Latest News Latest News Opinion Taking a Vacation from Vacations Admin December 3, 2014 It’s sad. Used to be, you’d spend 50 weeks a year waiting for your vacation – two blissful weeks without… Community 49ers Help Build Bikes for Children Admin December 3, 2014 The San Francisco 49ers and Optum recently teamed up with Turning Wheels for Kids to build 80 bikes for foster… Public Safety 50th Anniversary of the Biggest Police Shoot-Out in Santa Clara History Diane Andrews December 3, 2014 It was November 21, late Saturday afternoon the week before Thanksgiving in 1964. “Code 30. An officer’s been shot. Ambulance… Schools Appointment of SCUSD Parcel Tax Oversight Committee Casualty of Two Years of Distraction Carolyn Schuk December 3, 2014 Time is a finite commodity and spending it one way takes it away from something else. When Santa Clara Unified… City Politics City Desk: Nov 19, 2014 Carolyn Schuk December 3, 2014 New Swim Center Takes First Step To Realization At the Nov.18 meeting, the Santa Clara City Council approved the first… Community Community Help Needed to Save Injured Dog Melissa McKenzie December 3, 2014 It took the community to catch a dog on the loose, and the Santa Clara community is what it will… Community Miguel Machuca: Modern-Day Shaman Melissa McKenzie December 3, 2014 As a young boy in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, San Jose-based artist Miguel Machuca experienced a life-changing event. Machuca was outside… Schools Education Desk: Nov. 19, 2014 Carolyn Schuk November 26, 2014 The Nov. 19 meeting of the Santa Clara Unified school board was the final meeting that Board President Christine Koltermann… Arts & EntertainmentSchools Heads or Tails? Wilcox Stage Company Performs Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Melissa McKenzie November 26, 2014 New and returning actors combine for the arduous task of tackling Tom Stoppard’s tragic comedy “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead”… Schools Judge Rules SCUSD Trustee Stampolis Must Pay $19,000 for Principal’s Legal Expenses Carolyn Schuk November 26, 2014 Santa Clara Unified School District Trustee Christopher Stampolis’ charge that recent harassment allegations against him are the result of an… Community Library Receives Awards Admin November 26, 2014 Nancy Toledo and Mayor Jamie Matthews recently received California Public Library Advocates awards. Toledo was recognized as an outstanding library… Opinion Nightcrawler/Rated R for violent images and language Karl Scott November 26, 2014 In Nightcrawler, Jake Gyllenhaal plays Louis Bloom, an out of work, desperate man. We know nothing about Bloom’s past. Nothing…. Op-Ed Super Bowl 50 Host Committee Explores Levi’s Stadium and SF Bay Area City Examining City Events Leading up to Super Bowl Robert Haugh November 26, 2014 The Super Bowl 50 Host Committee recently held a two-day familiarization trip for the NFL and its official partners on… Opinion I’ve Got Plenty of Nothing [To Do.] Admin November 26, 2014 Really, I on’t know what’s wrong with young people these days. Consider this question from a confused father to the… Arts & Entertainment Tezkatlipoka Brings Traditional Dance to Triton Melissa McKenzie November 19, 2014 The capacity crowd sat in awe as deep drum sounds filled the space of the Triton Museum of Art’s Warburton… Community Winners of Teen Read Week Writing Contest Share Their Dreams Cynthia Cheng November 19, 2014 “Write about your dreams and what steps or what you need to accomplish to turn them into reality” was the… Opinion Enrich Your Work Life or Die Trying Admin November 19, 2014 Consider yourself warned! Today’s column is based on “20 Daily Habits That Will Enrich Your Life,” a Matt Mayberry article,… Schools Award-Winning Slack Key Guitarist’s Music and Aloha Message Strike a Chord with Mission College Students Diane Andrews November 19, 2014 Award-winning Hawaiian slack key guitarist Patrick Landeza appeared at Mission College Nov. 5 as part of the college’s Asian American… City Politics City Desk: Nov 12, 2014 Carolyn Schuk November 19, 2014 Friday Night Study Session Covers Electric Rate Hikes, Draft Preservation Ordinance, New Development Plans Last Friday evening the Santa Clara… Schools Trustee Misconduct Policy, New Charter Petition, Development Impact Fee Increase On the Agenda for SCUSD Nov. 13 Meeting Carolyn Schuk November 19, 2014 At the Nov. 13 meeting of the Santa Clara Unified School Board, Trustee Andrew Ratermann has requested a discussion of… 1 … 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 … 481