Traditions
Festive transgender event highlights County’s steadfast commitment to LGBTQ community
Top County of Santa Clara officials joined members of the transgender community for an hourlong celebration of solidarity and to reaffirm unwavering support in the face of frightening and hateful actions and rhetoric emanating from the nation’s capital.
County Employee Clothes Drive Expands in Second Year with Books, Toys, Sponsorships
A year after a random run-in with a downtrodden man in front of the County Administration Building spurred an employee to start a Holiday Coat Drive, the effort has expanded to include toys, books, and family sponsorships – and is now on track to eclipse last year’s impressive effort.
Hot Ticket Alert! ‘Fantasy of Lights’ Walk-Thru Tickets Released This Week for 25th Anniversary Event
The always popular “Fantasy of Lights” walk-thru tickets are now on sale, and the first offering quickly sold out. Two more batches of tickets will be released on Sunday, Nov. 5 at noon and Friday, Nov. 10, at 6 p.m.
Something Old, Something New: County Hosts Inaugural Ceremony at Beautified Wedding Chapel
There was nary a missed marriage as the County transitioned its wedding services to its new Tasman Campus, with dozens of clerk-counter nuptials the first day followed by an inaugural ceremony in the new, expanded and beautified wedding chapel.
County of Santa Clara Reopens Grant Opportunity for Community Fourth of July Fireworks Events
Government agencies and nonprofit organizations can now apply for grants to help fund safe and legal Fourth of July fireworks events in Santa Clara County. The County’s fireworks grant program was suspended for three years during the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Tis the season: Vasona Lake serpent, dinosaurs, Santa and more to light up December nights
The glinting and twinkling, glimmering and shimmering family-favorite holiday tradition “Fantasy of Lights” is coming back to Vasona Lake County Park in Los Gatos, and again, tickets are going fast.