Geoff Alexander’s book ‘Academic Films for the Classroom: A History’ is an extraordinarily well-researched and necessary history of educational film between World War II and the Gulf War.
Geoff Alexander’s book ‘Academic Films for the Classroom: A History’ is an extraordinarily well-researched and necessary history of educational film between World War II and the Gulf War.
Pho 69 serves a menu of Vietnamese standards (pho, vermicelli, rice bowls, banh mi) but updates them with modern touches for a clientele that may or may not be familiar with traditional Vietnamese food.
Sen. Joe Simitian admits the hard truth is that life is going to get worse for many Californians before it gets better. That is doubly true, he says, if Brown is unable to win voter approval for some new tax revenue.
Police have provided a motive and named three out of four suspects in the Mexicali Club triple homicide. Two suspects were killed in the gunfight, while the third victim attempted to stop them. The third suspect and a getaway driver are believed to have fled south toward the Mexican border.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 45 miles southeast of San Jose in Monterey County early this morning. It was the second earthquake in less than a week to hit the region. On Saturday, a 4.1 magnitude earthquake occurred east of San Jose. There was no reported damage or injury from this morning’s quake.
The launch of a Verizon connected iPhone in February could cost AT&T as many as 6 million customers. The new phone could also affect Google, since many users of its Android phone chose it to avoid the iPhone’s exclusive contract with AT&T.
City Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio wants performance, not seniority, to determine who the city lays off. He argues that eager young employees are being lost to cuts, while older, higher-salaried workers end up keeping their jobs regardless of their performance. The Civil Service Commission warns that the unions will fight this “to a person.”
The Mexican American Community Services Agency is suing former CEO Olivia Soza Mendiola and former CFO Benjamin F. Tan, along with accountant Joe Clovis, for financial negligence. In its suit, MACSA indicated that several other high ranking staff members could also be sued for financial improprieties. One possibility is former COO Xavier Campos, who has since been elected to City Council.
We are lucky to live in such a bountiful state. Where else can you taste wine from three different local wineries, eat incredible cheese then finish the week with rare Bordeaux brought directly from France? Some might call us spoiled, yet it’s just another week of food and wine events in the Silicon Valley. Jan 12-19.
With 21 albums and a Na Hoku Hanohano lifetime achievement award, the Makaha Sons keep spreading the musical culture of Hawaii. They perform at Montalvo on Sunday, Jan. 16.