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.
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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.
“it’s just not enough,” said Sam Liccardo. The city councilmember was talking about the deal that the city reached with the firefighters union, Local 230, which includes a 10 percent salary cut and some additional cuts to benefits, and the introduction of a two-tiered retirement system. Licccardo is concerned about the impact this would have on the city’s deficit, currently estimated to be about $105 million.
Five reasons to look forward to the work week: Apple guru Guy Kawasaki, children’s author Brandon Mull, The Soundtrack of Our Lives from Sweden, Matt McBane and Build, Art’N’Soul: Still Stoked.
Winter Fest 2011 by San Jose Jazz brings the globe-trotting troubadours Acoustic Africa to the Fairmont on Sunday, Mar. 20.
Santa Clara County and the San Jose Redevelopment Agency reached an agreement on the RDA’s $63 million debt on Wednesday, ending a feud that has been simmering for the past 18 months.
Miguel Chaidez, 24, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in the 2008 murder Mark Achilli outside his home.
