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It’s All About the Kids at the Third Annual Firehouse Run

Cynthia Cheng

December 13, 2017

Before the third annual Firehouse Run began at Santa Clara University on Dec. 10, some runners and walkers warmed up…

Bluemercury Beauty Store Reaches Out to Holiday Shoppers

Cynthia Cheng

December 13, 2017

Cups filled with French champagne and wrapped cookies were complementary for shoppers on Dec. 4 at Bluemercury, a chain beauty…

Special Ed Teacher Creates the #1 Whiteboard Eraser on the Planet

Diane Andrews

December 13, 2017

Santa Clara High School special education teacher David Smedley and necessity have mothered a new invention that lets teachers literally…

Books Inc.’s Teen Advisory Board Influences Bookstore Operations

Cynthia Cheng

December 13, 2017

When Ava Lee, 13, was younger, she would stay up late and read. During this past summer, she asked her…

Santa Clara Chorale’s “Gloria” Exceeds Great Expectations

Diane Andrews

December 13, 2017

The Santa Clara Chorale’s 2017 holiday concert “Gloria,” conducted by Artistic Director Scot Hanna-Weir, exceeded the great expectations of the…

City Hall Transparency? Not When it Comes to Spending on Lawyers

Carolyn Schuk

December 13, 2017

Last month the Santa Clara Stadium Authority/City Council increased the budget for legal bills by $700,000. But Santa Clara taxpayers…

May the Force Be With You at the 7 Stars Bar & Grill

Cynthia Cheng

December 13, 2017

When Marya Cunha and her husband Paul Cunha got married at Santa Clara’s S.E.S. Portuguese Hall, they had a Star…

Work Daze: From Hired to Fired

Bob Goldman

December 13, 2017

  There are many articles with advice on how to get ahead in your career. What you need is advice…

Youthful Bruins Earning High Praise From Coach Comstock

Andrew Bensch

December 13, 2017

Painting a picture perfect performance on the pitch is never easy. Slowly but surely the Bruins are putting the building…

Police Report

Santa Clara PD

December 13, 2017

The Police Blotter highlights a partial list of incidents in the city and is distributed on a weekly basis. The…

Wilcox Loses Lead Late, Recharges to Win 71-68

Andrew Bensch

December 13, 2017

The visiting Monterey High School Toreadores didn’t get their first lead until midway through the fourth quarter. With 5:33 remaining,…

Santa Clara This Week

Santa Clara Weekly

December 13, 2017

 Weekly Events Calendar Thursday, December 14 Tabletop Games Social: Central Park Library—Central Studio. 7-8:30 p.m. Register at https://sccl_tabletop.eventbrite.com. Questions: ejonas@santaclaraca.gov…

Looking Back

Mary Hanel

December 13, 2017

Week of December 13th Headlines   100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (December 14, 1917) *Buy War Saving Stamps *This…

‘Tis the Season: Holiday Tree Lighting 2017

Larry Sacks

December 6, 2017

Santa Clara’s 2017 Holiday Tree Lighting saw the customary holiday cheer. The main stage burst with talented Santa Clarans showing…

Out With the Old, In With the New—Voting Rights Lawsuit

Carolyn Schuk

December 6, 2017

A week ago a California Voting Rights Acts (CVRA) lawsuit against the City of Santa Clara was dismissed on a…

Year-End Goal Setting Postponed, ‘Affordable’ Housing and Voting Changes on the Horizon  

David Alexander

December 6, 2017

Tuesday night’s Santa Clara City Council meeting wasn’t one that will soon be forgotten. Council Member Patricia Mahan announced that…

Council Transparency: MIA

Melissa McKenzie

December 6, 2017

The City of Santa Clara has been pushing the need to be more transparent for nearly two years. Initially, Council…

Behind the Scenes of Santa Clara Ballet’s 44th “Nutcracker”

Diane Andrews

December 6, 2017

There’s always room on the stage for one more mouse in the Santa Clara Ballet Association’s production of “The Nutcracker,”…

Milestones (OPINION)

Miles H Barber, Publisher

December 6, 2017

Santa Clara has been fortunate in having some very talented staff members who have made wonderful contributions to our City….

Photographer Gabriel Ibarra Mourns “Santa Clara’s Lost Historical Resources” in New Exhibit

Cynthia Cheng

December 6, 2017

“The El Real Nursery was a family owned nursery,” said photographer Gabriel Ibarra of the now-gone Santa Clara business. “When…

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