questionable Medi-Cal payments made between 2014 and 2017. The error resulted from a failure to ensure proper eligibility for the program. After comparing Medi-Cal beneficiary eligibility data between … 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
“The only thing for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing” is a timely observation made by Edmond Burke three hundred years ago. Everywhere we look in the world, there exists a battle between good and evil. We know from experience a war exist in our bodies as we fight off … Read more
The 2018 PAC spending race is off and running in Santa Clara, with the San José-based AFL-CIO Labor Council Committee on Political Education (COPE) PAC investing $10,000 in mailers and field expenses for District 2 City Council candidate Nancy Biagini. Major donors to the COPE PAC include: Sacramento-based Santa Clara County Correctional Peace Officers’ Association … Read more
The go-to place for jewelry and watch repair at Westfield Valley Fair mall is the Master Fix Jewelers kiosk, where expert David Truong makes repairs on-the-spot as you wait or shop. Truong and his wife, Xuan Truong, have tended the stand-alone kiosk, located on the ground floor in the corridor in front of the Gap … Read more
A pop-up pumpkin patch at Santana Row is becoming a new Fall tradition. In early October, hundreds of people showed up or just happened to walk by the glass pumpkin patch. The event featured almost 6,000 glass pumpkins displayed atop hay bales and in small patches. Just like a regular pumpkin patch, guests were allowed … Read more