On Thursday, the California Geological Survey put up a map of active earthquake fault zones. Looking at the map, you’d be hard-pressed to find a spot in the Bay Area that isn’t in or near such an area.
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Once, Rome had the reputation of being a City of Hills. With the the Amgen Tour de California coming to San Jose, we may have that reputation too. Stage four of the famous bicycle race will take cyclists to the top of Mount Hamilton, an almost 2,000-foot pedal uphill over just four and a half miles. It’s quite a pedal, but what a view!
High tech giants like Intel and Cisco may claim to be ethnically diverse, but the numbers tell a different story. Minorities such as African Americans and Hispanics make up a disproportionately small section of their workforce, while the percentage of Asian Americans is augmented by foreign workers from China and India.
San Jose’s oldest deli, Chiaramonte’s Sausage and Deli, opened a location at the airport after a meet-up arranged by the city. Then air traffic plummeted. The airport deli is likely to be out of business within two weeks.
The San Jose Sharks and Stanford women’s basketball team continue to roll over the competition, while Santa Clara preps for a huge matchup with Saint Mary’s. And, oh yeah, the SAP Open is in full swing at HP Pavilion.
Facebook and Google are both in low level talks with Twitter about an eventual acquisition, but the popular micro-blogging site may be tempted to stay independent.This year’s revenues are expected to be $100 million, but the site’s execs believe that this is just the beginning, and that they can grow Twitter into a $100 billion enterprise.
Elementary and high school kids alike had their first introduction to opera this week. Hundreds of them crammed the California Theater for a Wednesday morning matinee performance of Rossini’s opera buffa “Barber of Seville” by Opera San José. The program, sponsored by Arts Express, has brought over 150,000 students to the opera since 1978.
Local residents got a chance to chime in on the best ways for the city to increase its revenues, as City Council struggles with an anticipated $110 million deficit for the coming fiscal year. While many citizens are open to small tax increases, city employees could bear the brunt of the anticipated cuts, if City Council follows the residents’ lead.
The Campbell Union High School District is opening five new, state-of-the-art theaters in its high schools, at a cost of $6 million each. The message being sent at a time when staff is being cut and programs are being slashed is simple: “The show must go on!”
The Finns are coming! Finnish company Nokia, the world’s largest manufacturer of cell phones, is said to be considering a move to Silicon Valley for its executive team. The process is said to be part of a larger “de-Finnistration” project underway under CEO Stephen Elop, which may include replacing over half the company’s board—the Finnish half, that is.
