It appears the Facebook police have angered pregnant women yet again. First it was removing pictures of women breastfeeding in their profile pics, and now, according to SFgate.com’s “The Mommy Files” blog, Mark Zuckerburg’s minions are taking heat for removing Angela Hurst’s professionally-done photo, which copies the famous Vanity Fair cover of Demi Moore.
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In an effort to increase ridership, the Valley Transit Authority has decided to enhance its new hybrid buses by provide reclining seats, bike racks and Wi-Fi.
The stormy winter weather over the past three days was welcomed by the the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Vasona Reservoir is now at 101 percent capacity. In the last three days alone, water reserves in the Santa Clara Valley Water District have increased by 1.5 billion gallons. Still, people should be careful not to waste water.
The SJPD’s expanded definition of racial profiling is welcomed by officials and community groups. The new definition encompasses any act of biased behavior during an encounter with the public. The earlier definition focused on whether the reason to originally stop a person was motivated by race or ethnicity.
Mineta Airport’s new Terminal B has been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification for its innovative approaches to energy conservation and recycling. Throughout the building, energy efficiency surpassed energy usage standards by 16 percent. Recycled materials featured prominently in the construction of the Terminal too, diverting 920 tons of discarded construction materials from landfills.
With RDA money in the lurch, the City of Santa Clara is looking for alternatives to funding the proposed stadium for the 49ers. At their meeting on Tuesday, City Councilmembers plan to send a sharp message to Governor Brown: “Hands off our stadium money.” Nevertheless, the state could seize as much as $40 million, previously earmarked for the stadium.
President Obama had dinner Thursday night with twelve leaders of Silicon Valley’s high tech industries. Among the prominent guests were Steve Jobs, John Chambers, Eric Schmidt, Carol Bartz and Mark Zuckerberg. The dinner was hosted by John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
This month, the big news online is online news. On Feb. 2, Rupert Murdoch launched The Daily, the world’s first iPad “newspaper,” at a cost of $30 million. Stealing his thunder a couple days later, AOL announced its purchase of the Huffington Post for $315 million. And then, last week, Gawker Media relaunched its fleet of edgy blog sites with a radical redesign that fundamentally rejected the traditional blog format.
Moffett Field was packed yesterday with local officials, military top brass, and the recipients of countless medals. They were there to honor Sergeant James Witkowski, better known as “Ski,” by dedicating a new $83 million Army Reserve Center to his memory.
Caltrain’s Lawrence Station in Sunnyvale may be the state’s next transit village, but will Caltrain continue to run there? The main attraction of transit villages is that they combine mass transportation, retail, and residential neighborhoods within a relatively dense area, ensuring that all benefit. But with Caltrain looking to slash services, transportation may be removed from the equation.
