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Town Council Says No to Dispensaries

Town Council Says No to Dispensaries

There will be no medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Gatos. The decision was made at a public meeting Monday night. Though these meetings in other cities have gotten heated, the Los Gatos version was serene, since no one actually spoke, either for or against the dispensaries.

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Netflix Faces New Challenge from … Wal-Mart?

Netflix Faces New Challenge from … Wal-Mart?

It seems that everyone is taking advantage of the Netflix price hike to grab a piece of the pie. Blockbusters is offering new deals for new users, and the Huffington Post recently published articles on regular and offbeat alternatives to Netflix.

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Google+ Wants Real Names

Google+ Wants Real Names

Anonymity has long been a bastion of the Internet. For many it’s a plus, but others see it as a problem. Apparently Google+ is moving toward the latter position. They are insisting that users use their real names to get an account.

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East Palo Alto: Shooting Kills One Teenager, Injures Another

East Palo Alto: Shooting Kills One Teenager, Injures Another

Police are investigating a shooting that killed one East Palo Alto teenager and hospitalized another Sunday night.

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China’s Bad Apple Stores

China’s Bad Apple Stores

China had a history of making cheap knockoffs and selling them as the real thing. This includes everything from useless Wal-Mart tchatchkes to Rolexes to electronics, but now there’s a new trend that is redefining knock offs.

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Computer Chip Thieves Scheduled to Appear in Court

Computer Chip Thieves Scheduled to Appear in Court

The robbery occurred in February. Armed bandits raided the Unigen complex in Fremont and made off with $37 million in high-powered NAND computer chips.

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DNA Links Murder Suspect To Second Decades-Old Killing

DNA Links Murder Suspect To Second Decades-Old Killing

A man already charged with a decades-old rape and murder now faces new charges after DNA evidence linked him to a second murder.

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San Jose: Tops in Life Expectancy

San Jose: Tops  in Life Expectancy

According to a recent study, San Joseans live longer than residents of any other city in the United States. The study, conducted by The Daily Beast, examined lifespan data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention going back ten years, and found that local men live to be 79.2, on average, while women live to be 82.9.

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Travel Agency Owner Arrested In Connection With Fraud Scheme Targeting Vietnamese Community

Travel Agency Owner Arrested In Connection With Fraud Scheme Targeting Vietnamese Community

A San Jose travel agency owner has been arrested on suspicion of scamming several members of the Vietnamese community, police said Friday.

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Interactive Google Logo Celebrates Alexander Calder

Interactive Google Logo Celebrates Alexander Calder

“When an artist explains what he is doing, he usually has to do one of two things: either scrap what he has explained, or make his subsequent work fit in with the explanation.”  -Alexander Calder.

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