At the Silicon Valley Chamber’s Mayors’ Roundtable last month, Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor put her finger on a top challenge facing South Bay cities in 2026: Getting their share of the hundreds of millions in promised economic activity from the upcomin... See more
If you’ve visited Santa Clara’s renowned Veterans Memorial, the Ray Gamma dog park, or enjoyed the Walter E. Schmidt Youth Activity Center (YAC), you benefited from the work of one of Santa Clara’s most public-minded citizens: Ray Gamma. He was a founder ... See more
With his broad interests, love of the arts, extensive hospitality, appetite for travel, business acumen, and generous community support, Jim Pacelli was truly a Renaissance man. Jim died on Dec. 29, 2025 at home surrounded by his loving family. The cause ... See more
Since 2017, Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) has intended to build a new school for New Valley High School, and in 2024, the board approved a plan to move the school to a renovated Wilson Educational Options Campus. But despite years of very pu... See more
For those who want to keep the holiday spirit flowing into the new year, Opera Cultura of San José has just the thing: Cantar de los Reyes — songs of the Three Kings — on Jan. 4, 2026 at the San José Woman’s Club.
The fiesta features acclaimed baritone Om... See more
