Meg Whitman has announced that neither she nor her husband has any plans to sign the Giving Pledge, an initiative by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet to encourage billionaires to bequeath half of their fortunes to charity.
Meg Whitman has announced that neither she nor her husband has any plans to sign the Giving Pledge, an initiative by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet to encourage billionaires to bequeath half of their fortunes to charity.
At a ceremony at Fire Station 7 on Wednesday, firefighters presented parents and teachers at Trace Elementary an American flag that they found as they dug through the smoldering ruins after a fire last month. It was accompanied by a $5,000 check to help rebuild the school.
San Jose’s new fire chief, William McDonald, only started work this Monday, but he is already facing his first crisis. The city has laid off 49 firefighters, and if negotiations between the city and the union don’t go as planned today, he could have a much smaller department.
Naglee Park is old California at its finest, when San Jose was all orchards and vineyards. In fact, Naglee Park was once a vineyard, belonging to Union Gen. Henry Morris Naglee. The land was sold off by his heirs, and the foundations for Naglee Park were laid. Today, a few homes predate the 1906 earthquake, but most of the homes along the tree-lined lanes are pushing the century mark.
It’s fun to sing anything in Fred Schneider’s voice! Try it right now with this SEN-tence! And now they have a new AL-bum! Now you can go out and FIND it! And maybe go SEE them!
Poor Bing. Even with the backing of all-powerful Microsoft, it has yet to make a serious dent in the ubiquitous Googleverse. Not for lack of trying, mind you, and its latest efforts may be gathering some steam. With the new King of Bing contest, Microsoft is looking for Bing map features that even Google doesn’t have.
At its weekly meeting Tuesday evening, the City Council voted to put a proposed marijuana business tax on the ballot this November. The tax, which would reach up to 10 percent, would encompass business that sell marijuana both legally and illegally in the city.
Warren G’s career began with 213, a hip hop group that also included then-unknowns Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg. He went on to contribute rhymes to tracks on Dre’s The Chronic and Snoop’s Doggystle.
Mineta Airport’s Terminal C is officially a thing of the past, and a little bit of the city’s history is being turned over to the wrecking ball. In its place, more than 1,400 new parking spaces should be ready by the Thanksgiving rush.
It wasn’t that long ago that the internet served two main functions: email and porn. The times they are a’changing, however, and Web surfers today tend to spend more time on Facebook and game sites than email.