The Silicon Valley Auto Show returns to the Santa Clara Convention Center this weekend to showcase the newest developments in the auto industry. “It’s largely a new car show designed to give shoppers and enthusiasts an early look at new technology, new vehicles, and even get them behind the wheel of certain new cars,” said … Read more
Santa Clara Convention Center attendees will start seeing commercial branding throughout the venue in the next couple years, with the center itself likely taking on a corporate sponsor. In an attempt to funnel more money into the convention center, the city has opted to hire a consultant to secure naming rights. The effort aims to … Read more
Santa Clara’s one-time humming Chamber of Commerce has fallen from stardom to humdrum. You might remember the enthusiasm emanating from the Chamber building on Warburton and Scott. The Santa Clara Chamber had worked with the City for years. They were a major force and contribution to the building of the Convention Center. Initially blossoming from … Read more
In case you have forgotten, Mayor Lisa Gillmor and her council cronies torched the Santa Clara Convention Center management in 2018. The Chamber of Commerce had managed the center for 40 years and had just reported a $2 million profit. Gillmor replaced the Chamber, and it was almost immediately that the center’s profits dropped by … Read more
The San Francisco 49ers set a super example for funding when they sold the naming rights to Levi’s Stadium in 2014 for $220 million over 10 years. Santa Clara is sitting on a similar opportunity or two that could generate some much-needed cash to restore fiscal integrity and restoration. In addition, Santa Clara has all … Read more
The Santa Clara City Council’s public flogging of the Chamber of Commerce over its management of the Convention Center and Convention Center & Visitors Bureau (CVB) ramped up to full-force at the Council’s last meeting. With the completion of an audit by TAP International Inc., a Sacramento-based consulting firm, the Council further lambasted the Chamber … Read more
Is the Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce a despicable villain as the City Council claims? Funny that for 30 years the Chamber has operated as they were originally taught and trained by the City. They have been under the scrutiny and jurisdiction of the City for all this time. The City Council ordered an audit … Read more
Council’s Continued Confusion About Police Chief’s Compensation Although the Santa Clara City Council was set to pass an ordinance giving the job of setting the Police Chief’s salary to the Salary-Setting Commission, at the Sept. 18 Council Meeting meeting they appeared to be confused. The item was pulled from the consent calendar — items that are … Read more
The ToyXpo came to the Santa Clara Convention Center in August. The three-day event featured numerous celebrities along with photo opportunities, vendors, a custom toy contest and discussion panels — not to mention a Geek Fashion Show and the World Series of Cosplay Qualifier. The Bay Area Toy Expo puts on the event and, over … Read more
You don’t need a passport or deep pockets to start 2011 with real vacation thrills at the Travel and Adventure Show at the Santa Clara Convention Center January 15, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., and January 16, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. For the price of admission, instructors will have you zip lining across the … Read more