The police are not releasing any details about the suspects or victims in the Mexicali Club triple homicide. Meanwhile, the city continues to search for a new police chief. With the number of applicants narrowed to ten, a new chief could be named as early as February.
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A woman who found $1,000 in a Target parking lot had a hard time getting it back after no one claimed it. Although the store promised to give it to her if it remained unclaimed for 30 days, they later told her that store policy regarding large sums that are found is to add them to petty cash. Only after ABC News intervened did she get the money.
Santa Clara County is about to decide who will supply solar panels for a $24 million project. The panels are expected to save the county some $14 million over the next 25 years. Kaiser Permanente launched its own solar project when it switched on the solar panels at the Santa Clara County Medical Center.
With new Governor Jerry Brown rumored to be considering a raid of the state’s Redevelopment Agencies to reduce the state’s budget deficit, the city is considering selling off municipal properties to cover the costs of the proposed ballpark. Municipal parking lots and the retail area of the Fairmont Hotel Annex top the list of properties that could be sold.
ESPN is reporting Jim Harbaugh has decided to head down the street from Palo Alto to become the next coach of the San Francisco 49ers. The former NFL quarterback supposedly gave Stanford one last chance to retain him after leading the Cardinal to the best season in school history, which ended with an Orange Bowl victory, but the Niners offered a sweeter deal. The contract is reportedly worth $25 million over five years. A formal announcement is expected at 3:30 p.m.
Fresh off leading the Stanford Cardinal to an Orange Bowl victory and the most successful football season in school history, quarterback Andrew Luck has decided to make the NFL wait a little longer.
Club Wet is in the news again, but if the city has its way, it won’t be there for long. After a New Year’s Day incident left a woman with a punctured cheek and throat, City Attorney Rick Doyle is trying to take the unprecedented step of closing the club down permanently. A hearing is scheduled for January 24.
Rumors are buzzing that Larry Ellison wants to buy the New Orleans Hornets and move them to San Jose. Ellison confirmed that he has made an offer to the Hornets’ owners to buy the franchise for $350 million. He was not, however, willing to say what he would do with the team if he did end up buying them.
Andrea Blum learned fresco painting from a man who once served as the assistant to Diego Rivera. She was living in Italy then, also apprenticing to master cheesemakers. She worked as a decorative painter at the same time creating a cooking school in Tuscany. She graduated from the Columbia School of Journalism, focusing her reporting on food issues. Wherever she goes, whatever she’s doing, art and food are tightly intertwined.
Kaygetsu is not only one of Silicon Valley’s best Japanese restaurants, it’s one of the best restaurants period. The restaurant specializes in kaiseki-style cooking, a visually stunning, technically demanding school of Japanese cuisine served in multiple courses. But that’s not what this review is about; it’s about sushi, really great sushi. This restaurant within a restaurant is one of Silicon Valley’s premier, if lesser-known sushi destinations.
