An 18-wheeler packed with rats pulled up to a storage facility in San Jose this weekend to unload its cargo. The rodents, which were found in the home of an animal hoarder in LA, will be kept in quarantine until December 5. After that, Animal Services will start finding new homes for the cuddly vermin.
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Five reasons to look forward to the work week: Downtown Ice, Puccini’s Tosca, Black Wednesday, turkey dinner, Felipe Esparza.
A staple of the Bay Area house music scene, Jamie Lin has been behind the decks and behind the scenes since 2003.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote a letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood asking for Wisconsin’s high speed rail funding. Wisconsin governor-elect Scott Walker wants to use the $810 million allocated to the state for high speed rail redirected for road repairs, but LaHood has turned him down, saying that the money should go specifically for trains, even if they are in another state.
The the Student Union building at SJSU is undergoing a $90 million makeover, which will include a new wing. Other features include retrofitting, a print shop, computer center, food court, and coffee shop.The school emphasizes that funding for the makeover does not come from sources that could be used for academic purposes.
Two parents at Baldwin Elementary School are charged with embezzling $30,000 from funds raised to support the school. The money, raised from book fairs, a walkathon and other sources, was intended for school counselors and a handwriting programs for kindergarteners. They allegedly used it instead at Old Navy and for Netflix.
Vicente Fernandez brings lively ranchera music to the masses at HP Pavilion on Saturday Nov. 27.
By moving ahead with a new stadium, Oakland is fighting back against efforts to move the A’s to San Jose. The city is proceeding with an environmental impact report and Mayor-Elect Jean Quan is on record supporting the use of redevelopment money to move ahead with the project. The proposed new stadium will be named Victory Court.
City staff is suggesting that the city adopt a new ordinance which would require a license to sell cigarettes, similar to the license store owners require to sell alcohol. The license would cost about $450. First however, they will have to overcome the opposition from cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris among others.
TusCA Restaurant and Stag’s Leap Wine Dinner Nov. 18
Join Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars and TusCA Executive Chef Chris Bifano and Chef de Cuisine Jose Salas for a dinner of great food and wine.
