An Atherton teacher is on paid administrative leave after a student called 911, complaining that he shouted at the class to get their attention. By the time police arrived, the class was underway with nothing out of the ordinary going on. Nevertheless, the school board was forced to act, pending an investigation of the incident.
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The plaintiff sobbed silently in court as a friend gave testimony against eight men who allegedly gang raped her. Seven of the eight defendants, former members of the De Anza College baseball team, are being prosecuted in civil court after both the former District Attorney and State Attorney General determined that there was insufficient evidence in the case.
Anne Zingale of Trace Elementary’s Parent Teacher Organization was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly embezzling $50,000 from the Parent Teacher Organization. The arrest is the third blow faced by the school, which was all but destroyed in a fire last summer. Last month, a daycare center worker was arrested for molesting children in his care.
His on-stage antics and that one-of-a-kind voice have made him one of comedy’s true originals. Goldthwait plays the Improv Mar. 4-6.
Musical Charis plays a free show at Streetlight Records in San Jose on March 4 and later that night at the Brit in Cupertino.
Natalie Portman may have won an Oscar for playing a wacko ballerina in “Black Swan,” but that movie will fade with time—unlike the real “Swan Lake,” which has lasted more than 130 years already and just received a marvelous production by Ballet San Jose.
WHAT PROFIT it a man … ? Jesus’ question was on comedy director Tom Shadyac’s mind. There were already elements of spirituality in his Bruce Almighty and Evan Almighty. The director was in the process of giving away his money when he got to the point described in his confessional new Cinequest entry, I Am.
A big week of sports includes: high school basketball championships, the San Jose Sharks continuing to kill it at home; San Jose State carrying over its recent success; and Stanford women doing what they do best—win.
The Big E makes good empanadas and serves excellent coffee. It’s just the kind of the kind of friendly, locally owned cafe you’d want to have in your neighborhood.
With a greater commitment to the fundamentals of ramen, namely a deep, rich broth, Golden Wok/Fresh taste could compete in the competitive world of Silicon Valley ramen. But for now, it falls short in spite of a few interesting combinations.
