Seventeen-year-old Wilcox High School senior Sanika Kamde began showing an aptitude for the arts at the young age of six. Her mother, not wanting to squander the opportunity to encourage her daughter’s artistic development, enrolled Kamde in dance classes with Gayatri Mishra Joshi where she learned the Indian dance form Odissi – the oldest known … Read more
Walt Kelly’s cartoon character Pogo famously said, “We have met the enemy and it is us.” Racism is like that, too. We like to think other people are racist, but we who live in the ethnically diverse world of the 21st century Pacific Rim are beyond that kind of social sinfulness. Our view of ourselves … Read more
Sunday’s “Summer Sizzler” Championship Game held at the Twin Creeks complex in Sunnyvale could not have got off to a better start for the Living Legends’ 18U Gray team. Legends starting pitcher Sean Chang’s change-up and two-seam fastball were working together masterfully at the start. Chang stranded a two-out single in the first by striking … Read more
Most people would consider odds of 1 in 50,000 not very likely to happen, but for Matt Rupel, those odds would fight against him. Matt was born with a very rare life-threatening disease, Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA) that ended his life on Aug. 5, 2017 at the age of 26. FA causes slurred speech, muscle and … Read more
This November, the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters will run 13 congressional elections, 12 state elections, 17 municipal elections, 67 school community college board elections and 20 special district elections. That’s hundreds of different ballot permutations. Multiplied by five different languages, that’s more than one thousand unique ballots and voting guides. It’s all in … Read more
Over the past three seasons, the Wilcox Chargers have been a dominant run-first, run-second and run-third offense under Head Coach Paul Rosa. In each of those seasons under coach Rosa, the Chargers’ starting quarterback has run for over 1,000 yards. The past two seasons that quarterback was David Hernandez, whose long runs were reminiscent of … Read more
It was in December 2015 when Renae Veiga and Amy Hansman opened Beat The Lock Escape Room in Santa Clara’s Downtown. Just one year later, a second location on The Alameda in San Jose began serving the Silicon Valley population with unique team-building experiences. “Beat The Lock provides groups a team-building experience with mental exercises … Read more
On Friday night Santa Clarans came together to boogie and get-down at the annual summer Street Dance — sponsored by the Santa Clara Cultural Commission. Held in the Franklin Mall Square, The Hitmen — a popular local band — filled the square with tunes, face painters helped doll dancers to bust a move and City … Read more
Sunday, July 29, 2018 Driving Under the Influence Location: 2000 Block of Scott Boulevard A concerned citizen flagged down an officer on the 2000 block of Scott Boulevard. The citizen believed a male subject at a nearby gas station was driving under the influence. The officer made contact with the male subject. He displayed objective … Read more
If there is one company I don’t expect to provide workplace advice, it is L.L. Bean. The famed Freeport, Maine, provider of outdoor gear and garb has great credibility when it comes to selecting the right snowsuit for a trip up Mt. Everest or picking the right canoe for your trip down Niagara Falls, but … Read more