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County Plans to Sue City over RDA Funds

County Plans to Sue City over RDA Funds

On Tuesday, San Jose City Council voted unanimously to protect at least some of its assets from being seized by Gov. Jerry Brown. The County responded within hours with a letter from its attorney, Miguel Márquez, claiming that the RDA owed it $62.9 million in back fees for services.

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Police Release Mexicali Club Shooting Video

Police Release Mexicali Club Shooting Video

Police have released a video of the shooting that took place at the Mexicali Club last January. They hope that the video will help them capture two suspects, including one as yet unidentified, who have eluded them since then. The incident left three people dead, including two other shooters.

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Rat Poison Found in Sunnyvale Dog Park

Rat Poison Found in Sunnyvale Dog Park

Someone in Sunnyvale doesn’t like dogs. Two open boxes of rat poison were found in the Las Palmas dog park in Sunnyvale. Written on the sides of the boxes were “Kill all dogs” and “All dogs must die.” Police are currently investigating the crime.

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Peroformance Could Come into Play for City Layoffs

Peroformance Could Come into Play for City Layoffs

City Council voted unanimously to study the inclusion of performance evaluations in its decisions about who to lay off. At present, layoffs are based on seniority. Some 79 percent of city residents would like to see performance as a criteria for layoffs, but the unions disagree. City Council is divided on the issue, but is willing to investigate it further.

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Dramatic Testimony in De Anza College Rape Trial

Dramatic Testimony in De Anza College Rape Trial

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.

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Apple Shareholders Reject Succession Plan Disclosure

Apple Shareholders Reject Succession Plan Disclosure

At their meeting on Wednesday, Apple shareholders rejected a request by the Laborers’ International Union of North America to release its succession plans in the event that Steve Jobs is no longer able to carry on as CEO. LIUNA representatives declared that they intend to keep pressing the company to release its succession plan.

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Playing with Matches Starts Fires

Playing with Matches Starts Fires

A boy playing with matches and a gas leak are behind a three-alarm fire that damaged several units in a condominium fire. One person was also injured in the blaze, which gutted several units.

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Santa Clara Sends a Message to Governor Brown

Santa Clara Sends a Message to Governor Brown

Santa Clara City Council voted on Tuesday night to appoint a new stadium authority, even though the Governor wants to take the city’s redevelopment money to cover the state’s budget deficit. The decision was contested by Santa Clara Plays Fair, which hopes to prevent the city from building the stadium. If the Governor does take the funding, Santa Clara will have to find another source for $42 million.

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SJPD Redefines Racial Profiling

SJPD Redefines Racial Profiling

The SJPD’s expanded definition of racial profiling is welcomed by officials and community groups. The new definition encompasses any act of biased behavior during an encounter with the public. The earlier definition focused on whether the reason to originally stop a person was motivated by race or ethnicity.

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President Meets with Captains of High Tech Industry

President Meets with Captains of High Tech Industry

President Obama had dinner Thursday night with twelve leaders of Silicon Valley’s high tech industries. Among the prominent guests were Steve Jobs, John Chambers, Eric Schmidt, Carol Bartz and Mark Zuckerberg. The dinner was hosted by John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

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