There are a number of new home developments in San Jose, thanks largely to land being redeveloped from industrial and commercial uses: Hampton Park, located off Oakland Road and Montague Expressway; the Villas at Lundy, also in north in north San Jose; Modern Ice Townhomes, at the corner of Berryessa and Oakland roads; and Autumnvale, located off Trade Zone Boulevard.
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At the Corporate Philanthropy Awards on Thursday night, local companies were honored for giving back to the community and the world. Applied Materials was honored for donating $5.2 million dollars to charitable causes, while other companies and firms received recognition for the money and time they donate to help others.
The High Speed Rail Authority has decided that the first line to be laid will be between Merced and Bakersfield, not San Francisco and San Jose. For unions this means the loss of tens of thousands of potential construction jobs, while Caltrain will have to postpone its switch to electric trains. Because it does not connect major population centers, the new line will not have any trains running on it when it is completed.
Chief Development Officer Paul Krutko announced his resignation, effective today, in an email to his department.Krutko has been with the city for eight years, and has several important accomplishments under his belt. He oversaw the purchase of 75 acres to expand Mineta Airport, and he negotiated with eBay to ensure that they stay in the city and expand their presence in San Jose. Kim Walesh will serve as Interim Chief Development Officer.
Perhaps one of the most iconic depictions of the midi-length skirt in popular culture comes from the film Bonnie and Clyde. In the 1967 movie about the notorious 1930s bank robber lovers, Faye Dunaway is the definition of kick-ass glam in her fitted shin-length tweed skirts paired with tight little knit sweaters.
Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina aren’t the only women who have had an impact on Silicon Valley. Some of the most successful companies here count woman as their majority shareholders. Between 2008 and 2008, the top 25 companies owned by women have either maintained the same revenue stream in 2009 that they had in 2008 or succeeded in growing their revenue.
Mayor Chuck Reed and San Jose City Council have streamlined the rules to boost the development of affordable housing projects. New projects are anticipated to put 8,000 people to work, win at least $1 billion in private investment in the city, and raise as much as $10 million in revenues for San Jose.
The Tech Awards will be handed out this Saturday for outstanding technological advances in Environment, Economic Development, Education, Equality, and Health to benefit humanity. Queen Rania of Jordan will receive the prestigious James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award in recognition of her worldwide efforts on behalf of children.
Over the past few years, Silicon Valley’s dining scene has undergone a transformation that’s allowing local restaurants to emerge from the long shadow cast by that city by the bay up north. Just last week, the venerable Michelin guide bestowed new stars on four Silicon Valley restaurants. But it’s not just the higher-end places that stand out. Silicon Valley’s strength has long been its off-the-beaten-path ethnic restaurants and that continues to be the case.
If Chef Matthew LeGentry were stranded on a desert island and could choose to bring only four foods with him, he wouldn’t mess around. His choices would be prime New York steak, sashimi grade ahi, premium extra-virgin olive oil and, oh yeah, some nice carrots to munch on.
