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Reed Rings Biden; Safe San Jose; Downtown Health Clinic
”Girafa" Graffiti Artist Arrested by SJPD
Most people know Steven Free as "Girafa." The 30-year-old San Francisco resident made a name for himself throughout the Bay Area dabbing his trademark giraffe logo on buildings everywhere from Contra Costa to Alameda, but most of all in San Jose. More
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Green Jobs; eBay Says No; County Demands Vaccine; More Trouble at Wilcox
Tesla Motors to Start Hiring
Tesla Motors announced that it is planning to start hiring. The electric car manufacturer is taking advantage of a news tax incentive to promote green industry, in order to expand its Palo Alto headquarters and hire as many as 1,400 people. More
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Music
Shonen Knife goes beyond cute Friday at San Jose's Blank Club
WITH Shonen Knife, it’s always the “cute” issue. Despite almost 30 years in music, the c-word has been wielded on the Osaka, Japan–based band like a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it’s a kitschy compliment in the rock world. On the other, it’s a socially sanctioned put-down, an easy out for listeners and especially music critics who never really got them. More
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Restaurants
Stett Holbrook goes looking for the best canh in the valley
DRIVING TO WORK during the big rainstorm two weeks ago, it hit me like a sheet of water from a passing big rig: I must have soup. It’s a culinary cliché, but when it’s wet and dreary I start thinking of soup. Properly motivated, my next task was to figure out just what kind of soup. My first thought was a steaming bowl of pho, pho being what I think is Silicon Valley’s most distinctive dish. But that would be too easy. The Vietnamese beef noodle soup is rightly beloved, but I decided to explore some lesser-known Vietnamese soups, known as canh. More
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Theater
Tabard brings the ’60s singing sisters to the altar in new revue
RICK LEWIS’ latest installment in the Taffetas series, A Taffeta Wedding, transports audiences back to 1964 when doo-wop music ruled the airwaves, and there was nothing classier to wear than taffeta. In this Tabard Theatre premiere, the stage is set for the musical wedding of the century when the Taffetas, the singing sisters from Muncie, Ind., get married to the Cardigans, their male doppelgangers, in front of a live television audience. As both groups perform hits from the ’50s and ’60s before their quadruple wedding, an event transpires that leaves the sisters questioning their love and their wardrobe. More
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Arts
Anno Domini hosts 'BloodWork' publication
MEASURING 16 by 10 inches, the new book BloodWork: Sleeves tips the scales at more than 10 pounds. Produced by the Analog Tattoo Arts Kolectiv (ATAK), the gargantuan project comes with a slipcover and hand-stenciled
mailing case. More
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Clothing & Accessories
Bright colors dominate this fall
THE LAST TIME that bright neon clothing was popular, so was Miami Vice, and not the 2006 remake either. The ’80s birthed Flock of Seagulls hairstyles, rolled-up jacket sleeves and neon everything, and over the course of the last few seasons, it seems all of these styles have been resurrected. More
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News
Tim Hennessey has backing of downtown nightclub owners.
An affable former security guard, bartender and doorman at the popular downtown bar Johnny V’s is eyeing a run for a seat on the San Jose City Council. Tim Hennessey has generated backing from a number of angry downtown club owners, and this December, with no political experience, he’ll start officially vying for a position representing the most high profile council district of the nation’s tenth largest city. More
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Real Estate
Reid-Baucus plan would push $8,000 credit for first-time homebuyers to 2010.
Faced with a potential drop in real estate sales, the Senate is voting to extend the popular $8,000 tax credit for first time homebuyers, which is due to expire on Nov. 30. More
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Galleon Scandal; Vaccine Shortage; 49ers and Santa Clara; Unlicensed Pets
Pyle to Investigate Leash Law
It all began with a freak accident. On Sept. 16, Beverly Head, 62, was walking along the Los Alamitos Creek Trail when she was passed by a man on a mountain bike with two Siberian huskies trailing behind him. She got entangled in the leash and fell backwards on her head, suffering severe brain trauma. A few hours later, she was dead, and the city has since been investigating whether to regulate the length of leashes that cyclists can use while walking their dogs. More
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