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Demirlioglu's goal gives Mats tie with Cats

When Baris Demirlioglu turned a pass from senior teammate Clayton Pugh into a goal on Feb.1, the Monta Vista junior did something that only one other Santa Clara Valley Athletic...

Demirlioglu's goal gives Mats tie with Cats

When Baris Demirlioglu turned a pass from senior teammate Clayton Pugh into a goal on Feb.1, the Monta Vista junior did something that only one other Santa Clara Valley Athletic...

Sunnyvale shorts: Pacifica Institute to celebrate Noah's Pudding Day

Villa Siena nurse receives merit awardNimisha Patel, a Sunnyvale resident and certified nursing assistant at Villa Siena senior living community in Mountain View, received a...

Singles are embracing a new age of 'dating'

Just like everything else in this world, dating has evolved. It is now the norm to turn to online dating services to meet a match. People still frequent bars, buy each other...

Cupertino shorts: Sunnyvale Girls Softball League looking for umpires

Job fairThe San Jose Giants will host their annual job fair on Feb. 25, 9 a.m.-noon, at San Jose Municipal Stadium.

Sun beginning to set on Quon's tenure at Cupertino Union

Time is winding down on Phil Quon's nearly 40-year career in education. The Cupertino Union School District's superintendent is calling it quits at the end of July.

Sunnyvale Sun Calendar

Special EventsBlood Drive: Donate blood to the American Red Cross. Feb. 15, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Accuray, American Red Cross Bus, 1310 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale.

Sunnyvale native opens 'Fitgeek' in Cupertino

A new fitness shop in Cupertino is hoping to draw residents together in the name of healthy living and active lifestyles. Fitgeek on Stevens Creek Boulevard opened in early...

Sunnyvale takes hard hit from loss of redevelopment agency

Sunnyvale will take an immediate $6 million hit from the dissolution of the city's redevelopment agency, and an overall loss of about $134 million in loan repayments.

Annual Murphy Awards recognizes Sunnyvale standouts

The Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce hosted its 47th annual Murphy Awards Feb. 4, celebrating local businesses, individuals and organizations and their contributions to the Sunnyvale...

Pioneers overcome odds to upset Palo Alto

When the Cupertino High School boys basketball team traveled to Palo Alto on Feb. 3, the host Vikings had more in their favor than the home court advantage. Palo Alto entered the...

Vikes' Naylor, 'Tino's Nagtalon place at CCS

After competing primarily with guys all season, female high school wrestlers from San Francisco to Salinas were able to fashion their grit and guile against other girls at the...

Sunnyvale City Council revises benefits policy for former city employees serving on council

In an attempt to level the playing field, the Sunnyvale City Council decided Feb. 7 that councilman Jim Davis will be receiving the same medical and dental benefits as other...

Apple leases big office building in downtown Sunnyvale

Bolstered by a remarkable surge in sales and profits, Apple has been in expansion mode lately to such an extent that the company's home base of Cupertino is virtually out of...

Apple leases big office building in downtown Sunnyvale

Bolstered by a remarkable surge in sales and profits, Apple has been in expansion mode lately to such an extent that the company's home base of Cupertino is virtually out of...

Apple comes to downtown Sunnyvale

Only two months into the new year and the excitement is finally building in Sunnyvale as construction takes shape, and now city officials are announcing Apple will be joining the...

Applications are due March 9 for Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury

The Santa Clara County Superior Court is seeking civic-minded volunteers to serve on the civil grand jury for a one-year term beginning on June 21.

AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real Livesaver

Ariana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When...

South Bay student talks science with Obama

Two high school kids from South Bay attend White House Science Fair.

Sunnyvale: No arrests made in gang-related stabbing

A 22-year-old Sunnyvale man was cut with a screwdriver on Jan. 29 on the 300 block of Acalanes Drive in what police are saying was a gang-related stabbing.

Most indoor plants are tropical and don't do well where winters are cold

The plants grown as houseplants may have serious disadvantages that prevent them from being happy in the garden, but have other advantages that help them survive indoors.

Bellarmine's accomplished "Cheesy Poofs robotics team member to visit Obama on Tuesday

Eric Bakan, the head of programming and controls for Bellarmine College Preparatory’s robotics team, will join a select group of young science and math whizzes meeting with...

Bellarmine's accomplished "Cheesy Poofs robotics team member visits President Obama on Tuesday

Eric Bakan, the head of programming and controls for Bellarmine College Preparatory’s robotics team, will join a select group of young science and math whizzes meeting with...

School district releases new EIR on Monta Vista, Lynbrook field lights

The public has the chance to comment on the Fremont Union High School District's latest plans to make track and field renovations friendlier for neighbors.

Sunnyvale School District sees second embezzlement case in one-month span

Sunnyvale police are investigating the treasurer of the Manuel Vargas Elementary School Parent Teacher Association after the PTA reported more than $30,000 stolen from the...

Sunnyvale: PG&E plans removal of up to 41 trees on E. Caribbean Drive

PG&E crews will be removing upward of 41 trees along E. Caribbean Drive in Sunnyvale beginning Monday and continuing through Feb. 15. There will be traffic controls during...

Correction

CorrectionA history photo on the opinion page of the Jan. 27 issue incorrectly stated when the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety unveiled new fire trucks and squad cars to the...

Sunnyvale resident brings flavors of Peru to Bay Area

Laly Protzel, a native of Peru, left interior design to pursue Rumba Desserts, a business venture bringing the flavors of her native land to create a natural and tasty frozen...

Cupertino shorts: Sunnyvale Girls Softball League looking for umpires

Umps neededThe Sunnyvale Girls Softball League is looking for paid umpires (ages 13 and over) to work 8-, 10-, 12- and 14/16-and-under games during the recreational season that...

Plenty of high-scoring soccer games, but Matadors win three close ones

There were goals galore scored on local high school soccer fields last week. Monta Vista's boys drilled five goals in two different victories and Fremont's girls did it...

Lynbrook girls knock off Los Gatos, nearly upset first-place Wilcox

In a basketball match-up between tough-minded teams, the Lynbrook girls barely missed sticking Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division leader Wilcox with its first...

Basketball teams battling for playoff berths

There will be a greater sense of urgency in the air at high school gyms this week, as boys basketball teams hustle into the second half of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League...

Sunnyvale shorts: KSUN-15 will go off the air for upgrades in February

KSUN-15 goes off air for upgradesSunnyvale's two government cable television stations, KSUN-15 and KSUN2, will both be off the air for most of February.

Whall wins title for Mats at Dawn 2 Dusk

After taking one more step toward the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League El Camino Division dual match championship last week, Monta Vista's wrestling team placed fourth at...

Sunnyvale DPS unveils new mobile command center

The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety got a new satellite-equipped mobile command center that can communicate with up to 16,000 different law enforcement and emergency...

Students at Sunnyvale's Fremont High kick-start charity: water project

Bright blue T-shirts with a smiling water droplet are making a big splash at Fremont High School as part of a charity movement DECA members are hoping to spread into the community.

Sunnyvale officers make arrest in fatal hit and run

Sunnyvale DPS officers made an arrest in a fatal hit-and-run that took place on the morning of Jan. 5.

Commentary: Today's students must be tomorrow's innovators

Fulfilling the American dream begins with a great education. The American public school system must be the equalizer of economic opportunity throughout the United States,...

Cupertino Union gets new 'green' buses thanks to grant

Cupertino Union School District has four new big yellow school buses that are very much green at heart. The buses come thanks to a grant from the Bay Area Air Quality Management...

No ethical breach in board redistricting talks, counsel says

A committee charged with redrawing electoral districts for the Santa Clara County Board of Education has been told that its process has not suffered from any ethical breeches.

Sunnyvale officials identify potential development areas in the city

The Sunnyvale City Council voted Tuesday to forward its nominations to the Association of Bay Area Governments for Potential Priority Development Areas for this year.

Furor erupts over redrawing trustee electoral lines

An intense controversy is bubbling over that pending decision — which as early as Wednesday — that could re-map some Santa Clara County School Board members out of...

Candidate challenges Sunnyvale election results

A civil lawsuit is in its early stages between a Sunnyvale City Council member and her opponent who lost in the November election. Maria Pan filed a complaint in county Superior...

Registration kicks off in Cupertino, Sunnyvale school districts

Registration is under way for the 2012-13 school year and school districts are ramping up for the annual affair.

American Lung Association releases tobacco grades for Cupertino, Sunnyvale

While the majority of Santa Clara County's cities received low scores for their anti-tobacco efforts by the American Lung Association in a report released last week, a few...

Sunnyvale school lockdown lifted after six-hour search for gunman

What started as a typical Friday morning at San Miguel Elementary School on Jan. 20 quickly turned into six nerve-wracking hours of waiting for parents who rushed to pick up their...

Cupertino, Sunnyvale libraries find aid through Friends and foundation

Local libraries depend on a partnership with community organizations, most notably library foundations and the Friends of the Library.

Zawilski helps Fremont fight Homestead to tie

With senior goalie Cynthia Zawilski turning away a barrage of shots, the Fremont girls soccer team did something against Homestead last week that no other team was able to do...

Fremont knocks Gatos out of race for mat title

It's an unusual wrestling season in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division. For the first time since 2006 and just the third time in 13 seasons, it appears...

Whittaker keeps up pace with Mid Cal 2nd

The way Monta Vista senior Michael Whittaker wrestled the past three weekends, he probably would like to get the championship season going right now. After gold-medal performances...