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City Manager Calls it a Day

Carolyn Schuk

March 9, 2016

Santa Clara City Manager Julio Fuentes resigned from his position as Santa Clara’s chief executive on Thursday, and says that…

Mom Fulfills Son’s Wish, Bringing Huggable Gift to Sick Children

Admin

March 9, 2016

Every year during the holidays, Christina Solis returns to Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara’s advanced care pediatric unit, and fulfills her…

Santa Clara Showtime 2016 Will Keep Folks Laughing

Carolyn Schuk

March 9, 2016

“Make ’em laugh, make ’em laugh, make ’em laugh!” For 34 years that’s exactly what Santa Clara Showtime has done….

Santa Clara This Week 3/2- 3/8/2016

Carolyn Schuk

March 9, 2016

Northside Fratello Marionettes- Saturday, March 12, 2-3pm: Join the library in an adventure with Aladdin. Watch as Aladdin thwarts the…

Santa Clara University’s Camp Kesem Prepares for Summer Camp

Cynthia Cheng

March 9, 2016

In 2014, 24 campers participated in Santa Clara University Camp Kesem’s inaugural summer camp. In 2015, 42 campers came. This…

The Classy Bag Affaire

Diane Andrews

March 9, 2016

Last year’s Old Bag Luncheon has come up a rung in society, reincarnated this year as the 2016 Classy Bag…

Sutter School Partners with iD Tech to Bring Innovative Tech Training to Kids

Diane Andrews

March 2, 2016

Sutter Elementary School, Santa Clara, partnered with iD Tech to host a week-long technology day camp on its campus during…

Transportation’s future: how ride-share services are changing the way we commute

David Alexander

March 2, 2016

Transportation is changing. Over the past few years, ride-share services like Uber and Lyft have altered the way we think…

We’ll probably never know exactly how…

Carolyn Schuk

March 2, 2016

…the local media-political complex is first with all the Santa Clara news that’s not fit to print. But they’re old…

Is a Call Center Calling You?

Bob Goldman

March 2, 2016

Oh, how wonderful it would be! No need to drum up trivial chitchat with the chump in the next cubical….

69 Years Later…

Travis Swiatlo

March 2, 2016

French writer Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) once wrote, “True love is like ghosts, which everybody talks about and few…

Camellias and Birthday Cake at 75th Annual Camellia Show

Diane Andrews

March 2, 2016

More than 900 individual camellias filled the Santa Clara Community Recreation Center February 20 and 21 for the 75th Annual…

Master Magician Dan Chan Performs at Valley Fair Mall

Cynthia Cheng

March 2, 2016

At Westfield Valley Fair Mall’s Feb. 20 Lunar New Year celebration, master magician Dan Chan emerged on stage in a…

New Mayor Lisa Gillmor Promises Council Collaboration, Empowerment

Carolyn Schuk

March 2, 2016

After all the local press’s dire predictions of gridlock on the Santa Clara City Council, “fractured” relationships, and Santa Clara’s…

Santa Clara This Week 2/24- 3/1/2016

Carolyn Schuk

March 2, 2016

Northside Oscar Movie Party- Friday Feb. 26, 3-8pm: The 88th Academy Awards are Sunday, February 28 and the library would…

Santa Clara Woman’s Club – More Than a Century of Community Commitment

Carolyn Schuk

March 2, 2016

On Friday afternoon March 25, 1904, a group of women met to form Santa Clara Woman’s club. Since then, the…

SCPD Capt. Phil Cooke Awarded California Commendation Medal for Coordinating Super Bowl 50 Security

Diane Andrews

March 2, 2016

Santa Clara Police Department Capt. Phil Cooke, Incident Commander for Super Bowl 50, was awarded the California Commendation Medal on…

City Observer: Feb. 17, 2016

Carolyn Schuk

February 24, 2016

Soccer Gets 70% of Budget for City Athletic Facilities Of the $9.8 million Santa Clara has budgeted for athletic facility…

Commission Recommends general plan change to make way for Controversial Retail-Residential Development

David Alexander

February 24, 2016

Proponents of the Mission Town Square development could get their way following the Santa Clara Planning Commission’s vote to alter…

Development Fees: Another Opportunity for Venting by City Critics

Carolyn Schuk

February 24, 2016

Virtually all the correspondence Santa Clara has received about development impact fees endorsed raising them – in some cases exhorting…

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