Tag: Santa Clara Tue, May 21, 2013
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New Electric Car Dealership in Santa Clara
BusinessCommunityEnvironment Mar 21, 2012, by Brendan Nystedt 3 Comments
I put the hammer down at the CODA representative’s cue. The car responds quickly, doling out a near-excessive amount of speed. It’s a neighborhood, so I ease off the pedal. The regenerative brakes kick in and start to slow the car a bit. I don’t really care how fast we’re going—I’m focused on the chassis and the ride—but as we continue the drive, I find myself drawn back to the accelerator: I’m startled how fast 134 electrically-charged horses can push. What brought me into the electric car’s cockpit, cruising down Stevens Creek Boulevard, is the new CODA dealership—the only one of its kind in Northern California.
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Clara Buoyant
BusinessCommunityPoliticsSports Sep 28, 2011, by Josh Koehn
While its much larger neighbor, San Jose, awaits league approval for a baseball stadium, Santa Clara has jumped to the front of the queue. The city is only a few steps from completing a billion-dollar deal by pulling off the near impossible: making a professional sports franchise foot almost the entire the bill for a stadium while also giving much of the revenue back to the city.
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Los Gatos, Campbell Investigate Merger of 911 Services
Community Sep 27, 2011, by Danny WoolWith cost-cutting a priority for the cash-strapped towns of Santa Clara County, the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno police force is considering merging its 911 emergency dispatch service with neighboring Campbell’s.
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A lawsuit between theme park Great America and city of Santa Clara will no longer be an issue after it was announced Monday that the park is being sold for $70 million to a real estate firm that includes owners of the San Francisco 49ers.
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Top 10 South Bay Fireworks Displays
Festivals Jun 27, 2011, by Jody Amable
It’s easy to forget that Silicon Valley is, well, in a valley, and that can make it tough to find an unobstructed view for all the 4th of July celebrations, spectaculars, and extravaganzas that San Jose offers every year. Fear not: we’ve got our favorite places to watch the show from right here.
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Homes in Santa Clara
News Jun 17, 2011, by Danny Wool
Founded in 1777, just one year after the United States declared its independence, Santa Clara is one of California’s oldest cities. Right now there are several homes on the market that offer a piece of old Santa Clara.
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Local Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
CommunityLocal Apr 05, 2011, by Danny WoolLance Corporal Harry Lew, 21, of Santa Clara, died in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan, “while supporting combat operations.” According to the Defense Department, an investigation is underway into the precise cause of his death.
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Dell Setting up a Base in Santa Clara
Business Apr 04, 2011, by Danny WoolDell Computers may be more closely associated with Texas than with Silicon Valley, but the company is establishing a foothold here too—and a pretty big foothold at that.
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Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, and a Whole Lot of Nerd Love
CommunityLocal Mar 17, 2011, by Danny WoolMatch.com crossed the cities with the highest level of education in either technical or educational fields (no, field work in Anthropology doesn’t count) to come up with the top ten cities to find nerd love. Sunnyvale came in at the top.
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The Governor and the Santa Clara Stadium
PoliticsSports Feb 21, 2011, by Danny WoolWith RDA money in the lurch, the City of Santa Clara is looking for alternatives to funding the proposed stadium for the 49ers. At their meeting on Tuesday, City Councilmembers plan to send a sharp message to Governor Brown: “Hands off our stadium money.” Nevertheless, the state could seize as much as $40 million, previously earmarked for the stadium.
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