It certainly didn’t take long for the volleyball season to feel like it was in full swing on Thursday night. The first set in the first league game turned out to be a stand alone thriller. The Santa Clara Bruins — led by seniors Fiona Paul and Bianca Blandford — took on their rival Wilcox … Read more
New Saturday hours at Santa Clara’s DMV office have led to mixed results. In late July, California decided to extend the hours at 60 DMV offices statewide, including the one on Flora Vista Ave. The hope was that by opening earlier and on Saturday, it would help alleviate wait times. But on Aug. 25, the … Read more
Early exclusion trouble would come back to haunt the Fremont Firebirds on Tuesday afternoon in Sunnyvale. After one quarter, Fremont trailed the visiting Wilcox Chargers just 3-1, but the Chargers took advantage of the Firebirds’ misfortunes. Fremont was missing one of their captains for the duration of the contest as senior Isaac Jacobson was out … Read more
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
Small agenda with some big items in it. We start the evening with a study session to review the Civic Center Master Plan Final Environmental Impact Report. For the general session, the consent calendar is pretty small. There are only two items of note – the quarterly investment report and the extension of an exclusive negotiating agreement … Read more
Personally, I blame Benjamin Franklin. It was old Ben who told us, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” The fact that it can also make a man exhausted, cranky and deeply depressed did not stop Franklin from promulgating his catchy, but highly prejudicial, axiom. Which is why … Read more
The Sunnyvale Fremont Firebirds water polo team won the El Camino League in 2017. Led in part by goalkeeper and now four-year varsity starter June Vanlerberghe, last year’s squad went 11-3 in league play before defeating Wilcox 6-5 in the championship game. As a junior last year, Vanlerberghe is the only returning starter on the … Read more
Alexiz Buenrostro leapt into the end zone Superman-style for a touchdown to provide the Sunnyvale Fremont Firebirds with a 27-0 lead late in the fourth quarter. It was icing on the cake for the Firebirds’ first win of the season, a 27-0 rout of the San Jose Bulldogs on Friday night. Additionally, it was Buenrostro’s … Read more
As Silicon Valley woke to hazy sunrises and worsening air quality, wildfires further north scorched nearly 3,000 miles of land. More than 14,000 firefighters, including three engines from Santa Clara’s Fire Department (SCFD), provided aid to one of the largest disasters in California history. A similar 1980 wildfire in San Bernardino motivated Jack Cohen, retired … Read more
With new food options, a more environmentally friendly layout and expanded dining areas, Santa Clara University’s (SCU) main hub is going to look very different when the fall quarter starts. The university is putting the finishing touches on an overhaul of the Benson Memorial Center. “[Benson Center] really hasn’t been touched much in 55 years,” … Read more