On Saturday, Sacred Heart Community Services began registering families to receive food and gifts for the holiday. Thousands of people lined up, so many, in fact, that Poncho Guevara, executive director of Sacred Heart Community Services, says that it is the most that he has ever seen—an estimated 6,000 people.
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The City Council is expected to expedite the construction of four new rental housing projects in North San Jose, valued at about $1 billion. The projects are expected to add 8,800 new jobs to the local construction industry. In order to ease the projects’ construction, the Council voted unanimously to lift the current affordable housing requirements in redevelopment zones, which, they claim, have prevented a number of potential projects from moving forward.
The SJPD has arrested five men for allegedly kidnapping a local businessman and demanding $1 million in ransom from his family. The victim, described as a local food business owner, was released from a home in the 1100 block of Fargate Circle and taken to the hospital, where he was treated for injuries resulting from the incident.
Five reasons to look forward to the work week: Lewis Buzbee, Sankai Juku, Moreno Gistain Piano Duo, CTRL+ALT+DEL, Oversocial Mofo Revue.
In “Love Life,” German director Maria Schrader recounts the affair of Ya’ara (Neta Garty, the Natalie Portman type) and an older, silver-haired gentleman named Arie (Rade Serbedzija).
There are a number of new home developments in San Jose, thanks largely to land being redeveloped from industrial and commercial uses: Hampton Park, located off Oakland Road and Montague Expressway; the Villas at Lundy, also in north in north San Jose; Modern Ice Townhomes, at the corner of Berryessa and Oakland roads; and Autumnvale, located off Trade Zone Boulevard.
At the Corporate Philanthropy Awards on Thursday night, local companies were honored for giving back to the community and the world. Applied Materials was honored for donating $5.2 million dollars to charitable causes, while other companies and firms received recognition for the money and time they donate to help others.
The High Speed Rail Authority has decided that the first line to be laid will be between Merced and Bakersfield, not San Francisco and San Jose. For unions this means the loss of tens of thousands of potential construction jobs, while Caltrain will have to postpone its switch to electric trains. Because it does not connect major population centers, the new line will not have any trains running on it when it is completed.
Chief Development Officer Paul Krutko announced his resignation, effective today, in an email to his department.Krutko has been with the city for eight years, and has several important accomplishments under his belt. He oversaw the purchase of 75 acres to expand Mineta Airport, and he negotiated with eBay to ensure that they stay in the city and expand their presence in San Jose. Kim Walesh will serve as Interim Chief Development Officer.
Perhaps one of the most iconic depictions of the midi-length skirt in popular culture comes from the film Bonnie and Clyde. In the 1967 movie about the notorious 1930s bank robber lovers, Faye Dunaway is the definition of kick-ass glam in her fitted shin-length tweed skirts paired with tight little knit sweaters.
