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Santa Clara City Desk: Nov. 13, 2013

Carolyn Schuk

November 20, 2013

Higher Power Transmission Costs Drive 2014 SVP Rate Increase A five percent increase in electric rates, driven by an increase…

Santa Clara Education Desk: Nov. 13, 2013

Carolyn Schuk

November 20, 2013

District Has Resources to Buy and Develop New Agnews School Site – State Still Refuses to Consider SCUSD Offer More…

Looking Back – Week of November 13th Headlines

Admin

November 20, 2013

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (November 11, 1913) * Sewer Refund Money Ready * Effort Made to Discredit Trustees:…

Escape Plan / Rated R For Violence, Language And Close Ups Of Old People

Karl Scott

November 20, 2013

Escape Plan stars Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. They were born 24 days apart in 1947. This makes them 67-year-old…

The Wrong Answer

Admin

November 20, 2013

Don’t get me wrong. I respect The New York Times. Every time they write a major story about me, whether…

Sports Briefs 11-06-2013

Admin

November 13, 2013

Chargers Spoil Los Gatos’ Homecoming With Rout Behind five TD plays of 49 yards or longer, the Chargers (7-1, 4-1)…

49ers Focus

Melissa McKenzie

November 13, 2013

Having fought a myriad of injuries, the 49ers (6-2) have showed incredible depth, with playmakers arising throughout the roster showing…

Author Robin Chapman Shares Local History of Apricot Orchards

Cynthia Cheng

November 13, 2013

Picture fruit orchards scattered along El Camino Real. The image might sound surreal, but this landscape is part of Santa…

Celtics Top Eagles in Final Game of the Season

Melissa McKenzie

November 13, 2013

It took five games, but the St. Lawrence Celtics beat the Latino College Prep Academy Eagles 3-2 (24-26, 25-18, 22-25,…

Putting the Santa Clara There, There

Carolyn Schuk

November 13, 2013

From La Jolla to Jersey City, “walk-able urbanism” – aka New Urbanism – is the hottest thing going in municipal…

Santa Clara Education Desk: Nov. 6, 2013

Carolyn Schuk

November 13, 2013

Community Update Tonight on SCUSD’s Planned Agnews Property Purchase There is a community meeting tonight (Nov. 6) about Santa Clara…

From Recycle to Reuse and Rags-USAgain Keeps Used Textiles Out of Landfills

Diane Andrews

November 13, 2013

A paint-splattered T-shirt, stained table napkins, moth-eaten sweater, old walking shoes, ripped jeans, curtains the cat shredded—you may as well…

John Robert Peck Paints His Way Into the Triton

Melissa McKenzie

November 13, 2013

John Robert Peck always drew. Ever since he was a young boy, he would draw the things he saw, but…

Leadership Santa Clara Alumnae Share Experiences

Cynthia Cheng

November 13, 2013

Linda Thuy Nguyen, a reading instructor, first learned about the Leadership Santa Clara program when she saw the call for…

Week of November 6

Admin

November 13, 2013

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (November 4, 1913) *Santa Clara’s First Merchant Fair is Success: Auspicious Opening Marks Success…

Mission City Community Fund Dinner Dance

Larry Sacks

November 13, 2013

Mission City Community Fund (MCCF) held its Annual Charity Auction, Dinner and Dance on Saturday night, November 2, in the…

Machete Kills/Rated R for violence, language, and miscellaneous stupidity.

Karl Scott

November 13, 2013

Not having seen the first Machete (2010) and only knowing the character from a preview attached to Grindhouse (2007), my…

Santa Clara High School Graduate Wins Nike Women’s Marathon

Carolyn Schuk

November 13, 2013

Santa Clara High School 2010 graduate Emily Gordon won the 2013 Nike Women’s Marathon in San Francisco on Oct. 20….

Stanford Music Group Helps Raise Funds for Diabetes Research

Admin

November 13, 2013

Stanford University’s a cappella group The Harmonics performed at the 2013 JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes on October 20 at…

Westwood Elementary Goes Green

Melissa McKenzie

November 13, 2013

Going green is a big thing these days. As our City Council weighs the pros and cons of joining San…

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