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 | San Jose's Safety Ranking Questioned; Turkey Shortage; Too Fat to Fly; More San Jose A's News [b]Singleton Takes on Google[/b]
Just two days ago, SanJose.com reported that Rupert Murdoch and Microsoft are planning to take on Google. They could be joined by the Denver-based MediaNews Group, which owns the San Jose Mercury News, and practially every other “local” newspaper except the San Francisco Chronicle.More |  | Zynga Gets Rich on Questionable Practices; Parents of Slain Boy Talk [b]Perez's Jaunts for San Jose Evergreen Come under Scrutiny[/b]
It's good to be an executive assistant. Dr. Bayinaah Jones, executive assistant to Dr. Rose Perez, Chancellor of the San Jose Evergreen Community College District knows that all too well. Not only has she received a pay hike of $30,000 since 2005, not only did she buy a home in San Francisco together with the Chancellor (maybe to help her send emails from home), she was also appointed Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness and given the rank of dean.More |  | [b]Adobe Enters eReader Fray[/b]
Amazon may have the Kindle, along with Oprah's endorsement, but there are plenty of new products entering the market, and San Jose's Adobe Systems plans to be a part of them. PDF's (Portable Document Format), developed by Adobe, are already ubiquitous online as a means of reading and sending documents that should not be altered, so it is only logical that the next step would be to adopt that format for electronic books. Sony has already done that, incorporating Adobe's technology into its eReader, and rumor has it that Barnes and Noble, the nation's largest book retailer, is planning to do the same when it coMore |  | Overcrowded Classrooms; Reed vs. Washington, DC; San Jose's Pricey Trees [b]Leggo San Jose’s Eggo[/b]
The national waffle shortage is hitting crisis levels. No less a media personality than Stephen Colbert has declared the country to be on Waff-Con Four. He has even called on President Obama to open the nation's strategic waffle reserves. While the problem began in Atlanta, the solution to the crisis, deemed a national emergency by CNN, could come from right here on Eggo Way in San Jose.More |  | New Police Tape Released; Horizon Arrives at Mineta; Proposed Yahoo Campus in Trouble; Custodian/Photographer Reassigned [b]Supreme Court Decision to Have Impact on County[/b]
In 2005, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote: "It would be misguided to equate the failings of a minor with those of an adult, for a greater possibility exists that a minor's character deficiencies will be reformed." It was the majority view in Roper v. Simmons, a ruling that raised the age of eligibility for the death penalty across the United States from 16 to 18. Admittedly, it was no easy decision, and the court was almost evenly split with a 5-4 vote. Justices Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, and Thomas opposed.More |  | Steinberg’s bill would provide funding for affordable housing, but critics ask: Where’s the money? There are rumblings that the economy is improving, but that's hardly felt these days in the Santa Clara real estate market. The number of homes in the process of foreclosure rose dramatically this year, from a low of 1,661 in February to a high of 4,661 in October, an increase of almost two hundred percent. While the number of foreclosure sales has more or less flat-lined in that time, they still stand at 479, almost double the March low of 247.More |  | City Cuts 100 Jobs; Teen Murder Suspects Identified; Yamaguchi in Parade [b]Taiwan Recruiting in Silicon Valley[/b]
Are you one of the thousands of people recently laid off in Silicon Valley? There may be a job waiting for you—in Taiwan—and you don't even have to speak Chinese to apply. Just a few years ago, people from overseas poured into the U.S., looking for good high tech jobs with benefits. But the tide has turned, and now 31 recruiters from Taiwan are in Silicon Valley offering laid off employees tax breaks, bonuses, and the assurance of a lifelong career.More |  | San Jose Attorney Sues Mormon Church; Teens Charged With Murder; Elton and Billy Cancel Show [b]San Jose to Become Even More Bike Friendly[/b]
Portland may still be the best city for cyclists in the nation, according to Bicycling.com, but the website recently named San Jose as a runner up as one of the most improved cities. Andy Clarke, Executive Director of the League of American Bicyclists, says, "If you put San Jose on the East Coast, people would think it was a mecca of cycling.More |  | Thousands Line Up For Flu Shots; Fie Season is Officially Over [b]49ers New Stadium Up for Discussion[/b]
The Santa Clara Planning Commission will be meeting twice this week. On the agenda: the proposed new stadium for the San Francisco 49ers. Monday night's meeting will focus on the review process for the construction of the new stadium, a design proposal submitted by the team, and the City Manager's term sheetMore |  | SJPD Chief Davis Under Fire; H1N1 Clinic This Weekend; Tech Crunch Blasts Facebook; Everybody Loves Chuck [b]More Bang for the Buck[/b]
Even as most businesses are reporting a decline in sales this holiday season, the line for the opening of San Jose's new 99 Cents Only store wound around the block. People showed up long before sunrise for a chance to get a scooter for under a dollar (available to the first 99 people in line).More |
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