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.
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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.
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.
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.”
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.
