Doug McNea, 64, of San Jose, died while attending the Republican State Convention in Sacramento. A local stalwart of Republican politics, McNea, the head of the Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association, was a five-time candidate for public office in the South Bay, most recently in 2010. In his personal life, he was a Navy vet and nuclear power consultant.
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Eduardo Saverin, Mark Zuckerberg’s best friend in Harvard who put up the money to get Facebook started, is reportedly cashing in some of his stock.
Mike Moresco, second vice president of the local Lions Club, says it’s time for Los Gatos to have a beautiful library.
Residents living near the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Santa Teresa plant were told to stay in their homes on Sunday after ammonia was found leaking from a 5,000 gallon holding tank in the plant.
“it’s just not enough,” said Sam Liccardo. The city councilmember was talking about the deal that the city reached with the firefighters union, Local 230, which includes a 10 percent salary cut and some additional cuts to benefits, and the introduction of a two-tiered retirement system. Licccardo is concerned about the impact this would have on the city’s deficit, currently estimated to be about $105 million.
Santa Clara County and the San Jose Redevelopment Agency reached an agreement on the RDA’s $63 million debt on Wednesday, ending a feud that has been simmering for the past 18 months.
Miguel Chaidez, 24, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in the 2008 murder Mark Achilli outside his home.
Netflix recently rented 20,000 sq. feet of office space in Los Gatos in order to expand its presence in the town. The new space, located at 170 Knowles Drive, is adjacent to its current headquarters.
The recession continues to plague the housing market, with sales in Santa Clara County remaining flat through February, and the median price of a home just $495,000, fully 3 percent less than just a year ago.
A shooting occurred at around the lunch hour Wednesday, outside the South Bascom Avenue McDonalds. According to police and eyewitnesses, one man walked over to another man, shot him at point blank range, and took off running down the street.
