Former Hewlett Packard CEO Michael Hurd, forced to leave the company following a since discredited sexual harassment complaint, can take the helm at Oracle, after an agreement has been reached between the two companies and Hurd. According to the agreement, Hurd must give up $14 million in restricted stock that was part of his severance package. He gets to keep $12.2 million in severance pay, and is currently selling another $30 million in stock that came with his severance package.
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The Jade Buddha of Universal Peace is more than just an icon. Said to “bring inconceivable peace and happiness and help prevent the destruction that is happening so much in the world,” it is emerging as a bone of contention in the hotly divided Vietnamese community, reflecting the hotly contested election in the city’s District 7.
If you see a SWAT team in full gear surrounding a building in San Jose this week, it’s probably no cause for alarm. For the sixteenth year, the city is playing host to some two dozen SWAT teams from along the West Coast for a series of competitions and matches to find out who is the “Best in the West.” They’ll be running the obstacle course, sniping, and even assaulting a building with live ammo to simulate a rescue mission.
At its meeting on Tuesday, San Jose City Council voted to run the proposed high speed rail line on an aerial track, at least 60 feet above the city, as it makes its way to Diridon Station. The 8-2 vote rejected the alternative proposal of building an underground tunnel for the train, as is planned for Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The San Jose Redevelopment Agency already spent $600,000 to revamp San Jose Municipal Stadium where the minor league San Jose Giants play. Now the cash-strapped organization wants to spend another $300,000 to replace an electrical transformer there. “Not so fast,” says Councilmember Sam Liccardo.
At its meeting today, City Council will decide how the proposed high speed rail line will enter the city and make its way to Diridon station—on an elevated track, 60 feet above the city, or through a tunnel deep below it. An elevated track would be noisier and a potential eyesore. A tunnel would be more expensive and take longer to build.
Despite all the budget cuts, despite all the layoffs, California’s schools are getting better, and Santa Clara is at the top of the pack. Three local elementary schools—Faria Elementary in Cupertino, Murdock-Portal Elementary in San Jose, and Millikin Elementary in Santa Clara—were named the highest scoring schools in the state, based on the Academic Performance Index test results.
There was no luck involved in Stanford’s 35-0 thrashing of UCLA. Okay, besides Cardinal quarterback Andrew Luck, who threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns. The win was Stanford’s first at the Rose Bowl since 1996. Next up for the Cardinal is Wake Forest. Stanford (2-0) will look to exact revenge on the Demon Deacons, who scored with two seconds left capping a come-from-behind 24-17 victory to beat the Cardinal last season.
The acquisition comes immediately in the wake of the purchase of 3Par for $2.35 billion, after a tense bidding war with Dell. HP will pay $43.50 a share for ArcSight, 24 percent higher than the stock’s closing price on Friday. Observers are suggesting that the recent acquisitions signal a trend in HP to expand its core operations beyond personal computers and printer ink.
Local celebrity Joey Chestnut has done it again.After losing to a petite Virginia woman in a Labor Day wing-eating contest, the man with the iron stomach won the burrito eating contest at the New Mexico State Fair, gulping down 47 4-ounce burritos.
