The Silicon Valley Voice has invited local candidates running for office to speak directly to the voters via our website. We asked candidates for Sunnyvale City Council to tell voters, in a short essay, about the challenges and opportunities in their jurisdictions and their ideas for addressing problems and leveraging opportunities. Ten years ago, a … Read more
Ever hear the story about the statistician who drowned when he tried to wade across a river that was an average of three feet deep? The reason the statistician drowns is the fallacy of averages. River depth at any given point is an independent variable — it doesn’t depend on the depth of the river at … Read more
Turnovers were the story of the game for the Fremont Firebirds of Sunnyvale against the Cupertino Pioneers on Friday night, losing 44-11. It was also the homecoming game for Cupertino, but unfortunately for the Firebirds, they were unable to spoil the night for the Pioneers. The Firebirds committed three turnovers in the game with two … Read more
“I’m not a criminal, I’m not a drug dealer, and I’m not a rapist,” Maritza Maldonado told about 100 Silicon Valley community members assembled for a conversation on immigration detention hosted by Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church on Sept. 17 — the first day of U.S. Constitution Week. Rather, a California native whose parents immigrated from Mexico, … Read more
Set in the Triton Museum of Art’s light and airy main gallery, Sunday’s Cal Arte concert made for a particular synergy with the combination of contemporary geometric expressionist visual art and the expressionist music of Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971). The program opened with Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne for violin and piano, based on themes from a comic … Read more
Some California law enforcement agencies need to improve their review and reporting of hate crimes — that’s the result of a 2017 audit conducted by the California State Auditor about hate crimes in California. The audit explored how specific law enforcement agencies respond, report and identify hate crimes. The four law enforcement agencies that were … Read more
David Tuttle, Santa Clara Unified School District’s (SCUSD) District Farmer, lead a talk with attendees about the vision of the SCUSD’s farm and the types of vegetables served at the first Farm Dinner on Friday, Sept. 21. The Farm, located at 1055 Dunford Way in Sunnyvale, was the venue for the Farm Dinner. The sold-out dinner served as … Read more
Making the foreign familiar for “little citizens of the world” and their parents, the San Francisco-based children’s clothier, Tea Collection, opened its first brick-and-mortar location at Santana Row in August. Although the company’s moniker doesn’t instantly associate it with clothing for kids, co-founders Emily Meyer and Leigh Rawdon wanted a name that would incite pause … Read more
James Herbert, lover of the ocean and metal sculptor, created “The Mermaid” with recycled steel parts, such as car parts and pipes. To construct the mermaid’s flowing and voluminous hair, Herbert cut metal up into strips and grounded down, sanded and shaped each piece of “hair.” Herbert’s half-human and half-sea creature is now resting on … Read more
During the Sept. 11 dress rehearsal for Sunnyvale Community Players’ “Grease,” the show began with a boy and a girl separately bragging about their summer romance to high school peers in the upbeat “Summer Nights.” With youth and adults in the talented cast, this lively show opened on Sept. 15 and will run through Oct. … Read more