The Board of Trustees of the CSU system may name the next President of San Jose State University as early as March 22. The number of candidates has been narrowed down to three, all from within the CSU network of schools, and all with strong financial backgrounds. This is becoming increasingly necessary as the school prepares to contend with severe budget cuts in the coming year.
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The Friends of the San Jose Mounted Unit has launched a campaign to raise money to save the beleaguered unit from inevitable budget cuts. The Pony Up for the San Jose Mounted Unit Raffle is selling 25,000 tickets at $100 a piece. They hope to raise enough money to fund the Mounted Unit through 2012.
Five reasons to look forward to the work week: Cake, Fiddler on the Roof, Steve Lin, Kavanaugh Brothers Celtic Experience, Xanadu.
RvB closes out Cinequest with the Adobe Youth Voices program and ‘Soul Surfer,’ the inspiring story of Bethany Hamilton. Plus, the Smith Brothers in conversation with Cavan Campbell, director of ‘Hangnail.’
The Tabard Theatre Company’s new “Follies Concert Version” puts the capital S in Show. From the moment the house lights dim at the Theatre on San Pedro Square and the cast makes its way through the house toward the stage, tension between the characters tickles the audience’s awareness while the sequin-spattered costumes rivet every eye in the house.
RvB highlights a restored 35mm screening of ‘Nosferatu’ and the ‘Day of the Writer’ forums. Plus, the Smith Brothers in conversation with Candice Reisser, director of ‘Protect the Nation.’
Google CEO Eric Schmidt may be tapped by the Obama administration to replace Gary Locke as the next Commerce Secretary. Another possible candidate is former Pfizer CEO Jeffrey Kindler. If this is, in fact, the decision, it pits representatives of two of the country’s largest industries for the coveted cabinet position: high tech and pharmaceuticals.
Mayor Chuck Reed has suggested auctioning off licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries on eBay. According to Reed, putting the licenses up on eBay would help the city determine the real market value, while bringing some money into the city’s coffers. What Reed failed to note was eBay’s policy toward the sale of drug paraphernalia.
A tsunami warning has been issued for most of the West Coast of the U.S. and Canada, following the disastrous 8.9 earthquake in Japan earlier this morning. In the South Bay, a warning has been issued for the Santa Cruz County community of Davenport, with an ETA of 7:39. Early this morning it launched special versions of its People Finder program to help find people affected by the 8.9 magnitude quake.
RvB talks about his best bets for today, including ‘Push: Madison vs Madison’ by Rudy Hypolite, ‘Living in Seduced Circumstances’ by Ian Gamazon and ‘Sodankyla Forever’ by Peter von Bagh.
