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January 31, 2018

You remember the “famous” stadium audit Mayor Gillmor promised would show all the corruption, money laundering and skimming being…

City Politics

Vote for Districts, Ranked Choice on the Horizon — Stadium Community Room Gets Budget

David Alexander

January 31, 2018

Santa Clara voters will soon decide whether to divide the City into two districts and switch to a transferable vote…

City Politics

Council Calendars Still Lacking Transparency

Melissa McKenzie

January 31, 2018

The December calendars of Santa Clara City Council Members have been out for over a week, and there’s still something…

Schools

Rose Academies Reaches Deep into the Heart of Africa

Diane Andrews

January 31, 2018

Rose Academies, a Santa Clara-based nonprofit founded in 2014 by resident Susan Stasi who is also the organization’s CEO and…

Schools

Peterson Middle School Students Get Opera-tunity to Meet Musicians from Opera San Jose

Cynthia Cheng

January 31, 2018

“Is it possible for your voice to reach so high that it can shatter glass?” a Peterson Middle School student…

Schools

Mission College Student Engagement Center Opens with Fanfare

Diane Andrews

January 31, 2018

Jan. 24 was a blue ribbon day for Mission College in Santa Clara. The community college, established in 1975 and…

Community

Nob Hill Foods Has Opened in Santa Clara’s Monticello Village

Cynthia Cheng

January 31, 2018

Santa Clara’s newest grocery store is Nob Hill Foods (3555 Monroe St.), tucked away inside Monticello Village. The 24,000 square…

Community

Parenting Expert Sylvia Ford Gives Tips on Developing Multilingualism in Children

Cynthia Cheng

January 31, 2018

At her Jan. 23 parenting program “Multilingual Development” at Northside Library, Early Childhood Consultant Sylvia Ford (sylviaford.com) suggested that parents…

Community

Meet Miss Santa Clara and Miss Santa Clara’s Outstanding Teen 2018

Cynthia Cheng

January 31, 2018

At the Mission City Center for Performing Arts on Jan.13, the Miss Santa Clara Organization hosted its 2018 Scholarship Competitions….

City Politics

Double Dipping Raises Question: Are Pensions for Retirement or Income Augmentation for Public Employees?

Carolyn Schuk

January 31, 2018

Salary and benefit packages topping $400,000 for recent City of Santa Clara hires have raised a few eyebrows around town,…

Community

Santa Clara Development Proposal Signals New Wave of Chinese Investment in U.S. Real Estate

Carolyn Schuk

January 31, 2018

Last week Burlingame-based subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Genzon Property Group, Kylli Inc., debuted an ambitious development proposal featuring what would…

Op-Ed Opinion

We Must Return to Citizen Legislators Not Career Politicians – Impose Commons Sense Term Limits on Members of Congress

Dominic Caserta

January 31, 2018

On my first day of teaching the Legislative Branch, we discussed the demographics of the current 115th Congress. Here are…

Public Safety

Police Report

Santa Clara Police Department

January 31, 2018

The Police Blotter highlights a partial list of incidents in the city and is distributed on a weekly basis. The…

Public Safety

Motorcycle Officers Wearing New Protective Uniforms

Santa Clara Police Department

January 31, 2018

The Santa Clara Police Department’s motorcycle unit has a long tradition of wearing uniforms designed for cavalry officers. These tall boots, poly blend pants,…