EITHER I’M dreaming, or Sunday’s performance of David Carlson’s Anna Karenina was the best thing that ever happened at Opera San José. The West Coast premiere revealed an extraordinary symphonic score that its composer succeeded in subordinating to the great Tolstoy narrative and the richly complex characters destined for both doom and redemption. Moreover, this new production raised company standards across the board.
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At its meeting on Tuesday, San Jose City Council voted to run the proposed high speed rail line on an aerial track, at least 60 feet above the city, as it makes its way to Diridon Station. The 8-2 vote rejected the alternative proposal of building an underground tunnel for the train, as is planned for Los Angeles and San Francisco.
With no news yet from Sacramento about when the state plans to pass its budget, Santa Clara County Executive Jeff Smith is already preparing a contingency plan. Supervisor Ken Yeager warns that if the state continues to withhold funding until the budget is resolved, the county will be left dry by December, or perhaps even as early as November.
The San Jose Redevelopment Agency already spent $600,000 to revamp San Jose Municipal Stadium where the minor league San Jose Giants play. Now the cash-strapped organization wants to spend another $300,000 to replace an electrical transformer there. “Not so fast,” says Councilmember Sam Liccardo.
One of the largest dog festivals in the country takes place this Saturday at William Street Park in downtown San Jose. Grab the leash and lead the pack to the dog lover’s paradise.
The soulful singer-songwriter comes home to the Bay Area to perform and record her sophomore album after three years of life on the road. She performs with Rodney Branigan this Thursday.
At its meeting today, City Council will decide how the proposed high speed rail line will enter the city and make its way to Diridon station—on an elevated track, 60 feet above the city, or through a tunnel deep below it. An elevated track would be noisier and a potential eyesore. A tunnel would be more expensive and take longer to build.
Three weeks before the San Bruno disaster, long-time PG&E employee Mike Wiseman had filed suit against the company for its alleged disregard of safety violations. The outcome of his lawsuit could have a major impact into any investigation of what actually happened in San Bruno.
Despite all the budget cuts, despite all the layoffs, California’s schools are getting better, and Santa Clara is at the top of the pack. Three local elementary schools—Faria Elementary in Cupertino, Murdock-Portal Elementary in San Jose, and Millikin Elementary in Santa Clara—were named the highest scoring schools in the state, based on the Academic Performance Index test results.
There was no luck involved in Stanford’s 35-0 thrashing of UCLA. Okay, besides Cardinal quarterback Andrew Luck, who threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns. The win was Stanford’s first at the Rose Bowl since 1996. Next up for the Cardinal is Wake Forest. Stanford (2-0) will look to exact revenge on the Demon Deacons, who scored with two seconds left capping a come-from-behind 24-17 victory to beat the Cardinal last season.
