Now that he has officially announced that he is running for re-election, President Barack Obama will be returning to Silicon Valley later this month.
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Faced with a $30 million deficit, Caltrain CEO Mike Scanlon announced a series of service cuts. The cuts are intended to help the rail system operate over the next year or two. Officials warn, however, that a longer term solution would require an infusion of public funding, and that would mean a voter-approved tax hike.
Clara and Esteban Colbert are once again the proud parents of a young chick. One of the four eggs laid on their City Hall ledge has hatched. The remaining eggs are expected to hatch over the next few days, and Clara will brood over her young for about two weeks.
Google has announced that it is donating $1 million to the Mountain View Whisman School District.
DreamWorks CEO Jeffery Katzenberg has joined the board of Zynga.
Ryan Balmain wants to be a filmmaker, which is why the Santa Teresa high school student submitted an essay to the NBC Education Nation competition. On Monday, he found out he won.
IBM has long been known for its innovations in computer technology. Could the IBM labs in San Jose be expanding into medicine as well? The most recent innovations seem to indicate they are.
Lance Corporal Harry Lew, 21, of Santa Clara, died in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan, “while supporting combat operations.” According to the Defense Department, an investigation is underway into the precise cause of his death.
Motherhood, science and the great existential unknown all play a role in Karen Zacarias’ play, running through April 17.
The ‘Japan Now’ benefit show on Saturday, April 9, continues South First Billiards’ tradition of taking up causes near and far.
