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Santa Clara Woman’s Club Played Key Role in Getting Vote for Women in 1911

Carolyn Schuk

October 12, 2011

Ladies, the next time you vote take a moment to thank the Santa Clara Woman’s Club. Tireless grassroots campaigning on…

The Lang/Hickethier Family Walks to Raise Money for Diabetes Research

Cynthia Cheng

October 12, 2011

Most people know Lisa Lang as a consultant for the San Francisco 49ers and one of the faces behind the…

Human Resources, You Serious?

Bob Goldman

October 12, 2011

What’s the easiest way to get fired? You could tell your managers what you really think of their policies and…

Santa Clara University Courts the Community through the Arts

Diane Andrews

October 5, 2011

The city of Santa Clara—incorporated as a town in 1852—and the 106-acre Jesuit university in its midst—founded in 1851—have grown…

Westwood Principal Tapes One for the Team

Larry Sacks

October 5, 2011

Students at Westwood Elementary celebrated a great achievement on Friday, September 30. The achievement was breaking the Santa Clara Unified…

Former Mayor Patricia Mahan Credits Mammogram Screening for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Detection

Diane Andrews

October 5, 2011

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Santa Clara’s former mayor and current vice-mayor Patricia Mahan wants women—and those who…

Moneyball / Rated PG-13 for language and violent tossing around of items during temper tantrums in dugouts and locker rooms.

Karl Scott

October 5, 2011

Moneyball is a baseball movie. Unlike other baseball movies this one has very little baseball on screen. It is about…

October 2011 Calendar

Admin

October 5, 2011

Ongoing – Farmers Market Every Saturday morning The Downtown Santa Clara Farmers Market continues its popular year-round engagement every Saturday…

Alphas of The World, Unite

Bob Goldman

October 5, 2011

Do you ever have doubts about your ability to deliver? Do you never give up until you reach your goal?…

At Pierre Silber Halloween’s Not Just for Kids

Cynthia Cheng

October 5, 2011

Want to show some skin in a fairy tale character, super hero, or occupational costume for Halloween? Check out Pierre…

Shelter Volunteering

Admin

October 5, 2011

There are hundreds of homeless animals currently in Silicon Valley shelters. To help get animals into new homes, six Silicon…

Growth of UPS Store at Homestead & Kiely Bucks the Economy

Diane Andrews

October 5, 2011

Bagels to Switzerland? Triscuits to Australia? Stan’s Donuts to Michigan? Yes, any day of the week. At your whim, the…

Mission City Community Fund Honors John G. Figueira Jr.

Admin

October 5, 2011

This year Santa Clara’s Mission City Community Fund (MCCF) celebrates its 25th anniversary. As part of this celebration, the community…

Peanut and Nut-Free Lunch Tables Give Parents Relief

Cynthia Cheng

October 5, 2011

Two years ago, when Mandi Dickey’s daughter was in daycare, she came into contact with some peanut butter another child…

Santa Clara Sporting Goals for a Cure Fundraiser

Admin

October 5, 2011

On Saturday, October 8th, Sporting 00B Green will have a Goals for a Cure hair booth open from 9 a.m….

Cleaning Close to Home

Larry Sacks

September 28, 2011

Saturday morning, 20 people from different cities and backgrounds gathered across from Santa Clara’s Maywood Park on Pruneridge Avenue to…

Customer Service or Customer Fraud?

Larry Sacks

September 28, 2011

As with any large provider of a consumer product, Comcast, the provider of the “Xfinity” television and High Speed Internet…

Fighting the Odds

Larry Sacks

September 28, 2011

The odds of winning the California Mega Millions lottery are 1 in 176,000,000. The odds of picking all five and…

Handstands for Charity

Admin

September 28, 2011

On Saturday, September 17, 20,478 gymnasts and other participants from across the country stood on their hands at 1 p.m….

JW House Announces Bold New Dream at 3rd Anniversary Celebration

Diane Andrews

September 28, 2011

JW House is the last dream come true of Jan Willem Knapen, the late teenager—a victim of cancer—whose vision it…

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