Author: David Alexander
City Politics
Council, Planning Commission discuss Traffic Conundrum for City Center Project
May 11, 2016
The Santa Clara City Council may look to impose penalties on Related, the New York-based company developing the 39-acre city...
BusinessCommunity
Habitat for Humanity highlights store as part of Earth Day
May 4, 2016
The goal of Earth Day is to draw attention to environmental issues. Habitat for Humanity believes that that shopping at...
Community
Local Nonprofit Holds Chili Cook-off to Fund Programs Addressing Child Alcoholism
April 13, 2016
Justin Bell started drinking when he was 10. Before he died of a heart attack three years ago, he told...
Community
Aquatic Egg Hunt Makes a Splash
April 6, 2016
Inside a large balloon-like dome, dozens of children between the ages of five and seven line the periphery of a...
Community
City-wide egg hunt delights youth
April 6, 2016
Hundreds of children wore gleeful expressions as they descended on Central Park ball fields scouring every corner for the hidden...
City Politics
Council, Planning Commission Begin Ironing Out Wrinkles in Massive City Center Development
April 6, 2016
Santa Clara City Council and Planning Commission members are concerned about the amount of latitude afforded to the developer of...
Schools
Nutrition, Mental Health Draw School Board’s Attention
April 6, 2016
Children’s wellness — both emotional and physical — was a main topic of discussion at the Santa Clara school board’s...
Community
SCU Educates Community While Improving Access to Fresh Produce
March 30, 2016
Everybody eats; it is one of the few things we all have in common. But, in some neighborhoods fresh produce...
Business
Local company looks to the future without forgetting its past
March 16, 2016
In the early 1950s, Bill Byington read a newspaper article that would change the trajectory of his life, and the...
Community
Transportation’s future: how ride-share services are changing the way we commute
March 2, 2016
Transportation is changing. Over the past few years, ride-share services like Uber and Lyft have altered the way we think...