At the Mission City Center for Performing Arts (3250 Monroe St.), March 21-23 and March 28-30, Santa Clara’s beloved Roberta Jones Junior Theatre (RJJT) reprises its (and one of the world’s) favorite musicals—“The Wizard of Oz.” Put on your ruby red shoes, close your eyes, and tap your heels together three times. And think to … Read more
Former Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker will be in court later this week for sentencing in his perjury case. Becker was convicted of felony perjury and violation of duty, a misdemeanor, on Dec. 5, 2024. In a court filing in January, District Attorney Jeff Rosen asked the court to sentence Becker to “significant” … Read more
Perspective can be a powerful, perhaps even, sometimes, a game-changing tool. A 16-0 baseball game typically lends one to believe that the team scoring 16 runs is perfectly pleased with the outcome, while the squad shutout on the scoreboard is definitely dejected, right? Well, at least for one afternoon, the opposite rang true after the … Read more
From school board and city council members to parents and local firefighters, members of the Pomeroy Elementary School community in Santa Clara turned out in force to help spread the joy of reading. The school’s annual Read Across America event on March 3 was a rousing success. For the younger students, it was a chance … Read more
Not only does Santa Clara pay its police the second-highest average salary in the state, it has also been offering its utility employees increasingly cushy salaries. While Silicon Valley Power (SVP) only added 29 employees from 2015 to 2023, it doubled its payroll over the same period. This trend mirrors citywide spending. In 2015, SVP paid its 178 … Read more
Santa Clara University (SCU) demonstrated its faith in science as well as God on March 7. Faculty, staff, and students at the Jesuit Catholic university walked out of classes, labs and offices to Stand Up for Science at noon. Gathering outside the Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation, they rallied in solidarity with others nationwide—from … Read more
It has been almost two years since the Santa Clara BMX track had its sanction yanked, and there are still no plans to relocate a public recreation many have called a “crowning jewel” of the city. In the spring of 2022, the situation drew lines in the sand, sparking public outcry from riders. The Police … Read more
The Santa Clara Stadium Authority (SCSA) approved its annual budget — with the exception of a hefty line item for previously contested office space. After a study session where $620,000 for office space rental for the Forty-Niners Management Company (ManCo) — the entity that manages non-NFL events for the stadium authority — was at issue, … Read more
On a chilly Wednesday afternoon in Saratoga on March 5, the Wilcox Chargers warmed up the bats to the tune of six runs off Falcons’ pitchers. Makaila Butler headlined the offensive attack for the Chargers by launching the first home run of her high school career. But Butler wasn’t the only Charger making loud contact. … Read more
Thousands of daily VTA riders in the South Bay will have to find alternate transportation on Monday as frontline transit workers go on strike over stalled contract negotiations. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265, representing more than 1,500 VTA workers, including bus and light rail operators, is following through on its notice last week to the … Read more