The explosion in San Bruno is raising serious concerns about the state of the San Jose Fire Department and how quickly off-duty firefighters would be able to respond to a similar tragedy if it happened in the city. Only one in four SJFD firefighters lives in San Jose proper, and just over one in three lives in Santa Clara County.
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When budget cuts did away with the school bus, parents formed their own “walking school bus” to get their kids to school. About twenty kids from Bagby Elementary School walk to school together each morning, accompanied by a parent or two, and some special guests as well, including the Mayor and the Chief of Police.
On Thursday, KIPP Heartwood Academy of East San Jose was recognized by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan as one of just 21 California schools that have shown a dramatic growth in achievements among students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The school was awarded the Blue Ribbon Award for progress made by its students since 2005, particularly in the core subjects of English and mathematics.
Michael Sandoval, the older brother of the San Francisco Giants star third baseman Pablo, racking up hits for the San Jose Giants.Sandoval was 17 when he began his minor league career in 1999 for the Minnesota Twins organization.
Google has been rolling out its latest feature, Google Instant, to some pretty hilarious results. The new feature guesses what you are probably searching for, based on some top secret algorithm that God himself couldn’t figure out, but one can only assume has to do with the popularity of searches. Justin Bieber fans, beware.
The “Case of the Missing Fairy” came to a happy ending yesterday, when the missing statue of the Wilis was carted back to the city. The thief’s identity remains unknown. Attorney Anthony Pagkas, who represented the most recent possessor of the statue, would not confirm that his client was the original fairy-napper, but only that they decided to do the right thing.
Just one day after Oracle announced it had hired former HP CEO Mark Hurd as co-president, HP retaliates with a lawsuit to prevent Hurd from taking the position. The lawsuit claims that Hurd is in breach of contract and that his hiring by Oracle puts HP trade secrets at risk. The suit is seen as evidence of a growing rift between the two Silicon Valley giants.
Team San Jose has signed a three-year contract to continue to host the Rock ‘N’ Roll San Jose Half Marathon. This year’s event, scheduled for October 3, will feature everything from funk to acoustic to adult contemporary and end with a concert by Blues Traveler.
Mark Hurd, who was forced to resign as head honcho at Hewlett Packard last month, has taken on a new position as president of Oracle. The move was made possible with the resignation of Oracle’s former president, Charles Phillips.
USAgain, a for-profit venture designed to keep clothing out of landfills, is spreading its drop boxes across the Bay Area, and raising questions about recycled clothing. Green and white drop boxes have already popped up in Los Gatos, Sunnyvale, and Mountain View, and dozens more will blanket the Bay Area over the coming months.
