David Alexander, Author at The Silicon Valley Voice

Santa Clara City Council and Planning Commission members are concerned about the amount of latitude afforded to the developer of $6.5-billion mixed used development slated to break ground next year. During a joint study session last Monday, the two committees discussed the finer points of a 39-acre city center...

Schools

Nutrition, Mental Health Draw School Board’s Attention

David AlexanderApril 6, 2016

Children’s wellness — both emotional and physical — was a main topic of discussion at the Santa Clara school board’s last meeting....

Community

SCU Educates Community While Improving Access to Fresh Produce

David AlexanderMarch 30, 2016

Everybody eats; it is one of the few things we all have in common. But, in some neighborhoods fresh produce and nutritious...

Business

Local company looks to the future without forgetting its past

David AlexanderMarch 16, 2016

In the early 1950s, Bill Byington read a newspaper article that would change the trajectory of his life, and the lives of...

Community

Transportation’s future: how ride-share services are changing the way we commute

David AlexanderMarch 2, 2016

Transportation is changing. Over the past few years, ride-share services like Uber and Lyft have altered the way we think about traveling....

City Politics

Commission Recommends general plan change to make way for Controversial Retail-Residential Development

David AlexanderFebruary 24, 2016

Proponents of the Mission Town Square development could get their way following the Santa Clara Planning Commission’s vote to alter the city’s...

Community

New State Law Requires Businesses to Recycle Organic Waste

David AlexanderFebruary 17, 2016

In the wake of a new state law that goes into effect this year, businesses will now have to recycle organic waste....

Community

Superior Court Searching for 2016 Jurors

David AlexanderFebruary 17, 2016

Justice Louis Brandeis once wrote that sunlight is the best disinfectant — that illuminating the machinations of government provides a defense against...

Schools

School board discusses disenfranchised students, aims to halt trend

David AlexanderFebruary 10, 2016

Providing students with equal access to education was a theme to which the Santa Clara school board devoted much attention at its...

Community

Tap Water Express Prepares City for Emergencies

David AlexanderFebruary 3, 2016

In the event of an emergency, access to clean water is essential. That is why Santa Clara has built a new tanker...

Author: David Alexander

Council, Planning Commission Begin Ironing Out Wrinkles in Massive City Center Development

Nutrition, Mental Health Draw School Board’s Attention

SCU Educates Community While Improving Access to Fresh Produce

Local company looks to the future without forgetting its past

Transportation’s future: how ride-share services are changing the way we commute

Commission Recommends general plan change to make way for Controversial Retail-Residential Development

New State Law Requires Businesses to Recycle Organic Waste

Superior Court Searching for 2016 Jurors

School board discusses disenfranchised students, aims to halt trend

Tap Water Express Prepares City for Emergencies

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