Santa Clara will eliminate three focus areas the city previously designated for housing. At its Tuesday night meeting, the Santa Clara City Council opted to maintain industrial and office uses in the Central Expressway, De la Cruz Boulevard and Lawrence Station regions, removing the general plan designation that earmarked them as areas for potential housing. … Read more
Under scrutiny from state and federal lawmakers, California’s community colleges are trying to crack down on financial aid fraud. Scammers have increasingly infiltrated the state’s 116 community colleges, posing as students in an effort to steal financial aid from the state and federal government. At a meeting on Tuesday, the board that oversees California’s community … Read more
As the economy continues to retract, an area workforce developer is rolling out some new initiatives to help workers and employers navigate tough economic times. NOVAworks Job Center is a federally funded job services program. It provides services to job seekers and employers. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, NOVAworks serves Los Altos, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, … Read more
Santa Clara is in Cindy Weir Cooper’s bones. “I grew up in Santa Clara. I went to Santa Clara High. I work at Santa Clara University. I live on Santa Clara Street,” she said. “I feel like Santa Clara is me, sort of. I can’t escape it. I can’t get away from it.” Cooper is … Read more
Life-long Santa Claran Susie Hartline got tired of paying $460 a month to rent a storage unit to store all the stuff she no longer wants or needs. So, she signed up for Santa Clara’s city-wide garage sale on April 19 and emptied her storage unit. It was also an opportunity for her mom, Geri … Read more
Now in its second decade, Soroptimist’s Classy Bag Luncheon and Auction continues to be the Santa Clara charity event of the year, drawing more guests every year and raising hefty sums to support Soroptimists’ charitable programs. In honor of the service club’s record, State Senator Aisha Wahab presented the club with a plaque of recognition … 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. This Weekend Santa Clara Players presents An Evening of One Acts: The Seventh Suitcase & Heaven’s Paradise — Friday, May 9 – Saturday, … Read more
A flurry of class action lawsuits against a South Bay digital tech management company landed Monday in federal court after a data breach allegedly exposed the personal, medical and insurance information of nearly half a million people. Santa Clara-based Serviceaide Inc. provides digital management services to many health care providers and other clients, using AI … Read more
The Santa Clara Weekly team earned nearly a dozen awards at the recent California Journalism Awards, including top honors in editorial and health reporting. Five reporters on The Weekly team garnered recognition. Our own Carolyn Schuk took first place in Health Reporting at the California Journalism Awards after she revealed that a community nursing home … Read more
The City of Santa Clara is fighting back after a jury ordered it to pay the owner of David’s Restaurant and Banquet Hall more than $1.3 million. On May 16, the city filed an appeal contesting a January 2025 civil court verdict. The verdict was the culmination of several years of court battles between David’s … Read more