To accommodate Silicon Valley Power’s system expansion plan, the Santa Clara City Council approved seizing four more parcels as part of an ongoing eminent domain process. At its regular meeting on Aug. 19, the council voted unanimously to secure the latest of a slew of properties along a proposed transmission line. The 115 kV line … Read more
During a recent discussion about changes to the Related Santa Clara development, many bemoaned the project’s delay. Related was, according to the original agreements, already supposed to have the first phase of the project completed. Extenuating circumstances — including “adverse economic conditions,” a lawsuit, regulatory red tape, the collapse of a bank planned as an anchor … Read more
The Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) kicked off another school year on Aug. 13, with thousands of students flooding into the district’s 31 schools. This school year marks the start of Dr. Damon J. Wright’s tenure as SCUSD’s new superintendent. Hundreds of cars poured onto Zanker Road in North San Jose on Wednesday morning, where Agnew … Read more
If you wanted to sum up Santa Clara artist Saswatee Chatterjee’s work, it would be with a famous line from the English poet William Blake (1757-1827): “To see the world in a grain of sand.” Chatterjee wants people to stop and take in the everyday beauty that’s all around us in the smallest things. “I … Read more
Enough of Robert Haugh. The self-appointed sultan of slime has demonstrated that the vicious pit of his poison pen has no bottom. For those who don’t know him, he writes a blog that rarely has anything kind, respectful, thoughtful or inspiring to say. He’s a propaganda volcano, continuously erupting propaganda against any council member or public … Read more
The following is a calendar of events happening this weekend near Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. Want to share an event to be featured? Please email the details to info@svvoice.com for consideration. Friday, Aug. 15 Concerts on the Plaza — 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Civic Center Plaza (500 Castro St, Mountain View) Free event … Read more
The San Francisco 49ers officially unveiled the summer remodeling the team did at Levi’s Stadium in preparation for the upcoming season, the Super Bowl and the FIFA World Cup. At an event called Under the Lights on Aug. 7, the team invited fans, friends, and the media to see firsthand the changes to the scoreboard, … Read more
It’s no accident that Santa Clara is the home of some of high tech’s biggest players. The city’s post-WWII infrastructure investments and city-owned electric utility were central to that, but the work of Santa Clara’s chamber of commerce was instrumental in making investments for the future into realities. The Silicon Valley Central Chamber’s roots go … Read more
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, played a critical part in building the atomic bomb and ending World War II. The 1943-1945 period chronicles one of the world’s most significant engineering feats. Oak Ridge also played a critical role in my life. My father, Paul Blakely, graduated from Washington & Lee as a chemist in 1943 and, along … Read more
Silicon Valley has been through many changes since the 1970s, but one constant has been the live music club on Apollo Way and Lawrence Expressway, on the border of Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. For the last 30 years, the Quarter Note has been owned by Robert and Vicky Reese, who have continued the club’s commitment … Read more