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Letter: City manager paid more than San Jose counterpartOur City Council members have been busy patting themselves on the back and banking re-election campaign contributions. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2010Last comment by Need Work, on Aug 27, 2010 at 8:07 am | 3 comments | 3565 Views
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Treasured flight simulator celebrates 30 yearsThe electro-mechanical wonder at NASA Ames known as the Vertical Motion Simulator had its 30th anniversary last Friday. A...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2010Last comment by Koa, on Aug 25, 2010 at 9:36 am | 2 comments | 6217 Views
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Judge won't reopen high-speed-rail challengeA last-ditch effort by Menlo Park, Atherton and a coalition of nonprofit groups to reopen its lawsuit against the California...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2010Last comment by Martin Carmelita, on Aug 25, 2010 at 9:17 am | 2 comments | 4491 Views
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Budget advice for Caltrain pours inCaltrain has received hundreds of messages from members of the public about potential ways to address its budget deficit,...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2010Last comment by Tom, on Aug 24, 2010 at 12:11 pm | 13 comments | 4469 Views
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Yakking on the phone while driving costly to 1,600 Bay Area motoristsBay Area law enforcement agencies issued more than 1,600 citations to drivers using their phones without hands-free devices...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2010Last comment by Tom, on Aug 22, 2010 at 12:14 am | 6 comments | 3942 Views
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Facebook unveils "Places" featureFacebook Wednesday unveiled its much-anticipated "Places" feature, allowing users to share their real-time locations as well...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2010Last comment by Ted, on Aug 20, 2010 at 12:01 am | 2 comments | 4529 Views
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Protest at Google over Verizon dealDemonstrators concerned with internet neutrality and free speech online are planning to gather at Google tomorrow to protest...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2010Last comment by Ted, on Aug 16, 2010 at 11:55 pm | 8 comments | 5252 Views
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Rail directors told to lie low in MidpeninsulaTwo members of the California High-Speed Rail Authority board of directors have been advised by agency staff not to participate...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2010Last comment by "Just Think About It", on Aug 14, 2010 at 9:37 am | 17 comments | 5528 Views
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IMMIGRATION & THE LEAKED MEMO: AN UNLIKELY SOLUTIONIt has now been revealed that the USCIS, formerly known as the Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS), has indeed been...
Original post made by Immigration Lawyer on Aug. 10, 2010Last comment by "Just Think About It", on Aug 14, 2010 at 9:14 am | 2 comments | 3319 Views
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Grand Jury: City employee pay "unsustainable" countywideThe latest report from the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury concludes that employee costs for the county's 15 cities continue...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2010Last comment by JR, on Aug 14, 2010 at 8:14 am | 28 comments | 5835 Views
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Judge overturns gay marriage banA federal judge in San Francisco today [https://ecf.cand.uscourts.gov/cand/09cv2292/files/09cv2292-ORDER.pdf overturned Proposition...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2010Last comment by Alex M, on Aug 12, 2010 at 9:55 am | 49 comments | 7068 Views
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High tech heart helpIn cardiology, time lost can mean a life lost. A new technology, recently adopted by El Camino Hospital and local firefighter/paramedics,...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2010Last comment by Dixie McCall, on Aug 11, 2010 at 1:01 pm | 1 comment | 4325 Views
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Rail officials head for Washington with surveyCalifornia High-Speed Rail Authority officials are traveling to the nation's capital this week to drum up federal support...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2010Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 11, 2010 at 11:11 am | 13 comments | 4181 Views
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Weekend, Aug. 7 & 8[http://music.stanford.edu/Events/calendar.html ==B Music:== Stanford Summer Chorus] The Stanford Summer Chorus collaborates...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2010Last comment by evergreen, on Aug 6, 2010 at 1:16 pm | 1 comment | 4639 Views
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Navy: Hangar One's contaminated cork walls must goUnless NASA Ames takes on the responsibility of dealing with some newfound toxic dust, it appears that the U.S. Navy is moving...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2010Last comment by Mike Laursen, on Aug 6, 2010 at 11:33 am | 4 comments | 4737 Views
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Panel OKs $10 million for Hangar OneCongresswoman Anna Eshoo had promising news Tuesday about funding to help restore Moffett Field's massive landmark, Hangar...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2010Last comment by spacecase, on Aug 3, 2010 at 2:58 pm | 11 comments | 4293 Views
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Water District approves $40 million flood protection projectSanta Clara Valley Water District board members unanimously approved a sweeping project Thursday designed to protect 2,220...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2010Last comment by jmc, on Aug 2, 2010 at 8:52 pm | 9 comments | 4595 Views
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City puts broader phone tax on ballotThe City Council voted Tuesday to have voters decide whether the city should extend its phone tax to internet phone services...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2010Last comment by Political Insider, on Aug 2, 2010 at 12:09 am | 6 comments | 4145 Views
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County sees spike in whooping cough casesCounty health officials continue to urge that young children and their caretakers be vaccinated against whooping cough, as...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2010Last comment by exhausted, on Jul 30, 2010 at 10:38 pm | 1 comment | 4748 Views
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Panel OKs $10 million for Hangar OneCongresswoman Anna Eshoo had promising news Tuesday about funding to help restore Moffett Field's massive landmark, Hangar...
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2010Last comment by Mike Laursen, on Jul 30, 2010 at 8:15 am | 2 comments | 3441 Views
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