The SEC has launched an informal investigation against Mark Hurd over allegations that he revealed HP’s plans to acquire EDS two months before it was announced. The allegations were made by Jodie Fisher, with whom Hurd had an affair, who said that he told her of the purchase. HP is cooperating with the investigation, while Hurd’s lawyer insists that he, “acted properly in all respects.”
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For 25 custodians who keep City Hall and other municipal properties clean, Christmas will not be very merry this year. That is the day that they will have to turn in their badges and join the ranks of the unemployed. They are being let off as part of the plan to cover last year’s $118 million deficit. Though they have since been rehired by the private contractors hired to fill the gap, they are still taking a hit in terms of pay and benefits.
A study by the Environmental Working Group found that San Jose ranked fifth nationwide for chromium-6 contamination of its drinking water. The carcinogenic substance was made famous by Erin Brokovich’s campaign against PG&E, which settled for $333 million. Thirty years later, 31 out of 35 cities studied have excessive amounts of the substance in their drinking water.
Indie rock meets power pop as Mary Axe plays a free show at the Blank Club on Wednesday, December 22.
A Wall Street Journal study has found that over half the smartphone apps available transmit identifying information to advertisers without the user’s consent. In addition to the phone’s ID number, apps often transmit information such as age, gender, location, and in the most egregious cases, they also monitor income, sexual orientation, political views, and a host of other information.
As if the rain wasn’t enough this weekend, residents of Los Altos got an early start on Sunday when 3.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the town at 9:28 am. The quake was centered near was Briarwood Court and had a depth of 2.1 miles.
Long time restauranteur Emile Mooser, who founded Emile’s, pleaded guilty to charges of purchasing and possessing child pornography. Based on the plea, he will have to register as a sex offender and could face up to three years in prison. Mooser is also being sued by the restaurant’s current owners for allegedly withholding information from them pertaining to the sale.
Five reasons to look forward to the work week: learn ukulele, Anti-Anti Holidaze Bizarre, live jazz, Ali Wong, Willow Glen horse drawn wagon rides.
Google has released the Body Browser, a program that lets users explore the innermost workings of the human body from your own computer. A 3D model is used to explore the bones, muscles, circulatory system, and all the other systems that make the body tick. The program is still in beta version, and can only be accessed with Google’s Chrome browser.
Dan Fenton, CEO of Team San Jose, handed in his resignation on Thursday after six tumultuous years.The move came one week after City Council asked the City Manager to request new proposals for managing the Center and indicated that it could approve a new team by June.
