Sunday, July 29, 2018 Driving Under the Influence Location: 2000 Block of Scott Boulevard A concerned citizen flagged down an officer on the 2000 block of Scott Boulevard. The citizen believed a male subject at a nearby gas station was driving under the influence. The officer made contact with the male subject. He displayed objective … Read more
This past Friday, Aug. 3, Sunnyvale Community Services (SCS) held its annual “Head-to-Toe: Backpack Day,” a back-to-school event that distributes backpacks, school supplies, gift certificates for new shoes, books, dental hygiene kits and bags of nutritious food to 1,800 low-income Sunnyvale school children. SCS (www.svcommunityservices.org) is a private, nonprofit emergency assistance agency that works to … Read more
If there is one company I don’t expect to provide workplace advice, it is L.L. Bean. The famed Freeport, Maine, provider of outdoor gear and garb has great credibility when it comes to selecting the right snowsuit for a trip up Mt. Everest or picking the right canoe for your trip down Niagara Falls, but … Read more
Almost two thousand people have already signed up to run, walk and do yoga en masse at Sevathon 2018, an annual fundraiser supporting about 75 local and global humanitarian causes. Sevathon 2018 — “seva” is a Sanskrit word meaning “service” — takes place at Arena Green East, 349 W. St. John St., San Jose, on … Read more
It’s getting down to the wire for candidates to file run in November’s election. The deadline is Friday, Aug. 10, with the exception of District 3, which will have an extended deadline to Aug. 15 if incumbent Pat Kolstad doesn’t file to run. Here’s the line-up: The sole filer for City Clerk is Thomas McDevitt. … Read more
Can government officials or politicians Block Critics On Their Social Media Accounts block critics on their social media accounts? In two recent cases, federal judges have said no. The decisions could have ramifications across the country for how citizens interact with their elected officials. The cases pit competing First Amendment principles against each other: the … Read more
How many times can you blog about the life-changing power of living life with an attitude of gratitude and still have it be fresh, original? More than 1,500 times in the last dozen years for blogger and author Kevin Carroll, a San Francisco native whose life changed after he attended a weekend retreat on gratitude … Read more
In 2016 voters approved $950 million in funds to be allocated toward affordable housing through the Measure A Affordable Housing Bond. Some of money, $25 million, is now being utilized to help first-time homebuyers in Santa Clara County through a new program called Empower Homebuyers. The County recently chose Housing Trust Silicon Valley as the … Read more
Every summer, Silicon Valley is treated to a big tennis tournament for professional players of the Women’s Tennis Association. Known as the Bank of the West Classic, the tournament was held on the campus of Stanford University from 1997 until last year, and sponsored by Bank of the West through its entire time at Stanford. … Read more
With the 49ers first preseason game on Aug. 9 and Beyoncé and JAY-Z’s upcoming concert on Sept. 29, the topic of short-term rentals and hotel tax rears its head again. These events and the usual stream of business travelers draw visitors from all parts of the country. Oftentimes, stadium visitors would rather crash nearby than … Read more