In the Valley this Week: October 11 – October 17

Silicon Valley Events

Thursday, October 11 League of Women Voters’ City of Santa Clara Candidate Forum: City Hall Council Chambers. 6:30-7:30 p.m.: Candidates for City Clerk. 7:45-8:45 p.m.: Candidates for Mayor.    Friday, October 12 The Capitol Steps: SCU Presents — 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara. 8-10 p.m. Tickets: $45-$65 scupresents.org/performances/visiting-artist-series-capitol-steps   Saturday, October 13 Library Comic … Read more

Bruins Survive Exclusion Trouble, Win 17-15 in Double Overtime

Bruins Waterpolo

Neither the Santa Clara Bruins nor the Monta Vista Matadors were particularly pleased with the officiating on Tuesday afternoon. The Bruins in particular felt that the amount of exclusion penalties were heavily one-sided calls against them. Santa Clara, however, would manage to overcome the officiating and some defensive struggles to win in double overtime, 17-15. … Read more

Love in the Back Row of the Santa Clara Chorale

Santa Clara Chorale Dia de los Muertos

The most talked about courtship and marriage in the 56-year history of the Santa Clara Chorale has to be that of alto Elsbeth TeBrake and baritone Roger Medsker, who first sang together at rehearsals in January 2016, courted globally and now live in harmony in Los Altos. They wed on June 16 in Medsker’s home … Read more

More than 450 Guns Collected at Gun Buyback Event

Gun buyback

“This is exactly the kind of gun we’re trying to get off the streets,” said Capt. Shawn Ahearn of the Sunnyvale Dept. of Public Safety (DPS). Capt. Ahearn points to what appears to be a civilian version of a MAC-10, a semi-automatic pistol banned by the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban. Capt. Ahearn is the … Read more

Milestones: Madam or Mister Mayor?

Milestones: Madam or Mister Mayor

If Mayor Lisa Gillmor’s actions don’t stand your hair on end, you haven’t been paying attention. In a few weeks Santa Clara will vote. Will it be Madam or Mister Mayor? At the top of our Santa Clara ballot is the Mayor’s race, Madam Lisa Gillmor and Mister Anthony Becker. The past two years we … Read more

Chamber of Commerce and City Council Still at Odds Over Audit

Renewable Energy

Management of the Santa Clara Convention Center continues to be a source of bad blood between the City Council and Chamber of Commerce. With the completion of a performance audit, the Council heard details Tuesday night regarding how the Convention Center and Convention & Visitors Bureau will be run in the wake of its decision … Read more

Following the Santa Clara 2018 Campaign Money

Mayor Gillmor, City Council Biagini, City Clerk Campaign Money

With the first campaign financial reports in, Mayor candidate Lisa Gillmor leads with a campaign treasury of $16,955. Second is City Council candidate Nancy Biagini with $14,220. City Clerk candidate Hosam Haggag is next with $12,412, and City Council candidate Raj Chahal is close behind at $12,247. All other candidates currently have $5,100 or less. … Read more

Cancer Warriors Take the Runway

49ers Crucial Catch to Intercept Cancer

Cancer doesn’t discriminate. It touches the lives of people of all ages — from children to adults. To celebrate the kickoff of the NFL’s Crucial Catch to Intercept Cancer Campaign, the San Francisco 49ers hosted a fashion show on Tuesday, Oct. 2.  Players escorted Cancer Warriors down a runway, modeling clothing donated by Levi’s. Either currently battling or … Read more

Good Deeds Lead to Egg Salad Sandwiches

Rita Leitner

It is often said that one good deed leads to another. In the case of 85-year-old San Francisco native Rita Leitner, 23 years of collecting donated bread has led to thousands of egg salad sandwiches for the homeless. Twice a week just before 9 p.m., Rita revs up the car engine and drives out into … Read more

Police Report: Sept. 30 – Oct. 6

The Santa Clara Police Department is on scene at Maywood Park with armored rescue vehicle. Eisenhower School on shelter in place.

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