The lynching of Harold Thurmond and Jack Holmes for the kidnap and murder of Brooke Hart in San Jose in November 1933 was a singular event in American history. Never before or since has the rule of law been so collectively subverted by law enforcement (including the FBI), public officials, community leaders, everyday citizens and the press.
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As part of his ongoing collaboration with the world’s top culinary talent, Manresa’s David Kinch has invited Alexandre Gauthier of La Grenouillère (The Frog Pond) to join him for two “late summer harvest dinners” Sept. 11-12. The 31-year-old Gauthier is from La Madelaine-sous-Montreuil just outside of Montreuil-sur-Merin in the north of France. He received his first Michelin star in 2007.
Robert Bulterman never counted on PACE to save his business. The 46-year-old electrician and solar technician, like a lot of green-collar workers, had admittedly held high hopes that Property Assessed Clean Energy would infuse the overcrowded sustainable energy industry with a slew of much-needed jobs.
But to count on it doing so, he says, would have been “just plain stupid.” As it turns out, Bulterman’s skepticism was well founded.
A rally and interfaith service are planned for this Friday outside the County Building in San Jose to protest the planned burning of the Koran in Gainesville, Florida. The event coincides with the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr and the second day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. More information about the event will be provided at a press conference today.
The “Case of the Missing Fairy” came to a happy ending yesterday, when the missing statue of the Wilis was carted back to the city. The thief’s identity remains unknown. Attorney Anthony Pagkas, who represented the most recent possessor of the statue, would not confirm that his client was the original fairy-napper, but only that they decided to do the right thing.
Just one day after Oracle announced it had hired former HP CEO Mark Hurd as co-president, HP retaliates with a lawsuit to prevent Hurd from taking the position. The lawsuit claims that Hurd is in breach of contract and that his hiring by Oracle puts HP trade secrets at risk. The suit is seen as evidence of a growing rift between the two Silicon Valley giants.
When he ran for mayor of San Jose, Chuck Reed promised greater transparency. On Wednesday that promise will be put to the test. A committee, headed by the Mayor, will decide whether to succumb to pressure by journalists and citizens’ groups to release information that the SJPD says will invade privacy and hinder its ability to fight crime.
Team San Jose has signed a three-year contract to continue to host the Rock ‘N’ Roll San Jose Half Marathon. This year’s event, scheduled for October 3, will feature everything from funk to acoustic to adult contemporary and end with a concert by Blues Traveler.
Mark Hurd, who was forced to resign as head honcho at Hewlett Packard last month, has taken on a new position as president of Oracle. The move was made possible with the resignation of Oracle’s former president, Charles Phillips.
USAgain, a for-profit venture designed to keep clothing out of landfills, is spreading its drop boxes across the Bay Area, and raising questions about recycled clothing. Green and white drop boxes have already popped up in Los Gatos, Sunnyvale, and Mountain View, and dozens more will blanket the Bay Area over the coming months.
