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Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Santa Clara Groups Fundraise at Art & Wine Festival (svvoice.com) — Santa Clara's 44th Art and Wine Festival packed Central Park with tens of thousands of visitors and raised thousands of dollars for local school and youth programs. Nonprofits like Wilcox High Music Boosters and the Police Activities League relied on the event, while a designated free speech zone drew mixed reactions from political and religious groups, including a mayoral candidate.
2. New Housing Complex Set to Come to Santa Clara — Despite Lack of Retail (svvoice.com) — Santa Clara's City Council just approved annexing San Jose land so a 408‑unit housing complex on El Camino Real can move forward, despite concerns about losing retail. The project will add townhomes and apartments near transit, plus millions for parks and street upgrades. Council also signed off on several big-ticket city purchases, from HVAC work to Levi's Stadium plumbing fixtures.
3. Santa Clara University welcomes award-winners and renowned scholars to its faculty this fall (scu.edu) — Santa Clara University is welcoming 68 new faculty members this fall, strengthening its growing national reputation and bringing fresh expertise to students in Santa Clara. New hires include an astrophysicist using AI to study the universe, a Peabody-winning journalist leading the Under-Told Stories Project, a director for a new teaching center, and a law professor focused on immigration and disability rights.
4. Santa Clara Boosts AI Infrastructure, San Francisco Halts Data Centers (seczine.com) — Santa Clara is doubling down on AI data centers, investing $459 million in power-grid upgrades while keeping Silicon Valley Power rates far below PG&E's. That strategy draws tech companies and helps fund local services, even as some neighbors worry about noise and visual impacts. Meanwhile, San Francisco is considering a short moratorium on new data centers, highlighting very different regional approaches.
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