Laughing out aloud, it was a fun-filled night as the 5th Annual Desi Comedy Fest had its third show at Santa Clara Convention Center on Saturday, Aug. 11. Seven comedians showcased a comedy extravaganza, spread across a diverse range of ethnicity, gender, religion and immigration. Started off by Samson Koletkar, who is also the co-producer … Read more
Horror movie poster collector James A. Gresham followed the classic road to success. He found a need and filled it — twice. A decade apart, he authored two anthologies of iconic horror movie posters from the 1920s to 1950s that appeal both to movie enthusiasts and poster collectors. Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, … Read more
The Santa Clara Police Department (SCPD) has created a new way to connect with the community. The department is vetting applicants for its newly formed Chief’s Advisory Committee (CAC). The committee is designed to give Police Chief Mike Sellers immediate and direct feedback. “I want it to be a two-way street,” said Sellers. “They have … Read more
Saya Fujii, 12, isn’t just any girl playing baseball. She is a Briarwood All Star and a Living Legend. Not only is she a remarkable baseball player, but she’s also amazingly humble, not wanting to take the spotlight away from her teammates. That spotlight had a mind of its own this season and it can’t … Read more
The City of Santa Clara launched its Sustainable Speaker series with its first talk, Adopting Zero Waste Behavior by Meghan Kelly on Aug. 15 at the Community Recreation Center. The series will focus on increasing sustainable behaviors in the community, such as reducing energy use, water conservation and inspiring environmental stewardship. Kelly, founder of Green … Read more
Courtney Mangus, the programs coordinator for the Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR, spoke passionately to a group of six people on the values and steps necessary to be a supportive bystander for a person targeted due to their ethnic identity. “I think the reason for that is that everyone is noticing now that hate … Read more
The City of Santa Clara could get up to an additional $2 million in revenue due to a recent decision by the U. S. Supreme Court. On June 21, Justices issued a 5-4 decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair that reversed 1992 ruling, Quill Corp. v. North Dakota. The decision is expected to have potentially … Read more
Before Santa Clara inked its deal with the Related Companies to develop the City’s 240-acre golf course, City Planning Commissioner and candidate for Council District 2 Raj Chahal found that Santa Clara could have saved 75 acres of land from development at a loss of only 11 percent of anticipated revenue. Chahal took his findings … Read more
The arbitration decision ending the nearly three-years long Levi’s Stadium facility rent dispute took a middle road, giving neither the Santa Clara City Council/Stadium Authority (SA) nor the 49ers Stadium Company (StadCo) everything they asked for. In his decision, the arbitrator, Honorable Read Ambler — a retired judge — relied on one key principle: that “a … Read more
If you could have seen the faces of the candidates for City Council in June, you would understand why the Council had to admonish fellow Council Members Patricia Mahan and Pat Kolstad. Or so Mayor Lisa Gillmor, Vice Mayor Kathy Watanabe and Council Members Debi Davis and Teresa O’Neill think. All four referenced “the look … Read more