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San Jose delays ban on Styrofoam Containers
BusinessCommunityEnvironmentLocalNewsPolitics Apr 04, 2012, by Josh Koehn 3 Comments
For more than a year, city officials looked at following up San Jose’s single-use plastic bag ban with an anti-EPS ordinance. (EPS stands for expanded polystyrene, otherwise known as foam to-go containers at restaurants.) Less than 1 percent of the Bay Area’s EPS is recyclable because of food contamination—the only facility capable is Newby Island in Milpitas—so the nonbiodegradable containers are left to stack in landfills and break apart, often choking animals.
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There is something very special about British motorcycles, especially the ones made prior to the 1970s. England produced the most exciting motorcycles in the world during the first half of the last century. Some people may disagree that point, but those folks have probably never seen a HRD Brough Superior (1924) or a Vincent Black Shadow (1948) in action.
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Assault Victim, San Jose Police Department Clash
CommunityLocalNews Mar 14, 2012, by Josh Koehn 3 Comments
There are at least two sides to many stories, and in the assault against Atul Lall, one comes from a bitter victim of violent crime, while the other emerges from a defensive police department. According to Lall, police lend more credence to his assailants’ drunken recollections.
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San Jose Ponders Relaxing Building Height Requirements
BusinessCommunityLocalNews Mar 07, 2012, by Ted Cox 2 Comments
Eager to build, San Jose ponders relaxing downtown building height requirements. San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed is pushing for development sooner rather than later in the downtown core, but some business leaders feel it would be wise to wait for large-scale projects.
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The inaugural “408K Race to the Row” takes place this Sunday. The 8K race begins in downtown San Jose, snakes through the Rose Garden and finishes up at Santana Row. “Just come out and have a good time and then get a Bloody Mary after the race. (Bloody Marys not included.)”
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Algorithmic Crimefighting
CommunityLocalNews Feb 22, 2012, by Josh Koehn
Jacquelyn Damon spends her time with a powerful crime-fighting tool at the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. It doesn’t fire projectiles of any sort or turn concrete transparent from helicopter heights. The process, known as predictive policing, uses mathematical formulas to prevent burglaries and thefts before they occur.
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Jeremy Lin ignites the New York Knicks
LocalNewsSports Feb 22, 2012, by Josh Koehn
Jeremy Lin, a graduate of Palo Alto High School, is giving South Bay hoops some credibility.
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After years of embarrassing missteps, the city of San Jose plans to yet again announce a new, state-of-the-art WiFi system that will be free to the public.
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TECH UPDATE: Google cuts Chromebook price, HP unveils Macbook Air competition and Yahoo’s billboard.
Courtesy of SV411.com, here’s a quick rundown of the latest technology news in Silicon Valley, including news on Google’s Chromebook price cut, the end of Yahoo’s iconic billboard and Netflix’s deal to distribute new episodes of Arrested Development.
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Courtesy of SV411.com, here’s a quick rundown of the latest technology news in Silicon Valley.
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