The number of people needing help feeding their families this Thanksgiving may be rising, but the number of turkeys available is down at public charities across the county. San Jose’s Salvation Army just received a donation of 68 turkeys, but they still have less than half of what they will need for the holiday, now only two weeks away.
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Reports filtering out of Yahoo suggest that managers have been asked to target 20 percent of their staffs for layoffs. In other words, about 2,500 people could soon find themselves without a job. Some of the jobs may be outsourced to Bangalore, in an effort to cut down costs.
San Jose honored Veterans Day on Thursday with the largest parade in the Bay Area. Participants represented all branches of the service who fought from World War II to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan today. Also present was a contingent of local residents who fought in the Soviet Army during World War II.
The kings of blue-eyed soul perform their greatest hits as part of the Carriage House Theatre Concert Series at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga.
‘Old Technology,’ a 45-year retrospective of Tony May’s career opening Friday Nov. 12 at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, includes works in a variety of media.
The historic Fox Theatre reopens under new management and with a new vision for live music in Silicon Valley. The Fox is known for blues and Americana but will also be bringing Latin, Ukranian, world music, comedy, and Broadway shows.
One of the things I’ve always liked about Jeffrey Hatcher’s 1996 adaptation of Henry James’s 1898 novella, “The Turn of the Screw,” now being presented by Dragon Productions in Palo Alto, is its minimalism.
Walkscore.com has given San Jose an average score for its walkability. Some neighborhoods are simply better than others, with Buena Vista, Burbank, Rose Garden, and Downtown topping the list of the city’s most walkable neighborhoods. While San Francisco topped the list, San Jose was beaten by cities such as Cleveland, Milwaukee, and even Los Angeles.
The engineer who first leaked the confidential memo about Google’s raise for all employees has been fired. While Google refuses to comment on the issue, observers wonder how the company hoped to keep an across the board raise for 23,000 people a secret for long. Some are suggesting that the raise was an attempt to curb a brain drain to rival companies such as Facebook.
In an effort to overcome a looming deficit, Santa Clara City Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday to lay off about 80 workers if their representatives don’t agree to a 5 percent pay cut or 12 days of unpaid furlough.
