If there was ever any doubt that Congress is a bunch of corrupt morons, last week’s vote on school-lunch reform should clear that up once and for all. Legislators voted to block a long-overdue overhaul of the nation’s school-lunch program proposed by the U.S. Agriculture Department and handed a victory to makers of frozen pizza, French fries and tomato paste.
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Indo Cafe is the most un-Saratoga restaurant in Saratoga, at least by the old standards. For one, it’s not even visible on Big Basin Way. It’s behind the UPS store across from the tumbleweed-blown Buy and Save shopping center. You have to drive between Ristorante di Mario and Rose International Market buildings and park in back to find it.
I’ve been looking for raw milk because I’ve gotten into making my own yogurt and butter, and I want to try my hand at cheese making. Pasteurized milk is no good for that. It seems pretty clear, too, that raw milk is better for me and the cows.
A report released Monday by the High-Speed Rail Authority reiterates the authority’s consistent argument: A tunnel and underground station will not work in San Jose. Business and neighborhood groups worry that the proposed elevated structure will be a huge and unsightly addition to the cityscape.
This Saturday the HP Pavillion will host the most popular form of combat in America— and it isn’t boxing. The UFC is putting on a live pay-per-view event, UFC 139, making the first time the premiere mixed martial arts (MMA) organization has come to San Jose.
A romantic restaurant is all about balance. It’s must be quiet but not too quiet. Service should attentive, but discrete. The food should be delicious, of course, but light and lively enough that it doesn’t put you to sleep. And while you’re dining in a crowd your table should feel like it’s own private island. These five restaurants fit the bill.
San Jose Bike Club’s Winter Series allows cyclists to maintain their fitness during the colder months.
From skateboard hard goods to various name brand cut and sew, Circle-A is the lone purveyor of authentic skateboard products from some of the industries most respected brands. Owner and proprietor of Circle-A skateboards, Bob Schmelzer has been running the shop since its first iteration in downtown San Jose before relocating to its current aquarium-like storefront on Paseo De San Antonio.
Make it or buy it? Bay Area author Jennifer Reese does the math and figures out what’s worth making yourself and what foods you’re better off buying at the store. In most cases, DIY is the way to go.
Whether it was fatigue from sleeping on the sidewalk, a lack of company in the cold night or anonymous death threats, which at least one outspoken female member received, the occupation in San Jose was noticeably dwindling in bodies and enthusiasm as the arrests started. And then Shaun O’Kelly, known to his friends as Cracker, went climbing.
