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Milestones – Another Picture - Opinion - The Silicon Valley Voice

1 week ago | svvoice.com | Miles H. Barber

California is touted now as the nation’s largest economy and also the most populous state. If you look at the headlines, you would think our state is booming. Is doing well good enough? When you read the fine print of the state budget, it has ballooned to a whopping 300 billion dollars. Governor Gavin Newsom is proud that his state will show a deficit this year of ONLY 2 billion. Imagine that! Being thrilled with a small deficit of 2 billion dollars.
Santa Clara Players Closes 2024-2025 Season with Two Thought-Provoking One-Act Dramas

1 week ago | svvoice.com | Diane Andrews

Proving its versatility, the Santa Clara Players (SCP) switches from comedy to drama for the close of its 2024 – 2025 season, staging two provocative one-act dramas by British playwrights. The world premiere (yes, in Santa Clara!) of “The Seventh Suitcase” by Phil Mansell and “Heaven’s Paradise” by Derek Webb run for eight performances, May 9-24. Both are dramas with underlying mystery, hints of things unknown. “The Seventh Suitcase” is set in a run-down hovel—perhaps in Ireland.
Nabi Cat Cafe: Sisters-In-Law Combine Business with Philanthropy

1 week ago | svvoice.com | Erika Towne

Cat cafes are common in Asia, where cafe patrons drink and eat among furry friends, perhaps getting the comforts of a pet that they cannot get at home. However, the popularity of cat cafes has spread across the world, and now one has opened in Santa Clara. Sisters-in-law Ailee Kim and Christine Hedeen opened Nabi Cat Cafe on The Alameda near Santa Clara University in late March, and there’s already a buzz. Guests like Guliana are repeat visitors, and they bring their friends.
Santa Clara’s Northside Police Substation is Now Open

1 week ago | svvoice.com | Erika Towne

Santa Clarans now have another place where they can interact with Santa Clara’s police officers. The city reopened the Northside Police Substation (NSS) on April 7. “The NSS re-opening marks a huge win for our northside, and the City as a whole,” said Santa Clara Police Chief Cory Morgan. “With a full team of Community Service Officers, we’re able to restore a vital resource to enhance police accessibility within the community.
Eduardo’s: Keeping the Tradition of Fine Tailoring Alive in Santa Clara

1 week ago | svvoice.com | Carolyn Schuk

For 50 years, Manuel’s tailor shop was a familiar sight driving down Stevens Creek in Santa Clara. But the double whammy of advancing age and the COVID pandemic led to the master tailor writing finis in 2020 to a long career making Bay Area residents look their best. But lovers of fine tailoring need not worry. The tailor shop on Stevens Creek is now the home of Eduardo’s tailoring, featuring the same top-notch work that was Manuel’s hallmark.
EdSource: Amid Deadly Measles Outbreak, California's Childhood Vaccination Rates are Falling

2 weeks ago | svvoice.com | Erika Towne

Before the pandemic, Lillian Lopez never questioned the safety of vaccines. That’s why all her children are up to date on their immunizations. The Bakersfield mother of three used to be religious about getting her flu shot. She never missed a year. No more. Lopez, 45, took offense at how COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions were enforced. The experience gave her pause about the integrity of the entire public health apparatus. Now, she questions every shot.
Milestones - California Fiscal Sense and Nonsense - Opinion

2 weeks ago | svvoice.com | Miles H. Barber

If you’ve been following the news, you know there are a few issues that need correction in our Golden State. Starting with our not-so-golden budget, which is “balanced” annually with Olympic-level financial gymnastics. Here are a few more that have cost Californians money and reduced our quality of life. Do you recall the ballot measure labeled the “Safe Schools and Neighborhood Act?” That was the measure providing “free theft” up to $950.
SJSU’s Beethoven Center: Not Just For Academics

2 weeks ago | svvoice.com | Carolyn Schuk

Music lovers, if you’re free on Thursday, May 1, you might want to take in the last concert of the 2024-2025 season at the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies in San José. These free noon concerts are just one example of how the Beethoven Center, part of San José State University and located in the King Library in San Jose, is unique among academic study centers. “We’re a community-facing organization, not just an academic one,” said Beethoven Center Director Dr. Erica Buurman.
Kinder Morgan Fined Nearly $227K for Air Quality Violations at Bay Area Fuel Terminals

2 weeks ago | svvoice.com | Erika Towne

The Bay Area Air District (BAAD) has fined subsidiaries of Kinder Morgan, Inc. $226,990 for air quality violations at fuel terminals in Richmond and San Jose. According to a news release from April 23, the fine addresses eight violations issued to the company in 2022 and 2023. Fuel terminals are large storage and distribution facilities where fuel is stored in tanks before it is shipped to gas stations or other sites.
Carol Buchser, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

2 weeks ago | svvoice.com | Diane Andrews

After her book discussion group on March 25, Santa Clara resident Carol Buchser stopped off for the first time at TOUS les JOURS, a French Asian bakery at Homestead Road and Lawrence Expressway, to meet up with a friend. She paused at a glass-enclosed food display case, deliberating but a moment before selecting a sugar-sprinkled donut—generously filled with chocolate cream—to go with a coffee. “Bob would love this place!” she said, settling in at a small wooden table.