More than 100 people showed up at the Santa Clara Valley Water District on Tuesday night to debate the pros and cons of fluoridizing the city’s water. San Jose is the largest city in the United States that does not fluoridate its drinking water, and people remain divided over the possible introduction of a fluoridation plant here.
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Critics of Apple have long complained about the company’s insistence on proprietary software for all of its products. A class action suit underway now argues that by only allowing music purchased at Apple’s iTunes store to play on iPods, Apple has created a monopoly.
We are lucky to live in such a bountiful state. Where else can you eat fabulous meals paired with great wine, judge a cheese taste-off between California and France and try amazing wine from around the world all in one week? Some might say we’re spoiled, but for us it’s just another South Bay week. Mar. 23-30.
Melinda Mae Handbags, a San Jose-based company, specializes in bags of all sizes, styles and designs. From wristlets and clutches to carry-all diaper bags and over-the-shoulder day bags, Chu-Yang’s designs are functional and practical, and her fabric choices are playful, colorful and eye-catching.
The French Commission nationale de l’information et des libertes (CNIL), a privacy watchdog group, has sued Google for 100,000 euros for collecting personal data. The information was collected by Google’s roaming cars and bicycles between 2007 and 2010 as part of Street View. The information was collected from local Wi-Fi networks and stored on Google’s servers.
Doug McNea, 64, of San Jose, died while attending the Republican State Convention in Sacramento. A local stalwart of Republican politics, McNea, the head of the Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association, was a five-time candidate for public office in the South Bay, most recently in 2010. In his personal life, he was a Navy vet and nuclear power consultant.
Eduardo Saverin, Mark Zuckerberg’s best friend in Harvard who put up the money to get Facebook started, is reportedly cashing in some of his stock.
Mike Moresco, second vice president of the local Lions Club, says it’s time for Los Gatos to have a beautiful library.
Composer Matt McBane and the Brooklyn-based Build quintet perform indie-classical music at Montalvo on Thursday, Mar. 24.
Residents living near the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Santa Teresa plant were told to stay in their homes on Sunday after ammonia was found leaking from a 5,000 gallon holding tank in the plant.
