Sometimes, it’s the little things that make all the difference in the world. That’s the idea behind Operation Care and Comfort, a nonprofit based out of a small storage locker in Santa Clara. Once a week, volunteers gather at the locker on De La Cruz Boulevard to pack boxes for America’s troops overseas. On Oct. … Read more
Former 49ers chief of communications and public relations, Rahul Chandhok, was back on the stand on Friday morning to continue his testimony in the perjury trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker. From the bench at the South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill, Judge Javier Alcala asked Chandhok if he realized he was … Read more
Amid a statewide teacher shortage, talk of teachers leaving the profession or simply not going into it in the first place is widespread. In a 2022 UCLA study, 1 in 5 California teachers said they would probably or definitely leave the profession in the next three years because of burnout, low pay and student apathy … Read more
In 2023, 4% of homeless people in California were between 18 and 24, according to a study by the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative at the University of California San Francisco. While a relatively small portion of the state’s homeless population, those in this age group face unique challenges. A local chapter of a nonprofit … Read more
The following is a calendar of events happening this weekend near Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. Want to share an event to be featured? Please email the details to info@svvoice.com for consideration. All Weekend 2024 San Jose Harvest Festival — Friday, Nov. 8 – Sunday, Nov. 10 at Santa Clara County Fairgrounds (344 Tully Rd., … Read more
“Why Africa?” is a question Rose Academies CEO Susan Stasi is sometimes asked about the nonprofit she founded a decade ago in 2014, to educate impoverished girls, the deaf, and the disabled in Africa. “I didn’t pick Africa,” she says. “God picked Africa, and I’m grateful.” Saving lives by “Empowering with Knowledge” is the mission … Read more
Of course, Santa Clarans want their community safe, the laws enforced, and the bad guys kept at bay. That just makes good sense. What may not make sense is the cost to provide these services to the community. Everything the city provides comes with a price tag and our current city council has worked diligently … Read more
The first day of the perjury trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker included opening statements and testimony from the prosecution’s key witness, Rahul Chandhok. While the jury trial was supposed to start at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning at the South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill, it was delayed almost two hours as … Read more
Election results as of 4:46 p.m. on Nov. 6, 2024 show that the council divide in Santa Clara will remain the same, with one candidate endorsed by Mayor Lisa Gillmor winning her race and Gillmor’s favored police chief and city clerk candidates earning a spot. The vacant District 1 seat, will be filled by Albert Gonzalez … Read more
The jury in the perjury trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker is set. Ten women and two men were sworn in at the South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill on Tuesday morning after hours of voir dire that spanned two and a half days. During the jury questioning, the defense searched for … Read more