Latest News Latest News 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… Opinion Interstellar/Rated PG-13 for language and sci-fi violence and one fight. Karl Scott December 3, 2014 Last year’s best picture, despite what the Oscars proclaimed, was Gravity. This year gravity is back, but as an important… City Politics Plastic Bag Ban Starts Soon Admin December 3, 2014 Santa Clarans will soon no longer receive plastic bags at retailers, including Target. The City’s ban on plastic bag bans… Community Santa Clara Kaiser Permanente Workers “Get Their Voice” in Unique Class Admin December 3, 2014 One of the “graduates” choked up with emotion, only able to say “Thank you very much.” Another joked that now… Schools SCUSD Promotes CPR and AED Awareness at Community Event Cynthia Cheng December 3, 2014 On September 29, Chris Amaro, a custodian at Scott Lane Elementary School, suffered a cardiac arrest during school hours. A… 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… 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… 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…. 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… Arts & EntertainmentCommunity FCSN Raises Funds for South Bay Location Melissa McKenzie November 19, 2014 In less than 20 years, Friends of Children with Special Needs (FCSN) has gone from a small group of 10… Opinion John Wick / Rated R for violence, language, mean people and cartoon-like subtitles. Karl Scott November 19, 2014 John Wick is the main character and title of Keanu Reeves’ first big screen appearance since 47 Ronin. (“47” refers… City Politics New Proposals Wanted for 90 No. Winchester (former BAREC) Carolyn Schuk November 19, 2014 When California shuttered state Redevelopment agencies in 2011, development of an affordable senior housing project came to a screeching halt… Arts & Entertainment Roberta Jones Junior Theatre Presents A Year With Frog and Toad Cynthia Cheng November 19, 2014 The world of Frog and Toad comes with a bed made from an overturned Kleenex box, birds who wear feathered… 1 … 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 … 488
