The Topeka, Kansas–based Westboro Baptist Church, notorious for picketing at the funerals of American soldiers because its members believe God is punishing the country for condoning homosexuality, has announced plans to stage a protest outside of San Jose’s Gunderson High School this Friday.
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We are lucky to live in such a bountiful state. Where else can you get a taste of Italian cooking without leaving the area, taste the wares of local farmers, drink delicious wine and tour a vineyard all in one week? Some might say we’re spoiled, but for us it’s just another South Bay week. Mar. 2-9.
There are still some questions being asked about the new iPad 2, which will be launched today. Will Steve Jobs make a guest appearance? Apple says it will be faster, but how much faster? Apple says it will be cheaper, but how much cheaper? Most of all, is it worth getting the iPad 2 now, or should people wait another six months for the launch of the iPad 3?
Firefighters Union Local 230 and the city are on the verge of reaching an agreement that would reduce the deficit and possibly even get back some jobs. The most radical concession involves the introduction of a two-tiered retirement plan, and distinguishes between employees hired before and after the agreement is signed. It will be the first such plan for public employees in the entire country.
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It’s tough to bring topics like child molestation, breast cancer and dementia to the stage. Tabia does a great job of tackling these and many other serious issues, capturing both the serious consequences of keeping family secrets without losing the good-natured humor that imbues real life.
Today, March 1, San Jose temporarily turns into one of the nation’s movie capitals as Cinequest arrives. In the first edition of Today at Cinequest, Richard von Busack, film critic for Metro Silicon Valley, previews the festival.
A new edition of Disney on Ice entranced audiences of all ages over the weekend at HP Pavilion in San Jose.
There are big plans for North San Jose, with as many as 16,000 new housing units about to be built there. The problem is that new housing means new families, and new families means new schools for their kids. Measure A asks local voters to decide who will fit the bill for those new schools.
Former Apple procurement manager Paul Devine appeared in San Jose Federal Court on Monday and pleaded guilty to fraud, as well as money laundering and conspiracy. Devine has since agreed to pay $2.25 million to Apple in damages. He could, however, earn jail time too, with a maximum sentence of twenty years per charge.
