Latest News Latest News Arts & Entertainment “A Geography of Hope:” de Saisset Museum’s Exhibit of Student Photography and Creative Writing Cynthia Cheng May 24, 2017 Dan Alling, a sophomore at Santa Clara University, took Lecturer Renee Billingslea’s course in Exploring Society Through Photography, which came… Arts & Entertainment Vargas Gallery’s Student Art Exhibit Shows the Best in Class Cynthia Cheng May 24, 2017 Noor Hamdan, a student in George Rivera’s Beginning Drawing class, wanted to draw something with her new Prisma pencils. Inspired… Schools New Valley and Wilson Seniors Win Kiwanis Club Turnaround Scholarships Diane Andrews May 24, 2017 Tears came to many an eye as the seven college-bound winners of Kiwanis Club of West San Jose 2017 Turnaround… Schools Santa Clara Techies and Tinkerers Convene at the Twelfth Annual Bay Area Maker Faire Erasmo Guerra May 24, 2017 Part science fair and part otherworldly comic con with a steampunk top-hats-and-fishnets flair, the 12th annual Bay Area Maker Faire… Community Santa Clara Mother Talks About Child’s Special Olympics Experience Cynthia Cheng May 24, 2017 Santa Clara resident Ivette Bookman’s son is autistic. Benetton Bookman, 9, is a third grade student in Braly Elementary School’s… Arts & Entertainment Discovering Talented Local Artists Through Silicon Valley Open Studios Diane Andrews May 24, 2017 The first three weekends of May for 31 years, artists throughout Silicon Valley have opened their home studios to art… Arts & EntertainmentBusiness Studio Bongiorno Says Goodbye Melissa McKenzie May 24, 2017 On May 31, Phil Bongiorno will lock the doors of Santa Clara’s Studio Bongiorno one final time. He’ll click off… Schools Rube Goldberg Machines and Design Engineering Projects Are Part of STEAM Expo Cynthia Cheng May 24, 2017 From Washington Open Elementary School, fifth graders Grace Calfee, Ioan Har and Krishav Gandhi constructed Instant Growth, a bright contraption… Milestones Milestones (OPINION) Miles H Barber, Publisher May 24, 2017 The world’s most popular rock band, U2, played to a sold-out Levi’s Stadium last Wednesday night. Sixty thousand fans were… Community Looking Back Mary Hanel May 24, 2017 Week of May 24th Headlines 100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (May 23, 1917) Rosenberg Matter Goes Over to Next… City Politics The Mayor’s Mission Town Center Confusion The Editorial Board May 24, 2017 On May 18, Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor was a guest on a Santa Clara resident’s Facebook live stream called… City Politics Council Has “Done Nothing” in Response to Voting Rights Lawsuit Threatened for Six Years, Says Civil Rights Attorney Carolyn Schuk May 24, 2017 Civil rights attorney Robert Rubin sums up the Santa Clara City Council’s response to the current California Voting Rights Act… City Politics Water Rates to Increase, Council Waits for 49ers to Reimburse City for Employee Overtime David Alexander May 24, 2017 The Santa Clara City Council has opted to hold off on paying City employees more than $40,000 in overtime back… Community Santa Clara this Week Santa Clara Weekly May 24, 2017 NASA Update with Eric Norris Thursday, May 25th, 7 p.m.-8:15 p.m. NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador Eric Norris shares the latest… Arts & Entertainment Wilcox High School Students Present a Tale as Old as Time with “Beauty and the Beast” Cynthia Cheng May 17, 2017 Sara Norris, 18, costume designer at Wilcox High School described how Belle’s trademark gold dress was created for the Wilcox… Community He Had Santa Clara in His Heart: Jerry Marsalli August 2, 1950–May 13, 2017 Carolyn Schuk May 17, 2017 Ask anyone in Santa Clara who knew Jerry Marsalli and they’ll tell you two things about him. The first is… Sports Bruins Drop Season Finale in Extra innings Andrew Bensch May 17, 2017 Thursday’s softball season finale for the Santa Clara Bruins wasn’t a must-win, but it was nonetheless a highly competitive contest… Sports Houdini Heroics Help Bruins Clinch Playoffs Andrew Bensch May 17, 2017 The Santa Clara Bruins are on their way to the Central Coast Section playoffs, clinching a postseason spot without any… Community Engineers 4 Tomorrow, Nonprofit Inspires Young Minds Erasmo Guerra May 17, 2017 While attending Purdue University on an academic scholarship, Gaston Tamboura, a Senegalese immigrant, found his passion for teaching. A fellow… Public Safety Citizens’ Police Academy – Simulation Day Larry Sacks May 17, 2017 As a reporter for the Santa Clara Weekly and Santa Clara resident, I’ve enrolled in the Citizens’ Police Academy (CPA)… 1 … 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 … 481