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I am proud to say that the seventh annual Sacramento Bus Trip, co-sponsored by my office and the Silicon Valley Education Foundation, was a success.   Full Story

How does it feel to be Anna Kay Olivia Richards, perky in the robin-egg blue cap and gown of Valley Christian High School, 18 summers old and poised a full-ride scholarship to Harvard strapped to her back like a Saturn V rocket on the Cape Canaveral of life?   Full Story

Times are tough right now for everyone. This is why I, along with the rest of the board members of the Santa Clara Valley Water District, unanimously passed a budget lower than last years and voted not to increase the groundwater production charges.   Full Story

Bicycles can be a quick and cheap mode of transportation. Cycling is also a great way to spend time with your family on warm days.   Full Story

Tuan Trinh is building a live shark tank for the church lobby on South Park Victoria Drive and he's coming down to the wire.   Full Story

I'm certain that some people were shocked by the Milpitas Post report on city salaries earlier this month.   Full Story

In January, I made you aware of the then-pending statewide mid-year budget cuts to kindergarten through 12th-grade public education and adult education.   Full Story

Most people are surprised when I tell them what it was like going to school in the 1960s. A dirt path led across orchards to my school, Evergreen Elementary at that time the only school in the Evergreen district.   Full Story

To understand this discussion let me define what I know of "smart growth." From what I have read on the subject, "smart growth" is a growing concern that current development patterns dominated by what some call "sprawl" are no longer in the long-term interest of our cities, existing suburbs, small towns, rural communities, or wilderness areas.   Full Story

Residents who live south of Calaveras Boulevard have only two choices for getting across town Calaveras and Montague Expressway.   Full Story