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Santa Clara Stadium Authority’s Dash to Stash Redevelopment Cash

Carolyn Schuk

March 23, 2011

At an emergency meeting Monday, the Santa Clara Redevelopment Agency (RDA) and Stadium Authority (SA) voted to transfer $4.5 million…

Omaggio

Suzy Paluzzi

March 16, 2011

On March 6, the dining room of the Santa Clara Senior Center was packed with people there to learn more…

Quakes Corner

Melissa McKenzie

March 16, 2011

Finally, soccer fans can breathe a sigh of relief! The anticipation is over and the San Jose Earthquakes are back…

Sabercats

Admin

March 16, 2011

After a nearly two year hiatus, the San Jose SaberCats suited up and took the field at home against the…

Santa Clara Man’s Civil Rights Lawsuit Will Be a Legal Landmark

Carolyn Schuk

March 16, 2011

Long after all of us are gone, Yasir Afifi’s fourth amendment lawsuit will be studied by law students and invoked…

Santa Clara Unified School District Board Meeting Roundup

Larry Sacks

March 16, 2011

March 10, 2011 Roll Call All board members were present. Closed Session 3.1 Discussion of expulsion of students A &…

The Big Read Peter Anning

Admin

March 16, 2011

While many readers know of Jack London’s “Call of the Wild,” how many remember that his sled dog, Buck, was…

The Dish: Mehran Spices it Right

Admin

March 16, 2011

If you love meat, look no further than Mehran. They offer numerous dishes with chicken, goat, lamb, seafood or beef…

The NNL (National Nameless Luminaries) West Expo

Christy Kinney

March 16, 2011

The NNL (National Nameless Luminaries) West Expo is not just about “boys and their toys.” Die hard model car builders…

So Happy I Forgot to Cry

Bob Goldman

March 16, 2011

Bad news, girls and boys. Recent scientific discoveries prove that if you pretend to be happy at work, it’s bad…

Author of “The Year of Fog” Gives Book Talk

Cynthia Cheng

March 16, 2011

Abby Mason is with her fiancé’s six year-old daughter at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach when Abby looks away for a…

California Public Payrolls Now Online

Carolyn Schuk

March 16, 2011

Thanks to California’s State Controller John Chiang, Californians (at least, computer-literate ones) can, for the first time, easily find out…

District Board Announces Layoffs

Larry Sacks

March 16, 2011

Faced with a budget cut from the state of $9 Million, the Santa Clara Unified School Board voted unanimously to…

Keeping the Spirit of ’45 Alive through Personal Stories

Diane Andrews

March 16, 2011

Where were you on August 14, 1945, the day President Harry S. Truman announced the end of WWII over the…

Santa Clara Ballet Founder Josefa Reyes Honored for 4 Decades of Dedication to Young Dancers

Carolyn Schuk

March 9, 2011

For almost 40 years the Santa Clara Ballet has been an integral part of the South Bay arts scene, thanks…

Josephine Rowen, 1926-2011, Championed Government Openness and Accountabiity

Carolyn Schuk

March 9, 2011

In the more than seven decades that she lived in Santa Clara, there were few public questions that Santa Clara…

March 2011 Calendar

Admin

March 9, 2011

Ongoing – Farmers Market Every Saturday morning The Downtown Santa Clara Farmers Market continues its popular year-round engagement every Saturday…

Oscar Night! 2011 / Rated L for Long, really, really Long but shorter than past years.

Karl Scott

March 9, 2011

Every year the Motion Picture Academy of etc, etc. gets together for a big night of self-congratulation and partying. In…

Out With the Old: In With the New

Melissa McKenzie

March 9, 2011

Before fans and local dignitaries, San Jose City Councilman Sam Liccardo, channeling former President Ronald Regan, demanded San Jose Earthquakes’…

The Value of Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association

Suzy Paluzzi

March 9, 2011

Hall D in the Santa Clara Convention Center was brimming with beautiful quilts to view on the weekend of February…

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