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Fee Schedule To Go Into Effect, Council Considers Giving Some Groups A Pass

David AlexanderApril 10, 2024

The Santa Clara City Council discussed the changes in the municipal fee schedule and whether nonprofits should have waived fees. It also...

Milestones – Double Dealing! – Opinion

Miles H Barber, PublisherApril 18, 2024

As most readers already know, the City of Santa Clara has been in several legal tangles with the SF 49ers for years....

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This Weekend in the Valley: Friday, April 19 – Sunday, April 21

Santa Clara WeeklyApril 18, 2024

The following is a calendar of events happening this weekend near Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. Want to share an event to be...

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Hughes Elementary Employees, Parents Speak Out Against Principal

Erika TowneApril 11, 2024

Parents, teachers and employees in the Kathryn Hughes Elementary School community plan to turn out at Thursday’s Santa Clara Unified School District...

Washington Park Now Costing Youth Baseball

Andrew BenschMarch 21, 2024

The City of Santa Clara is home to some iconic sports history. Brandi Chastain, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Carney Lansford and Mitch Haniger...

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Suspected Road Rage Leads to Stabbing in Sunnyvale

Erika TowneMarch 20, 2024

The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS) is still investigating after an apparent road rage incident ended with two people stabbed. It...

Buy Nothing Neighbors Experience the Joy of Giving—and Receiving

Diane AndrewsApril 2, 2024

When Anita Wong moved to Santa Clara three months ago, one of the first things she did was change her Facebook affiliation...

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