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Santa Clara Lawn Bowlers Try to Remain Patient Amid City Logjam

David AlexanderJanuary 14, 2025

When Santa Clara planned to build a new library in Central Park, city officials worried the Santa Clara Lawn Bowlers clubhouse would...

Milestones – Happy, Healthy and Wise – Opinion

Miles H Barber, PublisherJanuary 2, 2025

There is always, well usually, a spirit of optimism when we approach the New Year. We get to rip the last page...

Santa Clara Unified Selects Firm for Superintendent Search

Alissa SorotenJanuary 17, 2025

It won’t be long now until Santa Clara Unified School District will have to say goodbye to Superintendent Dr. Gary Waddell. Dr....

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Santa Clara Lawn Bowlers Try to Remain Patient Amid City Logjam

David AlexanderJanuary 14, 2025

When Santa Clara planned to build a new library in Central Park, city officials worried the Santa Clara Lawn Bowlers clubhouse would...

Santa Clara Unified: New Leadership Decides on School Calendar

Alissa SorotenDecember 20, 2024

Santa Clara Unified closes out 2024 by welcoming a new board member. Debates about when the 2024 – 2025 school year should...

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Santa Clara, Sunnyvale Firefighters Join Battle Against SoCal Fires

Carolyn SchukJanuary 10, 2025

Southern California’s cataclysmic fires were only 36 hours old, but by Thursday afternoon, firefighters from Sunnyvale and Santa Clara were on the...

CalMatters: California Banned Bilingual Education for Almost 20 Years and Still Hasn’t Recovered

CalMattersDecember 29, 2024

In 1953, Bárbara Flores entered kindergarten at Washington Elementary School in Madera, California, a small city in the Central Valley surrounded by...

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