Latest News Latest News CommunityObituary James Joseph “Jim” Pacelli: Santa Clara’s Renaissance Man (Sept. 16, 1946 – Dec. 29, 2025) Carolyn Schuk January 7, 2026 With his broad interests, love of the arts, extensive hospitality, appetite for travel, business acumen, and generous community support, Jim… Community Super Bowl LX Road Closures Start Today Erika Towne January 5, 2026 Some Santa Clara streets will be shut down starting today (Jan. 5) as the city prepares for Super Bowl LX…. CommunitySchools NVHS: 60-Year Journey to Permanent Home (Part 2 – Status Quo for Neighbors, Sports Clubs or Equity for District Students) Carolyn Schuk January 2, 2026 Since 2017, Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) has intended to build a new school for New Valley High School,… Arts & Entertainment This Weekend in the Valley: Friday, January 2 – Sunday, January 4 Santa Clara Weekly January 1, 2026 The following is a calendar of events happening this weekend near Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. Want to share an event… SchoolsSports MacDonald Basketball’s First Senior Season off to Sizzling Start Andrew Bensch January 1, 2026 Building anything from scratch is an endeavor worthy of admiration, whether that’s building a Lego set, baking an apple pie… Arts & EntertainmentCommunity January Brings Musical Fiesta to San Jose Carolyn Schuk December 31, 2025 For those who want to keep the holiday spirit flowing into the new year, Opera Cultura of San José has… Community Misato Weber, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Diane Andrews December 30, 2025 When Misato Weber learned from her friend Anne Lee, Santa Clara Youth Services Librarian, that the Mission Branch needed a… Business 2026 Minimum Wage Rises in Santa Clara, Sunnyvale Erika Towne December 30, 2025 The minimum wages in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale will rise once again when the clock strikes midnight on the new… Community Agrihood Development Nightmare for Residents While Developer Backtracks on Promises David Alexander December 29, 2025 It was pitched as innovative. It was billed as a one-of-a-kind project. Its design was lauded as a paragon of… Schools CalKIDS Scholarship Program Press Release December 27, 2025 November was National Scholarship Month and California celebrated the growing impact of the CalKIDS Scholarship Program, the nation’s largest children’s… CommunitySchools NVHS 60-Year Journey to Permanent Home (Part 1 – New Valley 1965 – 2025) Carolyn Schuk December 26, 2025 Since 2017, Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) has intended to build a new school for New Valley High School,… Arts & Entertainment This Weekend in the Valley: Friday, December 26 – Sunday, December 29 Santa Clara Weekly December 25, 2025 The following is a calendar of events happening this weekend near Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. Want to share an event… Business zDen: Helping the Red Cross Sleep Shawn Chong December 25, 2025 None of us is immune to the need for slumber—not even emergency workers. In 2024, the Red Cross used zDen—a… Community Federal Cuts Leave Local Agency in ‘Precarious’ Position David Alexander December 24, 2025 Federal cuts are percolating down to the local level. Santa Clara County has already felt the pinch, going so far… City Politics Santa Clara Budget Surplus to Bolster Reserves David Alexander December 24, 2025 A large chunk of Santa Clara’s year-end budget surplus will go toward relocating city hall. At its last meeting of… Community Supervisor Ellenberg Elected CSAC President Erika Towne December 23, 2025 Santa Clara County Supervisor Susan Ellenberg has been elected to lead the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) through its… City Politics Anthony Becker Files Appeal in Conviction for Felony Perjury, Misdemeanor Violation of Duty Erika Towne December 23, 2025 As foreshadowed at his last court hearing, former Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker has appealed his conviction for… Community Sunnyvale Library’s Gingerbread Village Becomes Holiday Tradition Erika Towne December 23, 2025 In its fifth season, the gingerbread village at the Sunnyvale Public Library has become somewhat of a holiday tradition for… City Politics Year-end Budget Shows Sunnyvale in the Black David Alexander December 22, 2025 A budget surplus will allow Sunnyvale to shore up some of its reserves. Slightly lower than expected costs and slightly… SchoolsSports Revamped Wilcox Roster Maintains Its Never-Quit Attitude Andrew Bensch December 22, 2025 The 2025-26 Wilcox Chargers varsity boys basketball team is full of new faces. Only two players from last year’s 12-man… 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 484
