Latest News Latest News Community Looking Back – Week of June 18 Admin June 25, 2014 100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (June 16, 1914) Woman’s Club Will Dedicate Mission Adobe: Benefit Entertainment Given to Finance… Community MCCF Recognizes Local Non-Profits Admin June 25, 2014 Mission City Community Fund (MCCF) held its Annual Recognition BBQ on June 12, at the Santa Clara Elks Lodge. The… Opinion Edge of Tomorrow/Rated PG-13 for scary monsters and violent death. Karl Scott June 25, 2014 EOT is a sci-fi thriller about time travel and monsters that cost $178 to make. But if you’ve seen the… Community Northside Library’s Time Capsule Is Open for Contributions Cynthia Cheng June 25, 2014 Imagine opening up a time capsule stored away 50 years ago. Consider what you might find. A movie poster for… Community Portuguese Keep Festival Tradition Alive with Colorful Parades, Bountiful Food, and a Welcome For All Carolyn Schuk June 25, 2014 One often hears about how Santa Clara ‘used to have” parades. Actually, Santa Clara does have parades – in fact,… Community Santa Clara Kaiser Heart Transplant Patient Saves Sister Admin June 25, 2014 It was a heart transplant that saved Kaiser Permanente patient Stanley Crayton’s life in 2001, and just recently, Crayton may… Community SVP Peak Wind Resources of 200 Megawatts Help Offset Low Hydro Resources in Drought Years Admin June 25, 2014 The pursuit and creative utilization of wind power resources has earned Silicon Valley Power (SVP), Santa Clara’s municipal electric utility,… Community Who Knew Water Conservation Could be Fun? Diane Andrews June 25, 2014 There’s no grumbling about water conservation in Herb and Donna Hutchinson’s Santa Clara home. They love a challenge, and for… Opinion Stressed In Admin June 25, 2014 I don’t know about you, but I get all mushy and flustered when someone refers to me as “a business… Opinion Power to the People Admin June 18, 2014 Let’s be honest here — you need a jolt. Yes, you manage to show up at your job every morning,… City Politics Caserta Campaign for Third City Council Term Off to an Early Start Admin June 18, 2014 Dominic Caserta kicked off his campaign for City Council on May 29 with an event at Fiorillo’s Restaurant. Caserta, who… City Politics City Desk: June 11, 2014 Carolyn Schuk June 18, 2014 New CIP Budget Includes Upgrades for El Camino, Public Safety, and IT; Plans for Future Sports Facilities The most exciting… Community Family Fun Night Season Kicks Off Admin June 18, 2014 The Santa Clara Library kicked off its first summer concert on June 9 with a performance by Alphabet Rockers, a… Op-Ed Levi’s Stadium Proving to be Destination Event Venue Robert Haugh June 18, 2014 Nearly finished, Levi’s Stadium has quickly taken center stage, with at least 20 major events booked at the 68,500-seat, $1.2… Community Library Throws Summer Reading Kickoff Party Cynthia Cheng June 18, 2014 Courtney Tam’s four year-old was one of many children who enjoyed watching agile performers from Conventry and Kaluza show off… Community Looking Back – Week of June 11 Admin June 18, 2014 100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (June 9, 1914) Second Annual California Cherry Festival Proves County’s Greatest Fruit Attraction: 50,000… Opinion A Million Ways to Die in the West/Rated R for raunchy stuff and violence Karl Scott June 18, 2014 Comedy and westerns have been around for a long time. In the 1930s and 1940s comedy teams like the Marx… Community Replace Your Lawn with Drought-Tolerant Natives Diane Andrews June 18, 2014 California is in the midst of a drought, and Santa Clara water rates are going up in July. It’s the… Community Santa Clara’s Portuguese Roots Past and Present Carolyn Schuk June 18, 2014 There was a time when the Santa Clara Valley was primarily Portuguese. The 1880’s saw such an influx of immigrants… City Politics Soccer Parks and Developer Fees on Santa Clara Council Agenda Carolyn Schuk June 18, 2014 This week’s City Council meeting (after press time) featured two significant items on the agenda. First was a vote on… 1 … 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 … 477