by D W | Apr 18, 2026 | Business Stories, History of Silicon Valley, Personal Stories, Women
From the Bay Area to the Heartland: The Cross-Country Journey of a Quiche A Taste of Home for a Bay Area NativeFor me, this isn’t just about convenience—it’s about a deep-rooted connection to the place I called home for 40 years. Having lived in the Bay Area for four...
by D W | Jan 30, 2026 | Business, General, History of Silicon Valley
Santa Clara found itself in the national spotlight this week after a viral video captured an individual dressed as Batman addressing the city council. The moment was striking, but it followed something far more meaningful: twenty to thirty residents speaking...
by D W | Dec 22, 2025 | General, History of Silicon Valley
Christmas Trees Downtown Santa Clara: A Community Holiday Tradition 🌟Step into the heart of old Downtown Santa Clara, where the holidays once transformed Franklin Street into a glowing ribbon of lights, garlands, and community spirit. For generations, local families...
by D W | Oct 20, 2025 | General, History of Silicon Valley
Downtown Santa Clara, California Historical Timeline Downtown Santa Clara refers to the historic commercial and civic core of Santa Clara, California, centered around Franklin Street, the historic train station, and the private college that became Santa Clara...
by D W | Oct 31, 2022 | Business, Business Stories, History of Silicon Valley, Personal Stories
Morse Family History and House History, Downtown Santa Clara, CA “We are braver and wiser because they existed, those strong women and strong men… We are who we are because they were who they were. It’s wise to know where you come from, who called your...
by D W | Oct 21, 2022 | History of Silicon Valley, Personal Stories, Women
Mary Grizzle’s personal story shows a balance of over 150 years of community history of Santa Clara, CA. The early years of an immigrant family arriving in the 1950’s to Santa Clara and the impact our downtown had when the business district was destroyed...
by D W | Mar 21, 2021 | Business Stories, General, History of Silicon Valley
One of the worst decisions and a hidden secret of Silicon Valley was written by Scott Herhold in the April 24, 2017 Mercury News article about the 100 year history of a vibrant Downtown Santa Clara, CA community that was torn down by government urban renewal in 1963....
by D W | Oct 5, 2018 | Business Stories, Entrepreneurs, History of Silicon Valley
Friendly Advertising and Competition between all Technology Companies Apple Computer is known for the creation of the famous commercial during the prime time football game yet all technology companies shared a type of advertising. Most of our business executives...
by D W | Oct 9, 2017 | Business Stories, Entrepreneurs, History of Silicon Valley, Personal Stories, Women
ENIAC is Prominent in Computer Industry History Six Women Contributors are Early Computer Programmers The ENIAC computer story is well known, the six women computer programmers who operated the ENIAC have only recently been awarded for their achievements from the...
by D W | Mar 16, 2017 | Entrepreneurs, History of Silicon Valley
Early American Radio Inventor in Silicon Valley It was in the Silicon Valley 100 years ago which the inventor, Charles “Doc” Herrold, started his regularly scheduled live radio broadcasts to listeners. San Jose, California, the capital of Silicon Valley,...
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