San Jose police have arrested a Santa Clara man for allegedly strangling a local machine and sheet metal worker more than 37 years ago. Joseph Abyeta, 56, stands accused of strangling 46-year-old Jesus Ibarra with an extension cord back in April 1987, according to a press release from the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office … 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 Tricks and Treats — Select days Sept. 20 – Oct. 26 at California’s Great America (4701 Great America Pkwy., Santa Clara) … Read more
On Aug. 30, The Weekly submitted the following questions to District 5 candidates — incumbent Suds Jain and challenger David Kertes. Candidates had until Sept. 13 to reply. After multiple attempts to reach Kertes, the candidate chose not to reply. Below are the answers The Weekly received from the candidates. Answers are presented verbatim. What … Read more
The Wilcox Chargers varsity volleyball squad nearly pulled off a miracle in the first set on Thursday afternoon. Taking on Castilleja, an all-girls private school in Palo Alto traditionally known for its strong volleyball program, the underdog Chargers had the Gators at set point, 24-23, one point away from stealing a first set, one in … Read more
Santa Clara’s Central Park was once again teeming with people as thousands turned out for another successful Art & Wine Festival. For the 42nd year, the community-driven event welcomed artists, food vendors and families to Santa Clara for a weekend of music, entertainment and fun. Mary Evelyn Lawrence is the founder of Evolve with Mary, a … Read more
With the Santa Clara Superior Courthouse in San Jose backed up with court cases, the perjury trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker had taken a back seat to other trials more than once. That’s not the case now. On Sept. 16, Judge Elizabeth C. Peterson assigned the trial to Judge Javier Alcala … Read more
Earlier this month, the Santa Clara City Council spent hours duking it out over how to respond to a civil grand jury report that takes aim at its dysfunction. However, that meeting’s goal was to establish the council’s position. In addition to requiring the council to respond as a body, the grand jury also required each council … Read more
Update: A change has been made to the initial story said that Bob O’Keefe and Steve Kelly donated money to their campaigns. In fact, they loaned money to their campaigns, which means the money does not count toward the donation limit. The money race is on for the 2024 election in Santa Clara and it … Read more
Santa Clara’s Northside Branch Library—the library that was decades in the works as it awaited political will and financing—celebrated its first decade on Aug. 10. Its 10th birthday celebration drew more than a thousand book lovers to its Rivermark Village location at 695 Moreland Way. “Over these ten years, our library has grown from a … Read more
HCLTech has opened another office in Silicon Valley, this time in Santa Clara. The office, located near Highway 237, opened in mid-August. According to Chief Marketing Officer Jill Kouri, “The office will offer all of the post-COVID features of modern workspaces that will encourage our people to want to work from the office. Both locations … Read more