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High-Density Transit Development Still Off The Table, Council To Apologize For CVRA Debacle 

David Alexander

July 15, 2021

The Santa Clara City Council will not reconsider building a high-density, transit hub development slated to be located on Benton…

Plan for Sunnyvale’s Next Economic Powerhouse District Moves Forward

Jacob Bourne

July 15, 2021

In May, the Sunnyvale City Council approved a conceptual land use option for the Moffett Park Specific Plan’s Draft Environmental…

Questions Swirl About New Position and One City Employee’s $35,000 Raise

Carolyn Schuk

July 14, 2021

The creation of a new high-level Santa Clara planning job that doesn’t appear in the 2021 budget, within days of…

Planning Commission Recommends Senior Housing Development Stand Pat

Erika Towne

July 14, 2021

Despite a plea from the developer, Santa Clara’s Planning Commission has recommended that the City Council reject a request to…

Milestones: The Smell Gets Worse! – Opinion

Miles H Barber, Publisher

July 14, 2021

After I had taken a swift smell of the garbage deal made last year by Mayor Lisa Gillmor and her cronies,…

Santa Clara Refusal to Reconsider Fuel Cell Approval Spawns Second Lawsuit

Carolyn Schuk

July 13, 2021

Late last month fuel cell company Bloom Energy hit Santa Clara with a lawsuit alleging the City enacted new policies…

Honorees of Santa Clara’s 2021 Community Hero of the Year Awards Receive Recognition

Cynthia Cheng

July 13, 2021

At the City of Santa Clara’s virtual State of the City on June 30, the Santa Clara City Council presented…

Sunnyvale Wins District 44 Championship

Andrew Bensch

July 12, 2021

“I swung as hard as I could and the next thing I know it’s flying and it’s over the fence.”…

Scoring in the Pool and Classroom

Joseph Furtado

July 8, 2021

The road has not always been easy for Evan Stapleton — he received an autism diagnosis at 3 years old…

Sunnyvale’s Lo Wong Chang Celebrates 100th Birthday

Cynthia Cheng

July 8, 2021

Sunnyvale’s Lo Wong Chang’s official date of birth is May 4, 1921. But each year, her actual birthday lands on…

Milestones: Screw The Ethics! – Opinion

Miles H Barber, Publisher

July 7, 2021

When a senior employee is hired by the City of Santa Clara, there are specific guidelines to which that employee…

Requirements For Redistricting Committee Set, El Camino Plan Returns

David Alexander

July 7, 2021

The Santa Clara City Council settled on requirements for the committee that will redraw the City’s district lines. At its…

Briarwood Routes Campbell in Tournament Opener

Andrew Bensch

July 7, 2021

After advancing through pool play, the Briarwood 12U All Stars opened up the District-44 double-elimination tournament Tuesday afternoon with a…

Valley Fair Celebrates Summer, Return to Full Capacity

Erika Towne

July 6, 2021

Westfield Valley Fair is back open at full capacity and ready to welcome customers. The mall officially re-opened to full…

Yvonne, Scott and Lynn Chiao, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Diane Andrews

July 2, 2021

Yvonne and Scott Chiao and their daughter, Lynn Chiao, were bonding over a rosebush at about 8 p.m. one record-hot…

Local Scouts BSA Member Ben Caldwell Soars to the Rank of the Eagle

Cynthia Cheng

July 1, 2021

Ben Caldwell, 17, a Santa Clara resident, is a member of Scouts BSA (formerly Boy Scouts of America) in Troop…

When Life Throws You a Curveball, Try Lawn Bowling

Diane Andrews

July 1, 2021

Like the game of life, the game of lawn bowls is not a straight trajectory. It is all about curveballs….

Milestones: The Smell of a Garbage Deal – Opinion

Miles H Barber, Publisher

June 30, 2021

Okay, you have received your flier from the City of Santa Clara indicating the sharp rise in garbage rates. Normally…

Sunnyvale Bests Westside in Pitchers Duel

Andrew Bensch

June 30, 2021

The 6-0 final score on Tuesday afternoon in Sunnyvale doesn’t do any justice to what was an extremely entertaining baseball…

500 Benton Street Development Project Caught in State Law Cross Currents

Carolyn Schuk

June 29, 2021

California State Senator Bob Wieckowski aroused public passions in Santa Clara when it became known that he introduced a bill…

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