Always eager to preserve language purity on the airwaves, French television and radio may no longer use the terms Facebook and Twitter on their broadcasts, except in news stories relating specifically to the sites. On the other hand, newscasters may no longer say, “Leave your comments on Facebook,” or “Follow me on Twitter,” and instead must use the more generic, “Check out our social networking sites.”
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The Santa Clara Valley made its fame on agriculture, and as a result, San Jose and its surrounding areas experience an abundance of farmers’ markets this time of year. With such a glut of fresh produce at our fingertips, choosing just one can become a chore. Here are our picks for favorite farmers’ markets in the valley.
The two iconic singer-songwriters perform an acoustic, back-porch style show at the Mountain Winery on Wednesday, June 8.
A San Jose man was killed Friday night in a double shooting that left another victim with non-life-threatening injuries. San Jose has now had 23 homicides this year.
A large garbage bag in a Sunnyvale neighborhood on Sunday morning was found with a dead body stuffed into it.
Today, the default on Facebook and other social networking sites is that your information is public unless you opt to make it private. After considerable complaints about privacy protections, State Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) came up with a simple but ingenious idea. Why not make the default for everything but your name and city private, and give people the option of deciding what other information they want to make public?
Highway 17 has long had a reputation as one of the most dangerous highways in the state. The shoulders are narrow shoulders and the road turns sharply, often with blind curves ahead. Then there is the weather—rain, ice, and the occasional snowfall make 17 especially slippery. Add to that increasing traffic density and the possibility of a deer wandering onto the highway, and this vital artery can become a nightmare for drivers, even along the Safety Corridor connecting Los Gatos with Scotts Valley.
Five reasons to look forward to the work week: a special needs benefit concert, pub trivia, author Lian Gouw, The Original Stone City Band with So Timeless, Aussie comedian Jim Jeffries.
After being on the mend with a broken right hand, Pablo Sandoval is slated to take the field Friday and Saturday for the San Jose Giants as part of his rehabilitation assignment.
Watching Decater glide the plow over the field, it would be easy to write off his animal-and-solar-powered farm as archaic, silly even. But is it? Decater does use a few tractors to bale hay and perform a few other tasks, but most work is performed by animals, i.e., live power. Long ago, Decater decided to opt out of the market economy and run Live Power as a community-supported farm.
