Lee Evans, a local track star of the 1968 Olympics, is offering his two gold medals for sale. Proceeds will be used to build a school in Liberia. The school costs about $400,000. He hopes the medals will fetch $250,000. “I don’t need the medals,” says Evans, who is currently in Nigeria. “I need money to build the school.”
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Five reasons to look forward to the work week: 2011 Oscar-nominated shorts, taking better pictures, contemporary Indian art lunchtime lecture, ArtRage, South First Fridays Art Walk.
With 85 percent of adult Americans now owning a cellphone, Intel had decided to study the etiquette of electronic device usage around the country. The results were startling. More than nine out of every 10 Americans surveyed admit that they have seen people using mobile technology in annoying ways and places, while 19 percent admit that they do it too..
San Jose begins taxing medical marijuana dispensaries on Tuesday, following the passage of Measure U in the last election. To help ease the transition for dispensary owners, City Hall will be holding a seminar on Monday morning on how to calculate and pay the 7 percent tax. The first payment of the tax is due by the end of April, and owners will be required to file financial audits at that time.
Google’s engineers have been working around the clock to fix a problem affecting a small but significant group of Gmail users. All their emails and folders have disappeared. First reported on Sunday, Google has been attempting to retrieve and restore the lost information, and offering frequent updates to its users.
Palo Alto was at the center of this year’s Oscars, with one native son hosting and a the story of a local business up for Best Picture. James Franco, who was born and raised in Palo Alto, was the somewhat controversial host of the Oscars with Anne Hathaway. The Social Network, about the rise of Facebook, was a favorite for Best Picture along with winner The King’s Speech.
City officials were surprised to learn upon arriving at work Friday morning that Clara, a peregrine falcon that lives in the upper reaches of City Hall, had delivered its first egg of the season.
Saturday will mark the final day for Cosentino’s, which will be closing its doors after serving San Jose grocery shoppers for more than 60 years.
Twenty-one years after it began, Cinequest is the biggest item on the local film fancier’s calendar. A generation ago, the festival was a meeting place for film fans who wanted to a chance to see movies that flew under the radar.
Police Chief Chris Moore was sworn in by his predecessor’s nemesis, Independent Police Auditor Judge LaDoris Cordell. The friendly ceremony, which ended with a high five between the police chief and his auditor is seen to signify a shift in the relationship between the SJPD and the Independent Auditor, as well with the various minority communities in the city.
