Saratoga’s Plumed Horse restaurant hosts an elegant four-course winemaker dinner with J Vineyards’ George Bursick Nov. 10. Jessica Theroux film screening and book signing at Villa Montalvo Nov. 12.
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On Saturday, Sacred Heart Community Services began registering families to receive food and gifts for the holiday. Thousands of people lined up, so many, in fact, that Poncho Guevara, executive director of Sacred Heart Community Services, says that it is the most that he has ever seen—an estimated 6,000 people.
The City Council is expected to expedite the construction of four new rental housing projects in North San Jose, valued at about $1 billion. The projects are expected to add 8,800 new jobs to the local construction industry. In order to ease the projects’ construction, the Council voted unanimously to lift the current affordable housing requirements in redevelopment zones, which, they claim, have prevented a number of potential projects from moving forward.
The SJPD has arrested five men for allegedly kidnapping a local businessman and demanding $1 million in ransom from his family. The victim, described as a local food business owner, was released from a home in the 1100 block of Fargate Circle and taken to the hospital, where he was treated for injuries resulting from the incident.
The High Speed Rail Authority has decided that the first line to be laid will be between Merced and Bakersfield, not San Francisco and San Jose. For unions this means the loss of tens of thousands of potential construction jobs, while Caltrain will have to postpone its switch to electric trains. Because it does not connect major population centers, the new line will not have any trains running on it when it is completed.
Chief Development Officer Paul Krutko announced his resignation, effective today, in an email to his department.Krutko has been with the city for eight years, and has several important accomplishments under his belt. He oversaw the purchase of 75 acres to expand Mineta Airport, and he negotiated with eBay to ensure that they stay in the city and expand their presence in San Jose. Kim Walesh will serve as Interim Chief Development Officer.
Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina aren’t the only women who have had an impact on Silicon Valley. Some of the most successful companies here count woman as their majority shareholders. Between 2008 and 2008, the top 25 companies owned by women have either maintained the same revenue stream in 2009 that they had in 2008 or succeeded in growing their revenue.
Mayor Chuck Reed and San Jose City Council have streamlined the rules to boost the development of affordable housing projects. New projects are anticipated to put 8,000 people to work, win at least $1 billion in private investment in the city, and raise as much as $10 million in revenues for San Jose.
El Camino Real in Sunnyvale is the place to go for Korean food and one of the stars of the show are the hearty, spicy bowls of bubbling soontofu, a classic tofu-based stew.
