The best happy hours in Silicon Valley provide much more in the way of sustenance and ambiance. When researching restaurants, bars and wine shops for this piece, I kept in mind a few things. The first was, how much am I willing to spend at a happy hour? I went to places where I could spend $25 and only get one appetizer and one cocktail, but that didn’t seem like much of a bargain. I wanted to top out at about $20 for some high-quality food and inspired libations. The second thing was, how many people could be fed with those $20?
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Shapewear has long been kept under wraps, often viewed as taboo or shameful for a woman to admit to wearing. Now it not only is commonplace for a night out but is also, in some cases, being promoted to outerwear.
What are the most inexpensive properties available in San Jose right now? Believe it or not there are 66 homes listed in various neighborhoods for between $100,000 and $150,000. Notably, over half of these listings are two-bedrooms. This is good news for single buyers who may be interested in sharing expenses with a roommate, couples looking for a starter home or anyone looking for a rental investment.
Mark Zuckerberg, 26, is the world’s youngest billionaire. He’s not the only one under forty here in Silicon Valley. Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who founded Google, are both in their mid-thirties. It’s a youthful work environment, and according to a survey conducted by Business Pulse, most high tech employees in Silicon Valley have seen age discrimination first hand.
One of the main reasons that voters decided overwhelmingly to support the construction of a $937 million stadium in Santa Clara for the 49ers is that no money from the general fund would be used to pay for the new stadium. Santa Clara Plays Fair, which opposed the new stadium, now claims that the city is paying for other team expenses, including police escorts for the team’s buses.
Naive 16-year-old Luisa (Ashely Rae Little) and Matt (Frankie Mulcahy) are rapt with teenage love. Their disapproving mothers, Bellomy (Linda Covington) and Hucklebee (Linda Piccone), have built a wall between the neighboring lovers in ‘The Fantasticks.’
The flawed hero of this comedy-drama is Greg (Robert Brewer), a guy who inadvertently hurts his girlfriend Steph (Halsey Varady) by saying that her face looks “regular.” To Greg, this seems like a harmless comment, but it infuriates Steph.
Stanford women’s soccer dominates; Cardinal football looses a heartbreaker and its ranking; Sharks are ready to go; Quakes settle for a draw; Spartans lose a nail-biter at Homecoming.
Silicon Valley firms are teaming up with a local politician to curb the export of e-waste to developing countries, especially China. Over 300 million tons of old computer hardware, mobile phones, TV sets, and other electronic waste ended up being shipped out of the country in 2007 alone, but these contained rare earth metals, vital for the continued operation of Silicon Valley’s electronics industry.
It’s the city versus the unions in this year’s local election, a direct reflection of the runaway deficit and how it affects everything from parks to public safety. Public figures aside, the election is revolving around local Measure V, which could impact the salaries and benefits of city employees.
