Add a national sports columnists to the growing list of those making the case for the Oakland A’s to head south to San Jose.
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While announcing its fourth-quarter earnings Thursday, Google made the surprising announcement that Eric Schmidt will no longer be the company’s CEO. Co-founder Larry Page will be taking over the role as of April 4.
There’s no doubt in Masao Suzuki’s mind that a young dark-suited man who questioned him in his driveway last September was an FBI agent. Suzuki believes the visit was part of an FBI investigation seeking to convict him and other anti-war activists of terrorist activities under the PATRIOT Act.
Faced with a $28 billion deficit, Governor Jerry Brown has been eying funds from the state’s 400 Redevelopment Agencies, hoping that he could put the money to “better use.” San Jose is fighting back.
More and more incidents of hand-held lasers being pointed at planes at San Jose Airport are being reported. San Jose is tied with Phoenix for third place in the country, after LAX and O’Hare, with 80 incidents reported last year.
The Santa Clara Valley Water District is concerned about the Calero Reservoir in the Santa Teresa Hills, south of San Jose. The artificial lake, with a surface area of 110 acres, is a major source of water for the region, but over the years, sand, gravel, alluvium, and clay have been accumulating beneath the downstream dam embankment. This claim, authorities said, could seriously damage the dam in the event of a major earthquake.
Amazon.com is suing the State of Texas in a law suit that could impact many Silicon Valley companies. The problem began four months ago, when Texas sued Amazon for $269 million, claiming that is what it was owed sales tax revenues. Amazon claims that internet sales should not be subject to state taxes, but Texas claims it is subject to state laws because it has a distribution center in the Dallas suburb of Irving. According to a 1992 Supreme Court ruling, that would make the company subject to Texas taxes for sales in that state.
Tue Mero Mole sits just off Union Avenue on a side-street minimall between Cambrian Go Carts and the Nowhere Bar and Grill. Inside there are bright lime and terra cotta walls and only a half-dozen tables or so. And chances are those tables will be full, because word has gotten out about this little gem.
Developer Chuck Toeniskoetter has been named the new head of Team San Jose, following the resignation of Dan Fenton. Fenton recently resigned after a controversial tenure that saw the group that manages the Convention Center raising and losing money.
Classic rock station KUFX has a new home now that Entercom has sold the country’s last commercial classical music station, KDFC, to the University of Southern California. Fans of KUFX will have to readjust their dials to 102.1. The classical music station will continue operating, but as a non-profit.
