The Santa Clara Weekly

49ers Focus

2012-01-25T09:00:00.000-08:00

By Robert Haugh, Photos by Tony Medina Having transformed a losing 6-10 team into a 13-3 Super Bowl-contending team, the 49ers’ staggering Cinderella season woefully came to an end, suffering a gut...

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Homeless: Rudy Munoz, 49, Buchser High School Class of '81

2012-01-25T08:58:00.000-08:00

Part V in a Series on Homelessness in Santa Clara By Diane Andrews "I want somebody to listen to me. Are you somebody I can talk to?" asks Rudy Munoz outside the Community Ministry office at St....

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Sports Briefs

2012-01-25T08:55:00.000-08:00

Compiled by Robert Haugh & Melissa McKenzie Wilcox Lady Chargers Continue Flawless Season. The Wilcox Girls Basketball team (15-0, 5-0 league) continued their perfect season with a 51-33...

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New Child Development Center Preschool Opens at Mission College

2012-01-25T08:53:00.000-08:00

By Cynthia Cheng Upon stepping into Mission College’s new Child Development Center preschool, visitors can walk or hop onto a bunch of round colored circles, fashioned like lily pads sitting on a...

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Santa Clara Shows its Talent is Booming

2012-01-25T08:51:00.000-08:00

By Giovanni Albanese Jr. Inside the Community Recreation Center’s auditorium, thirteen acts competed in the third annual Santa Clara’s Got Talent show on January 21. And, in front of a sellout...

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Santa Clara First Baptist Church

2012-01-25T08:49:00.000-08:00

By Suzy Paluzzi Most people think of Santa Clara First Baptist Church as the site of the Bethlehem program, the live Christmas pageant that has been offered for the last 14 years. But, there are...

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Sue (Sorich) Lasher: Oct. 24, 1930 – Nov. 24, 2011

2012-01-25T08:43:00.000-08:00

By Carolyn Schuk The next time you enjoy a thrill ride or an entertaining show at Great America, take a moment to thank the late Sue Lasher, who, during her time on the Santa Clara City Council was...

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History Repeated

2012-01-25T08:41:00.000-08:00

By Larry Sacks Since the dawn of time, mankind has told and passed along stories. Even today, stories are repeated – whether in movies or science fiction television programs, stories continue...

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Milestones

2012-01-25T08:00:00.000-08:00

By Miles H Barber We should be in the Super Bowl. The 49ers played their hearts out and showed their level of desire to win. However, it is a team game and like a chain, every link has got to...

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Santa Clara vs. Medical Marijuana: Part 3

2012-01-25T07:58:00.000-08:00

By Robert Haugh While the City of Santa Clara continues fining Angel’s Care Collective for zoning violations, and a preliminary injunction hearing is slated for January 24 (after press time),...

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Police Blotter

2012-01-25T07:57:00.001-08:00

Police Report Sunday, January 8, 2012 Warrant Arrest Location: 3200 Block of El Camino Real Officers arrested a man at a motel. He had an outstanding warrant. Time 10:44 Case Number...

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Santa Clara Plays Fair Continues Battle Against Stadium

2012-01-25T07:56:00.001-08:00

By Robert Haugh Though a majority of Santa Clarans voted and approved the proposed 49ers stadium in 2010, members of Santa Clara Plays Fair continue fighting against the 68,500-seat stadium...

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Letters to the Editor

2012-01-25T07:55:00.001-08:00

It is pretty amazing that the City of Santa Clara is not allowing their tax paying residents to even comment or disagree with this stadium deal. They will allow all these pro stadium people to post...

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Letters to the Editor

2012-01-25T07:54:00.001-08:00

The 49ers and the city leaders are worried about misinformation, that’s laughable. These are the same groups that pushed through Measure J which, if memory serves, was to a generic document,...

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Santa Clara City Desk

2012-01-25T07:53:00.001-08:00

By Carolyn Schuk High Speed Rail Not Derailed You may have read an editorial a while back in the San Jose Mercury asking, How long will it be "before the state buries the corpse that is...

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Sister Cities Association Hosts Second Annual Tea

2012-01-25T07:51:00.000-08:00

By Cynthia Cheng Lively conversation filled the Santa Clara Senior Center on the afternoon of January 21. Trays of sandwiches and scones sat on top of round tables covered with white tablecloths....

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Class Notes

2012-01-25T07:49:00.001-08:00

Elevating Early Learners By Margaret Lavin California is one of nine states to receive federal Race To The Top Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) money. This much needed funding will support...

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Movie Review

2012-01-25T07:48:00.000-08:00

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol / Rated PG-13 for violence and unconvincing disguises. Reviewed by Karl Scott When Dr. No (1962) opened at the box office, it created a sensation that is...

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Stopping Online Piracy or Online Privacy?

2012-01-25T07:46:00.000-08:00

By Carolyn Schuk Remember the Clipper Chip? Let me refresh your memory. Formally known as the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), the Clipper Chip was the NSA's 1994...

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Work Daze

2012-01-25T07:42:00.000-08:00

Your New Job at Google By Bob Goldman I know! You love your job. It may be boring and dreary, but you're loyal. You'd never leave a solid, horn-rimmed, school librarian of a company for a sexy,...

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Santa Clara vs. Medical Marijuana Part 2

2012-01-18T13:05:00.000-08:00

By Robert Haugh With an injunction hearing scheduled for January 24, the City of Santa Clara is attempting to shut down Angel’s Care Collective, a popular medical marijuana dispensary located on...

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Ushering in the New Year

2012-01-18T13:04:00.000-08:00

By Larry Sacks On Saturday, January 14, the Bay Area offered more than its usual variety of activities. At Candlestick Park, the 49ers provided one type of activity, while the clear and mild...

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Seeds Scattered to Grow a Santa Clara Community Services Part IV in a Series on the Homeless

2012-01-18T13:03:00.000-08:00

By Diane Andrews "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...," read Teresa O'Neill, quoting Charles Dickens' Tale of Two Cities and contrasting those in Santa Clara County with...

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49ers Focus

2012-01-18T13:02:00.001-08:00

By Robert Haugh, Photos by Tony Medina The Saints came marching into Candlestick Park, and were sent marching back to New Orleans for a long off-season as the 49ers defeated the Saints in a...

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Unconditional Surrender at Pacific Gardens

2012-01-18T13:01:00.001-08:00

By Diane Andrews Unconditional surrender - it was a time of jubilation across America when Japan surrendered in 1945, ending WWII. Unconditional surrender—a white-uniformed nurse swept up in the...

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