Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) has unveiled the newest addition to its farm — one that aims to increase hands-on learning for students across the district. During its Earth Day celebration April 26, the district held a ribbon-cutting celebration for its new greenhouse. As part of that event at the district’s farm, 1055 Dunford … Read more
Zoom Room, the nation’s fastest growing and highest-rated dog training franchise, is set to celebrate the grand opening of its newest facility in Santa Clara, CA on May 24. Located at 3544 La Rambla Ave, the new facility will serve as a modern dog training and socialization gym for pet owners in Silicon Valley. Zoom … Read more
Santa Clara artist and resident Margaret Luo not only left her heart in San Francisco. She sold it at auction in February to the highest bidder at a gala that raised $1.4 million to benefit Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. “Harmony”— Luo’s table-top heart sculpture—was one of 22 fiberglass hearts of three … Read more
It’s quite rare for a sports team to lose a game and yet still claim to have the momentum heading into a second-straight game against the same team. The Wilcox Chargers arguably found themselves in such a scenario on Wednesday, May 14. Wilcox fell to its then undefeated league rival, the Los Gatos Wildcats, by … Read more
Get ready, Santa Clara, because you are about to become the “almost was” entertainment capital of the South Bay. We have finally gotten clarity on Related Companies’ long-awaited public district in the city’s Northside, and it will undoubtedly make Santa Clara original. What will we have that Historic Murphy Avenue, San Jose’s San Pedro Square … Read more
In its search for tax revenue, the Santa Clara City Council has explored new, old and now an untried idea to raise funds for city operations and salaries. Here’s something that would be new for Santa Clara: How about we install parking meters throughout the city? Hmmm … when considered on the surface it sounds … Read more
A new, state-of-the-art rehabilitation facility will soon take shape along one of Sunnyvale’s main corridors. While initial construction work on the new El Camino Hospital facility on El Camino Real near Mary Avenue has already started, the official groundbreaking ceremony took place on April 22. “Patients in these types of facilities will learn how to … Read more
Near the southern flank of Mount Shasta, springs and snowmelt converge to form the McCloud River. This Sacramento River tributary, held sacred by the Winnemem Wintu tribe, teemed with Chinook salmon before Shasta Dam, built in the 1940s, blocked their annual migrations. “The winter run was the main sustenance source for the Winnemem Wintu throughout … Read more
Santa Clara has contracted with a well-known vendor for merchandising for non-NFL events at Levi’s Stadium. At its Tuesday night meeting, the Santa Clara City Council opted to contract with Fanatics. Approval of the contract had seen pushback, most notable from Mayor Lisa Gillmor, when previously presented. Gillmor’s opposition to the approval stemmed from the … Read more
The Santa Clara Bruins varsity baseball squad all but clinched an El Camino League title with a 5-1 victory over the second-place Fremont Firebirds last week. Tuesday, May 6, was the third and final matchup between the league rivals, and the Bruins were in control from the very first inning. Jaxton Chao got things going … Read more