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Calabazas Creek

This beautiful photo accompanied an article written several months ago by Keith Murphy about why Calabazas Creek is such a local treasure. With this rainy weather upon us, and our creeks running with precious water, it’s good to remember the natural treasures we have, why we should treasure them, and why they should be available [...]

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I love Jamie Reno

by Ruby Elbogen
My friend, Jamie Reno is a Renaissance Man. He’s a loving husband, a devoted father, a good friend, an amazing writer, a musician and a person of great compassion. He is also a cancer survivor who almost did not make it–and someone who always pays it forward. Jamie reminds me of the song [...]

To Our Wonderful Readers

Just as we suspected mean spirited, spiteful bugs have attacked The
Cupertino Daily. We wanted to present you-the folks who stuck with us for a year, even though our words were beautiful and engaging but our site was ugly, with a gorgeous new one. But-Alas, we’ve been virulated with old articles popping up and ambushing the [...]

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Chinese New Year Dumplings

A Chinese New Year Dumpling Making Party led by Dr. Shan Zhou, shown far right.The dumplings, a treat for the New Year are in the shape of Chinese coins. This is the Year of The Ox.

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Lions Hold Speech Contest

Pictures and Story by Howard Jensen
The Cupertino Host Lions Club hosted the club level of the Lions Multiple District 4 Student Speakers Contest for High School Students on Wednesday, February 4, at the Harvest Restaurant in Cupertino. This contest is held annually throughout California and the winner at each level advances to the next level, [...]

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New hotel will bring a touch of class to De Anza just north of Stevens Creek

by Ruby Elbogen
In retrospect, more than a few of us wondered what the planning commission was thinking when it sent the planned upscale hotel on DeAnza north of Stevens Creek back to the drawing board because they didn’t feel it
looked elegant enough. As a travel writer who has stayed in my share of elegant hotels, [...]

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Mayor Orrin Mahoney’s State Of The City

by Ruby Elbogen-photo by Carolyn Mahoney
Sponsored by the City of Cupertino, Rotary and the Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Orrin Mahoney presented his State Of The City address to an overflow crowd at Quinlan on Jan. 28, 2009. While we’re in the throes of the worst recession in recent history, and [...]

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Second Interview with Richard Lowenthal, Cupertino’s Star Award recipient for 2009

Story and photos by Donna Austin
After my second interview with Richard Lowenthal , I realized that electric cars have been around a lot longer than I previously thought.Why aren’t there more of them and why aren’t there more stations? We met in downtown San Jose across the street from San Jose City Hall. One charging [...]

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Local Gymnasts shine at Tachi Palace Invitational

Photos by Bryan Miller
The Level 7, 8, 9, and 10 teams from Santa Clara-based Airborne Gymnastics each won first place in their respective competitions at the Tachi Palace Invitational gymnastics meet January 24-25 in Lemoore, California.   Team members from Cupertino include Melissa Chuang, Caty Chung, Amanda Kretsch,  and Shannon [...]

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Hakone, an ancient garden in Silicon Valley

By Sandy Sims

A gold carp waggles through the cool pond. A duck slips his head under water, and a turtle suns himself on a rock. It’s early, before 8 a.m. on Sunday, birds are chirping, and Rev. Ito, a tall man in Buddhist robes, climbs the hillside above the pond. He follows the path [...]