City Politics
Santa Clara Strike Averted
April 30, 2022
Late Thursday afternoon Santa Clara Field Operations and Maintenance Staff (Unit 6) ratified a new three-year contract with the City,...
Schools
Tempers Flare at Laurelwood School Meeting
April 29, 2022
The already-heated dispute over the appointment of a new principal for Laurelwood Elementary School reached a fever pitch Tuesday when...
Schools
SCUSD Board Meeting: Laurelwood Principal Panel Problems, Calls for Superintendent Accountability
April 29, 2022
Discontent amongst the Laurelwood Elementary School community has been brewing since they heard the Superintendent was snubbing their choice for...
Opinion
Mission City Voices: The Best Job Ever
April 29, 2022
It was 1973. I couldn’t remember what led me to the Westgate Convalescent Home but I’m glad we found each...
Community
Local Soroptimist Aids Ukrainian Refugees
April 28, 2022
It’s a story of international sisterhood. Of privileged women helping women in need. Silicon Valley Soroptimist, Jodie Fillhardt, made the...
Milestones
Milestones – Stupid Lives and Breeds! – Opinion
April 27, 2022
Stupid is simply the absence of common sense. Most readers of this column have encountered both. Santa Clara has witnessed...
Sports
Bruins Softball Improving on the Diamond
April 27, 2022
The Santa Clara Bruins varsity softball squad is going through a tough season this year. A record of 1-7 in...
Community
A Step Ahead Helps Students Make Strides in STEM
April 27, 2022
Young people who want to enrich their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) skills, but are unable to participate in...
Community
SCPD Program Serves Special Needs Community
April 26, 2022
Forewarned is forearmed. Picture this scenario: Police officers called to a high-stress situation, don’t get compliance to their verbal commands....
Schools
Laurelwood Elementary Principal Search Rebooted
April 22, 2022
After public outcry and an accusation by the district superintendent of compromised “integrity”, the search for a new principal of...