Very interesting agenda tonight. We start the evening with two closed sessions, for the City Manager’s and City Attorney’s performance review. One of them is the annual review (the City Manager’s, I believe). The other is the semi-annual review. This is followed by two study sessions to prepare the Council for forming the new government in January — … Read more
The Homestead side of the bleachers mobbed the court as the Mustangs got a rebound put-back to win the Fremont-Homestead rivalry game 52-51 in overtime on Friday night. The Mustangs improved to 7-2 in the De Anza division, while the Firebirds dropped to 3-3 in the El Camino Division. It was just a non-conference preseason … Read more
With challenge and innovation alike, Santa Clara remains the home of cutting-edge technology. The 2018 Internet of Things (IoT) Tech Expo for North America, hosted at the Santa Clara Convention Center from Nov. 28 to 29, highlighted emerging trends in the industry, such as blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), big data, cyber security and cloud. Nearly … Read more
About eight million lights, a thousand holiday trees and frequent “snow” are a part of the third annual WinterFest at California’s Great America. Past fan favorites — such as the Snow Flake Lake Ice Skating and the “It’s Christmas, Snoopy!” ice show — are back. On WinterFest’s Nov. 23 opening night, Dion Lim, ABC7 reporter, … Read more
Norma Trowbridge Vuckan will be 100 years old on Dec. 13. She attributes her longevity to exercise, walking, eating sparingly of simple foods — salads and soups, and luck. It must be the luck of being born on Friday the 13th in 1918 in Pittsburg, PA. It must also be the luck of meeting George … Read more
The annual quest for thoughtful, imaginative holiday gifts can make you feel like your brain is roasting on that perennial open fire. We at the Weekly are here to help. As we have for several years now, we present our annual holiday gift guide retrieved from the Internet’s twilight zone to make the holidays unforgettable … Read more
A long line stretched through Macy’s parking lot in Downtown Sunnyvale on Nov. 24. Those waiting came bearing new and unwrapped toys — their admission ticket for an adventurous ride on a fire engine through parts of the city. Officers and associates of the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (SDPS) managed the rides. By the … Read more
Inspired by NASA’s Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle spacecraft, a Sunnyvale resident has designed and is selling an ornament that will please aerospace addicts this holiday season. Richard Lesher, 46, is a veteran and stay-at-home dad to a toddler and two-month-old. As a child he wanted to be an Air Force pilot and dreamed of walking … Read more
Born November 25th 1918. First child of Saliam S. Fatuch and Virginia Herrera Fatuch, Brothers Said, Oscar, Emilio, Joseph and Hector. From El Paso Texas. Amelia was married to longtime resident of Santa Clara Staff Sergeant Peter J. Teresi in Beverly Hills in April 1944. Peter son of Joseph A. and Clara Teresi. Brothers Joseph, … Read more
Waymo’s self-driving cars are now on the roads of Sunnyvale. “Waymo’s 39 authorized test vehicles can operate with no one in the vehicle within the approved areas of Santa Clara County. Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Sunnyvale,” said Marty Greenstein, a spokesman for the Dept. of Motor Vehicles (DMV). “The … Read more