At the Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, Sept. 26 the Board heard an update on their sustainability practices from the past year and for the future. Environmental Literacy The Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Committee shared their highlights from the 2023 – 2024 school year. Recently, they won the Green Ribbon Schools Bronze Awards … Read more
What was supposed to be a hearing to deal with a subpoena issued by the defense in the perjury trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker turned into a prelude to a longer court battle. Becker and his attorney, Deputy Public Defender Chris Montoya, appeared before Judge Javier Alcala at the Santa Clara … Read more
During the 1960s and 70s, Santa Clara invested in fire department infrastructure to support explosive growth that would more than double the city’s population. The city even had the foresight to build a fire station on the Northside, which, at the time, had little development. Today, those fire stations are showing their age, and some … 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 Tully East Festival — Saturday, Sept. 28 – Sunday, Sept. 29 at Eastridge Center (2200 Eastridge Loop, San Jose) Free admission … Read more
Related Santa Clara has put $49,000 into its independent expenditure PAC supporting Satish Chandra (D1), David Kertes (D5), Teresa O’Neill (D4) and Kelly Cox (D6). This is Related’s first donation in the 2024 election. No Related spending has been reported so far. Santa Clara residents may have noticed city council campaign ads appearing on TV … Read more
Not so long ago, when you were a child, you learned (sometimes the hard way) touching a hot stove got you burned. Many of us did that at least once. It was a tough way to learn. However, it was a lasting lesson. Rarely, but on occasion, and usually by mistake, we grab a hot … Read more
An Indian cultural event will get $10,000 in city money despite concerns over whether it is a political event. At the Santa Clara City Council’s Tuesday meeting, the council awarded a community grant to the nonprofit Grow Empower Nurture (GEN) to put on a Diwali celebration at Live Oak Park on Saturday. Awarding the grant … Read more
Led in part by two goals from senior Nadia Arude, the Wilcox Chargers delivered the Fremont Firebirds a rude awakening in the third quarter. The Chargers put the Sept. 17 game out of reach by scoring five times in the third period of play. After holding just a slim 3-2 lead at halftime, Wilcox took … Read more
On Aug. 30, The Weekly submitted the following questions to police candidates — Cory Morgan and Mario Brasil. Candidates had until Sept. 13 to reply. Below are the answers The Weekly received from the candidates. Answers are presented verbatim. What are the biggest public safety challenges in the city? Morgan: Our biggest public safety challenge … Read more
Earlier this month, Related Santa Clara held an open house at the Northside Library to debut a new proposal for its massive planned development on the former site of Santa Clara’s city golf course, across from Levi’s Stadium. Related has held an exclusive negotiating agreement (ENA) on the 240 acres of the former city golf … Read more