Palo Alto Christmas tree lighting event brings holiday cheer
Local residents gathered at Lytton Plaza in downtown Palo Alto Saturday night for the third-annual Holiday Tree Lighting.
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Holiday sale on citizenship fails to attract Santa Clara County immigrants (PODCAST)
A San Jose nonprofit is offering half-off naturalization services for the holidays. The sale on becoming an American citizen is part of a national campaign aimed at registering millions of new voters.
Santa comes to Santa Clara (PHOTOS)
Santa Clara flipped the switch on its Christmas tree at City Hall Friday. Police, firefighters, a jazz band and, of course, Santa were on hand for the night’s festivities. View photos.
Tree lighting kicks off the season in Mountain View (PHOTOS)
Mountain View sparked the holiday season tonight with its annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration in downtown’s Civic Center Plaza.
Holiday Kickoff — Families flock to San Jose lighting, shoppers swarm Palo Alto (PHOTOS)
The holiday season is in full swing in the South Bay after a weekend full of shopping and festive events. View photo galleries.
Reddit plays global Secret Santa with strangers
Since 2009, users of the social news-sharing site Reddit.com have exchanged anonymous gifts with people they don’t know. What began with 4,000 participants has ballooned to nearly 40,000.
Patriotism and parades in the South Bay (PHOTOS)
Lots of residents in the South Bay came out to show their American spirit this Fourth of July. Check out our photo gallery of some of the festivities.
Stanford biology student’s Mother’s Day tribute song becomes YouTube hit
Last year, Stanford biology student Adam Cole decided to write an original song to honor his mom on Mother’s Day. The biology-themed ballad became a YouTube hit.