This November, the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters will run 13 congressional elections, 12 state elections, 17 municipal elections, 67 school community college board elections and 20 special district elections. That’s hundreds of different ballot permutations. Multiplied by five different languages, that’s more than one thousand unique ballots and voting guides. It’s all in … Read more
Over the past three seasons, the Wilcox Chargers have been a dominant run-first, run-second and run-third offense under Head Coach Paul Rosa. In each of those seasons under coach Rosa, the Chargers’ starting quarterback has run for over 1,000 yards. The past two seasons that quarterback was David Hernandez, whose long runs were reminiscent of … Read more
It was in December 2015 when Renae Veiga and Amy Hansman opened Beat The Lock Escape Room in Santa Clara’s Downtown. Just one year later, a second location on The Alameda in San Jose began serving the Silicon Valley population with unique team-building experiences. “Beat The Lock provides groups a team-building experience with mental exercises … Read more
On Friday night Santa Clarans came together to boogie and get-down at the annual summer Street Dance — sponsored by the Santa Clara Cultural Commission. Held in the Franklin Mall Square, The Hitmen — a popular local band — filled the square with tunes, face painters helped doll dancers to bust a move and City … Read more
Sunday, July 29, 2018 Driving Under the Influence Location: 2000 Block of Scott Boulevard A concerned citizen flagged down an officer on the 2000 block of Scott Boulevard. The citizen believed a male subject at a nearby gas station was driving under the influence. The officer made contact with the male subject. He displayed objective … Read more
This past Friday, Aug. 3, Sunnyvale Community Services (SCS) held its annual “Head-to-Toe: Backpack Day,” a back-to-school event that distributes backpacks, school supplies, gift certificates for new shoes, books, dental hygiene kits and bags of nutritious food to 1,800 low-income Sunnyvale school children. SCS (www.svcommunityservices.org) is a private, nonprofit emergency assistance agency that works to … Read more
If there is one company I don’t expect to provide workplace advice, it is L.L. Bean. The famed Freeport, Maine, provider of outdoor gear and garb has great credibility when it comes to selecting the right snowsuit for a trip up Mt. Everest or picking the right canoe for your trip down Niagara Falls, but … Read more
Almost two thousand people have already signed up to run, walk and do yoga en masse at Sevathon 2018, an annual fundraiser supporting about 75 local and global humanitarian causes. Sevathon 2018 — “seva” is a Sanskrit word meaning “service” — takes place at Arena Green East, 349 W. St. John St., San Jose, on … Read more
It’s getting down to the wire for candidates to file run in November’s election. The deadline is Friday, Aug. 10, with the exception of District 3, which will have an extended deadline to Aug. 15 if incumbent Pat Kolstad doesn’t file to run. Here’s the line-up: The sole filer for City Clerk is Thomas McDevitt. … Read more
Can government officials or politicians Block Critics On Their Social Media Accounts block critics on their social media accounts? In two recent cases, federal judges have said no. The decisions could have ramifications across the country for how citizens interact with their elected officials. The cases pit competing First Amendment principles against each other: the … Read more