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One could not celebrate Women’s History Month without acknowledging the tremendous impact women have had on the local wine industry here in the Santa Clara Valley.
California women have played a significant role in shaping every major industry within the U.S. and the world. Here are a few of them.
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A large townhome development will replace a decades-old iconic Los Gatos hotel.
The Los Gatos Town Council unanimously approved a 155-townhome development Tuesday to replace the Los Gatos Lodge. Councilmember Mary Badame recused herself because of her home's proximity to …
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The Highway 17 trek back and forth “over the hill” between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz—with its rush-hour chaos and treacherous turns on rainy days—is a route many are all too familiar with.
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Silicon Valley groups are calling for a mural they say is racist to be removed from the Palo Alto branch of the Santa Clara County Superior Court.
Several groups including the NAACP San Jose/Silicon Valley and Muwekma Ohlone tribe said …
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As the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara celebrates 60 years, I jumped back in time to its original heyday at Second and San Fernando in downtown San Jose. Six decades is a long time for a free art …
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Charges of nepotism and suspicious bank withdrawals surround a fight for control of San Jose’s Viet Museum in History Park – a crown jewel for Little Saigon.
The 147-year-old farmhouse, which stores hundreds of precious artifacts, photographs and art of …
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A courtroom battle over an alleged ‘Godfather.’ A City Hall protest against one San Jose mayoral staffer. A fight for control of a Vietnamese cultural garden. The takedown of a renowned charity organization.
A common thread connected all these stories …
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Where did Houdini challenge local policeman to keep him locked up? What almost became a 6-lane freeway? San Mateo County Parks are rich in history beyond the two historic sites, Sanchez Adobe and the Woodside Store. If you love nature …
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The Japanese American Museum of San Jose is teaming up with preservation advocates to save a farmhouse once home to a World War II internment camp survivor.
A 1,472-apartment development on Seely Avenue threatened the North San Jose farmhouse once …
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