Major League Baseball is streaming live games to Facebook, hoping this will encourage users to sign up for their subscription site. The service will only be available during preseason, though it is possible that MLB will offer at least one free game during the season itself. What they want from Facebook is to see how well it can actually drive traffic to their site.
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We are lucky to live in such a bountiful state. Where else can you drink Greek wine, indulge in heady Guinness, try to catch the end of the rainbow and meet famous food & wine dignitaries all in one week? Some might say we’re spoiled, but for us it’s just another South Bay week. Mar. 16-23.
SaberCats back on the prowl; home ice for Sharks playoff push; Earthquakes ready to get shaking.
South Bay schools are sending out hundreds of pink slips as they contend with growing deficits and budget cuts. The decision comes before Gov. Jerry Brown has managed to pass his own budget, and the local budget discussions come with a caveat. If the State fails to pass a proposed tax extension or some other way to increase revenue, the consequences for local schools could be even worse.
HP Chief Leo Apotheker made his public debut on Monday, talking about dividends and cloud computing. Apotheker, who took over from a beleaguered Mark Hurd, was expected to present a clear road map for where he wants to take the tech giant. Some analysts now say that his speech was big on buzzwords but short on content.
Jose Garcia, 17, was shot on Saturday night in South San Jose. Police say that the shooting was gang-related. The perpetrators, also teens fled the scene in a ar, but were arrested a quarter of an hour after the incident occurred. Garcia is expected to survive the shooting.
Local fifth grader Sam Chamberlain is one of five finalists in Sedexo’s nationwide Future Chefs: Healthy Snack Challenge competition. His recipe, “Sam’s Spinach Roll Surprise,” is both delicious and surprising. It’s healthy too, and you can vote for it on YouTube.
A Santa Cruz fixture for more than 15 years, the Chop Tops bring their rebel style to the Blank Club on Friday, Mar. 18.
Hailing from Sacramento, the funky, indie, alt-rock band is back with a No. 1 album. Cake rocks the Avalon on Monday, Mar. 14.
Silicon Valley is waiting to see how the earthquake in Japan will affect Silicon Valley firms. Local companies are reliant on Japan, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of semiconductors. A temporary shortage is anticipated, but it is too early to tell how this will affect local companies’ bottom line.
