The dream of owning a home is far off for many Bay Area teachers, but help is on the way. The College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation has teamed up with Levi’s Stadium and Landed.com to give out $150,000 in down payment grants to local educators. “We know a lot of your teachers probably have to … Read more
Our beloved Aunt Edie, 95, passed peacefully after a short illness. Born in New York to Frank and Maria Bambino, she was a telecommunications operator for Westinghouse for 32 years where she met her loving husband of 26 years, Anthony (Tony) Novak. Edithe enjoyed volunteer leadership positions in a number of community groups such as … Read more
You just have to love this one. In scrutinizing the TAP audit of the Santa Clara Chamber, CVB and Convention Center I noticed the auditor used the same math as Mayor Lisa Gillmor. You may remember last month’s announcement that the arbitration court awarded Santa Clara a rent increase on our stadium of about $280,000 … Read more
A large housing project is planned for Santa Clara located at 2904 Corvin Drive that’s designed to provide homes and supportive care for those experiencing homelessness. The project is being developed by Abode Services, a Bay Area agency that works to end homelessness by connecting people with stable and supportive housing. Abode Services recently cleared … Read more
JW House celebrated in grand style its tenth anniversary of providing a loving home away from home for Silicon Valley families with children facing medical crises. A decade’s worth of friends gathered on Sept. 22 for its first-ever gala, held at the Computer History Museum, Mountain View. They shared stories of how JW House has … Read more
It was a birthday that Santa Clara quarterback Nick Garcia won’t ever forget. His teammates probably won’t forget it either. Garcia celebrated his 18th birthday by helping lead the Bruins to a 26-21 victory over Saratoga at Levi’s Stadium on Friday. He accounted for all four of the Bruins’ touchdowns, three on the ground and … Read more
On Sept. 22, community members and city dignitaries gathered at the Mission Branch Library (at 1098 Lexington St.) to celebrate the grand reopening of the library after its extensive renovations. The day’s itinerary came with speeches first, followed by library tours, and finally, family entertainment. “This is Santa Clara’s oldest library but now it will … Read more
Tuesday’s volleyball matchup between the Sunnyvale Fremont Firebirds and Gunn Titans pitted a pair of 3-1 teams vying for sole possession of second place in the El Camino League standings. Both Fremont and Gunn came into the match having previously lost to first-place Cupertino. Between the two schools, only Fremont managed to pull out a … Read more
Last winter Santa Clara hired crisis PR virtuoso Sam Singer to provide “professional public affairs/media relations services” that amounted to running the City’s public communication. Since then he has run the City’s communication with its constituents more like a marketing department than a public information office. From the Mayor’s squabbles with the 49ers to the … Read more
Sunday, September 16, 2018 Burglary Location: 3600 Block of Stevens Creek Boulevard At approximately 1720 hours, two suspects driving a vehicle with paper plates pulled up behind an occupied, parked vehicle on the 3600 block of Stevens Creek Boulevard. The suspects broke the rear window to the occupied vehicle and took a backpack containing two … Read more