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Also on today's calendar: Hero Play Day at Kiddie Academy of Almaden Valley and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Santa Clara residents struggle with neighborhood parking (sanjosespotlight.com) — If you live near Calle Del Mundo or Calle De Luna, you're not alone in circling for parking as new Clara District apartments squeeze street space. Residents, city officials, and developers are wrestling with state-driven parking limits near transit, ticket worries, and whether a future public garage or other fixes can keep pace with Santa Clara's rapid growth.
2. Looking Back: When Santa Clara Partied in its New City Hall (svvoice.com) — Santa Clara's long-running debate over city hall locations once led to a massive Leap Day celebration in 1964, when residents packed the new El Camino Civic Center complex. A "modern mission" style building, financed largely by city utilities, hosted dignitaries, bands, and even a towering Benny Bufano sculpture, marking a turning point in Santa Clara's urban renewal era.
3. What is ServiceNow? (qz.com) — If you live in Santa Clara, one of your hometown corporate heavyweights is ServiceNow, a major provider of cloud software that automates IT, HR, and other workflows for big organizations. Founded in 2004 and headquartered locally, the company sells subscription-based platforms that replace email and manual processes with streamlined digital workflows. Its tools are now used by large enterprises and government agencies worldwide.
4. Open Space Authority joins brief opposing Gilroy ICE facility (morganhilltimes.com) — Residents in Santa Clara County should know that the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority has joined a legal effort to halt construction of a planned ICE facility near Gilroy in unincorporated county land. The agency argues the project threatens Llagas Creek habitat and regional wildlife movement. The lawsuit claims federal officials began work without properly reviewing environmental impacts under national law.
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