Volleyball is without an equivalent term to extra innings in baseball, but it took the Santa Clara Bruins volleyball team “extra kills” to win each of the first two sets on Tuesday. The Bruins eventually won the match over Milpitas. “Eventually,” being the key word as the four-set match lasted over two hours. “Definitely exhausting,” … Read more
The Wilcox Chargers Football team won again last Friday at their Homecoming Game. This time they won 35-21 over the Palo Alto Vikings, improving their record to 6-0. While the two-touchdown margin of victory certainly doesn’t sound like a blowout, the final score doesn’t tell the whole story. Wilcox jumped out to a 21-0 lead, … Read more
The Santa Clara Weekly has invited candidates running for Santa Clara Mayor to speak directly to the voters via our pages and website. Anthony Becker – Candidate for Mayor What are the City’s most critical needs and challenges? The most critical and immediate challenges we face are traffic and delivering affordable housing that is actually affordable. We … Read more
The Santa Clara Weekly has invited candidates running for Santa Clara City Council and City Clerk to speak directly to the voters via our pages and website. What are the unique issues in your district and how do you propose to address them? Traffic, parking, code enforcement, poor road conditions, encroachment of high density housing … Read more
The Santa Clara Weekly has invited candidates running for Santa Clara City Council and City Clerk to speak directly to the voters via our pages and website. What are the unique issues in your district and how do you propose to address them? Neighborhood protection from inappropriate high-density housing which causes traffic congestion and displaces … Read more
The Santa Clara Weekly has invited candidates running for Santa Clara City Council and City Clerk to speak directly to the voters via our pages and website. What is the primary role of the City Clerk? The Office of the Clerk acts like a secretary to the city, recording meetings, contracts, ordinances, resolutions as well … Read more
The Santa Clara Weekly has invited candidates running for Santa Clara City Council and City Clerk to speak directly to the voters via our pages and website. What is the primary role of the City Clerk? A. The City Clerk is elected to office by the voters of the City of Santa Clara and is … Read more
By being involved in the marketing of Levi’s Stadium, the Santa Clara Stadium Authority Board hopes to avoid scheduling non-NFL events that lose money. The topic came up during a financial report of stadium operations Tuesday night. In a press release issued Monday, Mayor Lisa Gillmor bemoaned that, on average, stadium events only generate $55,000 … Read more
In 2005, a CNN article called Related lobbyist Jude Barry one of five political consultants to watch and likened him to Karl Rove, the political strategist famous for his plan to achieve a permanent party majority in government by sowing division, systematic gerrymandering and framing the debate by planting messages in the news media. A … Read more
Is the City of Santa Clara election already decided? If you believe the polls, Mayor Lisa Gillmor could win in a landslide. After all, whoever heard of her challenger, Anthony Becker? Gillmor is a known commodity throughout the City. Becker is known publicly by members from our Planning Commission and a few people from his … Read more