Bells rang throughout the stadium at Fremont High School in Sunnyvale. A frenzied crowd roared and yelled with joy after the Fremont Firebirds beat their rival, the Homestead Mustangs, 24-19 on senior night as they took home the “Bell” in the “Battle of the Bell” game. It was the first win for the Firebirds against … Read more
Pretty straightforward agenda. We start the evening with a closed session to discuss the potential litigation regarding the California Voting Rights Act. This is followed by a study session on “Public Safety Bureau of Fire Services Standards of Cover” (and you now know as much about this as I do). The general session starts with a presentation … Read more
On Oct. 6, Brett Kavanaugh joined the U.S. Supreme Court. Also on this day, singers from the Resistance Chorus Silicon Valley met at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Los Gatos (15980 Blossom Hill Rd., Los Gatos). Founded in Sept. 2017 as a response to the results and ripple effects of the 2016 election, the Resistance … Read more
On the evening of Oct. 6, the Santa Clara Convention Center was brimming with excitement. Women, men and children dressed in bright Indian traditional attire gathered together for a special occasion. It was Dandia night organized by Sankara Eye Foundation (SEF). Star performer, Falguni Pathak, from Mumbai revved up the audience with her musical ensemble. … Read more
The September Sunnyvale City Council campaign reports show almost $300,000 already poured into next month’s election when independent expenditure money is added in. About 65 percent of that money has come from donors outside Sunnyvale. In fact, if you didn’t know this was a Sunnyvale election, the donor lists of the candidates with the biggest … Read more
“The only thing for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing” is a timely observation made by Edmond Burke three hundred years ago. Everywhere we look in the world, there exists a battle between good and evil. We know from experience a war exist in our bodies as we fight off … Read more
On Oct. 12, students in Cindy Voreyer’s class at Washington Open Elementary School met their monthly canine visitors from Furry Friends Pet Assisted Therapy Services. Four dogs — Hope, Millie, Penny and Jack — came to the kindergarten classroom. For about an hour, the students gently petted the dogs, read aloud to them from their … Read more
The Sunnyvale Dept. of Public Safety (DPS) has arrested two men accused of credit card skimming at the World Gas Station on West Maude Avenue. Officers arrived at the station just before midnight on Oct. 11 after a witness reported seeing the men tampering with the credit card readers. Officers say Artashes Gasparyan of Glendale, … Read more
This looks to be a pretty light agenda this time. We start the evening with a closed session regarding the ongoing negotiations to find an affordable housing provider for the city-owned property on Block 15 of the Downtown (southern half of Mathilda/Iowa/Charles/McKinley). This is followed by another closed session regarding the City Manager’s annual performance review. … Read more
Silicon Valley Voice readers may recall a story from earlier this fall on the Fremont water polo team. Last season the Firebirds won the El Camino League Championship in a thrilling 6-5 win over Wilcox. Their reward for winning the El Camino was a spot in the far more challenging De Anza division. Based off … Read more