Tag: San Jose Sat, May 18, 2013
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Who Will Lead in Downtown Without RDA?
BusinessCommunityPolitics Oct 19, 2011, by Josh Koehn
Five storefronts and a parking lot along South First Street, from San Carlos to San Salvador, stand in dark contrast to their neighbors. The white lights and customers in occupied areas only accentuate what urban planners call “missing teeth” on this city block. Downtown San Jose, like many cities trying to recover from the recession, has seen companies come and go, and restaurants and bars launch and leave. But one entity the city could always rely on to plow money into recruiting and subsidizing new businesses has all but turned out the lights as well.
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18-Year-Old Man Dead After Monday Night Shooting
Community Oct 18, 2011, by Silicon Valley NewsroomIn what is the 38th homicide in San Jose this year and the fifth killing in less than two weeks, an 18-year-old man died late Monday night after he was shot.
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A New Occupation
BusinessCommunityPolitics Oct 12, 2011, by Josh Koehn
Nate Roybal is part of the 99 percent. A 24-year-old salesman for a Mountain View telecommunications company, Roybal has unpaid student loans for a degree he never completed. His income keeps him just above the poverty line but doesn’t allow him to pay his bills. For nearly two weeks, Roybal has spent his days working a full shift before driving his car to San Jose to sleep in a tent.
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Street, Officer-Involved Shootings Leave 3 Dead
Community Oct 10, 2011, by Silicon Valley NewsroomA violent three-day period in San Jose has left three people dead, one of whom was killed in a police officer-involved shooting Monday morning.
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Death of Missing Woman Investigated as Homicide
Community Oct 07, 2011, by Silicon Valley NewsroomPolice are now investigating the death of a previously missing woman as a homicide, after her body was found in unincorporated San Jose.
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Police Find Female Body in East San Jose
Community Oct 06, 2011, by Bay City NewsA female body was found near east San Jose Wednesday morning, according to a Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputy. Reports indicate the body, which has yet to be identified by the coroner’s office, may be connected to the suspicious disappearance of a woman in San Jose on Sunday.
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San Jose Relents on Fees for Public Information
CommunityPolitics Oct 05, 2011, by Josh Koehn
San Jose citizens who want to know if the city’s becoming more dangerous will no longer have to pay the police department to find out. A key victory for public information access was scored last week when the city’s Rules and Open Government Committee—comprised of three council members and the mayor—voted unanimously to overrule a $42 charge request by the SJPD’s research unit for an annual crime stat.
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Cul-de-sac Homes in San Jose
News Sep 30, 2011, by Danny Wool
Quiet streets without too much traffic are perfect for families who want their children to get to know about playing outdoors.
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TechShop Opens San Jose Location
BusinessNews Sep 26, 2011, by Jeff Cianci
More than 500 people gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of TechShop in downtown San Jose.
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Murder, Crime Spree Suspect Arrested
Community Sep 19, 2011, by Bay City News
Paul Ray Castillo, the man wanted in connection with a crime spree that included the kidnapping and murder of a Campbell woman, was arrested in West Sacramento Sunday night.
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