Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama and spiritual leader of millions of Tibetan Buddhists around the world, will be giving a talk this afternoon at the San Jose Convention Center. Tickets for the event, which begins at 2:00 pm, have already been sold out. The Dalai Lama will also be speaking at the San Jose State University Event Center.
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The Office of Emergency Services is apologizing to residents of East Palo, after telling them to evacuate their homes. The county planned to send them a message about an upcoming meeting of the council and redevelopment agency, but accidentally sent them the same message that was sent to San Bruno residents after the gas pipe explosion last month.
About 3,000 people attended the Green Drive Expo this weekend in Richmond, amid questions about how green the cars are. At the center of the discussion was the Chevy Volt, which promises 280 mpg, but actually gets closer to 40 mpg under normal driving conditions. According to Scott Oldham of Edmunds.com, GM “lied to the world” about its new car.
Redwood City video game company Electronic Arts has finally released its controversial new game Medal of Honor. Responding to concerns by the public and the military, players will be able to assume the role of a member of an unnamed terrorist group and shoot down virtual American soldiers on a rescue mission. The group, however, will not be identified as the Taliban.
‘Superior Donuts’ is a celebration of friendship, community and the American melting pot, and you don’t have to be from Chicago to enjoy it, thanks to an excellent regional premiere at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, mounted by TheatreWorks.
Buffalo Springfield, Pearl Jam, Modest Mouse, Elvis Costello and more come together for a two-day concert at Shoreline hosted by Neil and Pegi Young to benefit the Bridge School.
Sharks Split with Blue Jackets in Stockholm; Luck Leads Last-Minute Stanford Rally; Earthquakes Clinch Playoff Berth; Spartans Ripped By Wolf Pack; Press Lifts Stanford To Sweep Down South.
San Jose was excited when the news of a $50 million public safety telecommunications project to create a broadband network linking police, firefighters, and rescue workers throughout the Bay Area in the event of a major emergency. Now the city and county are saying that there may have been improprieties and conflicts of interest in the selection of a provider and its exclusion from the project’s initial stage.
All eyes are on Menlo Park firm Geron as it prepares to run its first test on a human patient, using embryonic stem cells. Geron is taking advantage of a window in legislation regarding the controversial treatment, which uses which cells harvested from human embryos, usually collected after failed in-vitro fertilization attempts. Geron is, so far, the only company in the U.S. licensed by the FDA to test the cells on humans.
Former stars John Daly and David Duval will look to unveil some old magic and win at the Fry’s.com Open, played this year at CordeValle in San Martin. Recently crowned Players Championship winner Tim Clark has an opportunity to make their 2010 seasons unforgettable. And Troy Matteson will have a chance to defend his 2009 Frys.com Open title.
