While local adults and community leaders understood the true enormity of starting the countdown clock to the FIFA World Cup on June 11, the young fans gathered at the Santa Clara Youth Soccer Park best encapsulated what the Bay Area Host Committee (BAHC) and the City of Santa Clara were striving to accomplish. They just … Read more
Wearing powder blue sweatshirts and silly matching blue ears atop their heads and shiny, royal blue capes, the AstroBruins, a community-based robotics team working out of a family garage in Sunnyvale, looked more like they were ready for Halloween than the 2025 FTC World Championship for robotics in Houston, Texas, April 16-19. Kooky team wear … Read more
So what’s new in Santa Clara? The first thing that comes to mind is that City Manager Jovan Grogan has brought order to City Council business. If you haven’t been watching or attending City Council meetings, it’s okay. Take my word for it. Council was awake and acting on our behalf when they selected Grogan … 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 Foundation and Friends Book Sale — Friday, June 20 & Saturday, June 21 at Central Park Library (2635 Homestead Rd, Santa Clara) … Read more
The Wilcox Chargers varsity baseball squad struggled out of the gate but finished the 2025 season on a blistering tear. Wilcox would win 13 straight games from April 4 through May 9. The Chargers then lost a single game, one in which it was clearly the better team through 5.5 out of 6.5 innings played, … Read more
It’s been more than a year since Santa Clara nursing home patient Connie Delucca allegedly bludgeoned her 98-year-old roommate, Vera Plares, ultimately causing Plares’ death, and we’re now learning why the nursing home’s staff put the two in a room together. According to court documents, Mission Skilled Nursing and Subacute Care staff placed Plares in Delucca’s room because … Read more
One of Santa Clara Unified School District’s (SCUSD) athletic fields will likely get a big overhaul thanks to a philanthropic donation from the San Francisco 49ers. At its June 12 meeting, the SCUSD Board of Trustees gave the go-ahead for district employees to move forward with the effort. Michal Healy, facility development and planning director, … Read more
Santa Clara police have cited two clerks and a restaurant owner for selling alcohol to minors. In a minor decoy operation May 30, Santa Clara Police Department (SCPD) officers employed underage buyers to attempt to purchase alcohol from local businesses. As part of that operation, officers cited employees at two local convenience stores. Additionally, police … Read more
Almost 60 ladies, dressed in their best, came out last month to usher in Spring weather at the Santa Clara Woman’s Club Royal Tea. Held in the club’s historic Adobe, caterer Tea Traditions brought out the best china and silver service to serve a “royal” tea fit for a Queen — in fact, the late … Read more
The sun was shining and the temperature was balmy. You couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day for the SF Bay Area “One Year to Go” World Cup kick off ceremony at Santa Clara’s Youth Soccer Park, adjacent to Levi’s Stadium, where the World Cup games will be played. Santa Clara officials and members … Read more