Santa Clara County prosecutors are declining to file charges against a San Jose police officer who shot a knife-wielding man in January, saying that the officer’s actions were legally justified.
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The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is investigating a minor derailment that briefly left a handful of light-rail passengers stranded Thursday morning.
San Jose State football is hoping its starting quarterback makes a speedy recovery in time for the Spartans’ home opener at 1pm Saturday against winless Nevada, a program that is known as the Wolf Pack—minus one Zach Galifianakis. Meanwhile, the No. 2 ranked Stanford women’s volleyball team has been crushing almost everyone to start the season.
While the national pastime of Canada is played down at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, this month a different group of Canadians are moving into town – green tech companies that are looking to expand in Silicon Valley.
For weeks, Willow Glen resident Betsy Preciado couldn’t figure out why dust covered her patio and clouded her pool. She soon noticed dusty cars parked in the business lot next to her. “We thought maybe it was pollen from the trees or wherever,” says Preciado, whose six grandchildren visit on weekends and spend a lot of time in the back yard and pool. Finally, Preciado remembered that the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) had mailed her a work notice.
Whether you were an adult or child, it was hard not to be impressed listening to Lincoln High School senior Oscar Vazquez talk to San Jose elementary school students today about his experience leaving Mexico City for Mountain View four years ago and the journey that awaits him as he prepares for college.
An area of San Jose will be fogged tonight as part of a mosquito eradication effort to protect against the spread of West Nile virus. The Santa Clara County Vector Control District determined that a sampling of adult mosquitoes from South San Jose had tested positive for the virus.
Travel sites like Kayak and Orbitz promise their customers the best prices on flights between locations. So does Google, with its new Google Flight Search tool.
Did eBay steal confidential information from Craigslist to launch its own classifieds site? Craigslist says it did, and the classified ads company’s complaint is now being investigated by prosecutors with the Justice Department.
Food Social hosts an event at Motif Lounge in downtown San Jose from 5 to 9pm this Friday (Sept. 16). The event costs $5 in advance and $10 at the door. Once inside, visitors can sample locally cooked foods for $4-$8 a plate and see what’s cooking in the backyards and kitchens of Silicon Valley.
