Herhold: Killing of child near Hollister defies rational explanation.
San Jose Mercury News - November 20, 2008
Donna May Busch, 19 months old, was shot to death in her playpen.
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Man shot at light-rail station in San Jose
San Jose Mercury News - November 20, 2008
San Jose police Thursday evening were investigating the shooting of a man at the Ohlone/Chynoweth light-rail station near Westfield Oakridge mall.
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Underwater volcano off California's Central Coast given national protection
San Jose Mercury News - November 20, 2008
A long-dormant underwater volcano off Monterey whose slopes teem with marine life, including forests of 10-foot-high coral, was added to the boundaries of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary...
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San Jose's projected deficit zooms past $59 million; layoffs seem certain
San Jose Mercury News - November 20, 2008
The imploding economy has widened the projected hole in San Jose's budget next year to more than $59 million, city officials said Thursday, making layoffs virtually certain and burying Mayor Chuck ...
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Fisher: Sleeping out for the homeless
San Jose Mercury News - November 20, 2008
San Jose State University students build a tent city to raise awareness of homelessness.
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Palo Alto Chief Johnson retires weeks after firestorm on racial profiling remarks
San Jose Mercury News - November 20, 2008
After drawing accusations of racial profiling for her remarks about questioning black men in connection with a string of armed robberies, Palo Alto Police Chief Lynne Johnson announced Thursday aft...
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Council members chime in with proposals for San Jose's redevelopment budget
San Jose Mercury News - November 20, 2008
The special requests, which were submitted to Mayor Chuck Reed's office late Wednesday, amount to just more than $4.7 million, a small fraction of the $1.1 billion in capital improvements the agenc...
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Waxman replaces Dingell, boosting Democrats' push on climate change
San Jose Mercury News - November 20, 2008
In a victory for environmentalists, Rep. Henry Waxman of Los Angeles ousted John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress, as chairman of the House committee that handles all energy, climate...
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Bus-Cement Truck Crash Kills Woman On Sonoma Hwy.
cbs5.com - November 20, 2008
A crash involving a small bus and a truck killed an elderly woman on state Highway 116 just south of Santa Rosa on Thursday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol.It occured just aft...
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San Jose's Tamien apartments set to go up for rent by end of year
San Jose Mercury News - November 20, 2008
The 121 condominiums in Tamien tower are set to go on the market as rental units before the end of this year, according to development project manager Jessie Thielen. The San Jose City Council and ...
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You'll Be Spending the Holidays in the Airport if You Don't Pay Attention
NBC Bay Area - November 20, 2008
Mineta San Jose is expecting a decrease of anywhere from 5 to 10% in holiday travel, but it will still be a busier time for airports. The airport recommends arriving 90 minutes before your flight t...
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North Bay Bus Versus Truck Crash Kills One
NBC Bay Area - November 20, 2008
An elderly female passenger on a Sonoma County Paratransit bus died Thursday afternoon when the small bus and a flatbed truck hauling a cement mixer collided on state Highway 116 near Sebastopol, t...
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Bay Area mayors back $1B electric car plan
bizjournals: San Jose Business News - November 20, 2008
The Mayors of San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland promised Thursday to work with Silicon Valley startup Better Place on a $1 billion plan to have battery-powered autos on the road in 2012.
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"Headline I’d like to see in 96 pt. type in the NY Times: “Obama Elected By Rich..."
Junesix Media - November 20, 2008
“Headline I’d like to see in 96 pt. type in the NY Times: “Obama Elected By Rich Loamy Soils of Cretaceous Seas.”” - Jason Kottke commenting on an article about how soil types determined the 2008 e...
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SJSU Students Sleeping Out in Tents
NBC Bay Area - November 20, 2008
San Jose State University students will set up camp and spend the night in 150 tents on campus Thursday to urge the government to respond to an increase in homelessness and poverty in the country.T...
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Storm debuts to partly cloudy reviews
Good Morning Silicon Valley - November 20, 2008
Through its run-up to release, RIM’s BlackBerry Storm had a lot of people rooting for it — RIM admirers, Verizon customers, touchscreen fans, smartphone aficionados — and the first hands-on reports...
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San Jose woman identified as victim in shooting at Southwest Expressway
San Jose Mercury News - November 20, 2008
San Jose police today identified the woman who was found shot to death Monday night on Southwest Expressway as Dieu "Tina" Nguyen, 31, of San Jose.
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Fire Guts Two San Jose Apartments
South Bay - November 20, 2008
An early morning fire surprises two families in North San Jose.
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Lively wasn’t, and now it’s dead
Good Morning Silicon Valley - November 20, 2008
Google is big enough and rich enough that it can afford exploratory missions into new territory on the chance that treasures await. But you don’t stay big and rich for long, especially in this econ...
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Quoted
Good Morning Silicon Valley - November 20, 2008
“It might surprise parents to learn that it is not a waste of time for their teens to hang out online. There are myths about kids spending time online — that it is dangerous or making them lazy. Bu...
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Off Topic
Good Morning Silicon Valley - November 20, 2008
Europeana, the European digital library, museum and archive; iSerenity, if you work better to the sounds of a waterfall, a heartbeat or a hairdryer (?); and do-it-yourself hallucinations using the ...
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Quick Notes
San Jose Revealed - November 20, 2008
Just as we begin mourning the Merc, Sal Pizarro reports that San Jose magazine is closing up shop. But now where will I get my monthly fix of a group of community "leaders" standing awkwardly toge...
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San Jose State University sets up tent city
Bay Area Online News - November 20, 2008
San Jose State University students will set up camp and spend the night in 150 tents on campus today to urge the government to respond to an increase in homelessness and poverty in the country.
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What You're Doing Tonight: 11/20
NBC Bay Area - November 20, 2008
Damon Wayans will be at Cobb's Comedy Club tonight. He is the creator, executive producer and star of "The Underground" and is known throughout the world for his unique comedic style.Wayans has bee...
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San Jose firefighters respond to blaze at apartment complex near Willow Glen
San Jose Mercury News - November 20, 2008
San Jose firefighters are responding to a two-alarm blaze at an apartment complex near Curtner Avenue and Almaden Expressway, according to a fire dispatcher.
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Brand, Cukar Headline Soccer's All-Conference Picks
Official Web Site of San Jose State Athletics - November 20, 2008
Ed Brand becomes the third known player in program history to earn all-conference honors in all four years, and is joined on the All-MPSF first team by junior teammate Nick Cukar. A total of six Sp...
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SAN JOSE / Not-guilty plea in series of bank heists
San Francisco Chronicle - November 20, 2008
A serial bank-robbery suspect has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he stole more than $22,000 during a six-month spree along the Peninsula and in the South Bay, court records s...
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Women's Basketball At Long Beach State, Hosts Seattle
Official Web Site of San Jose State Athletics - November 20, 2008
The San Jose State women's basketball team continues its string of four games in nine days with a road game at Long Beach State Friday night and a home contest against Seattle Sunday afternoon.
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Volleyball Advances To WAC Semifinals With Win Over Utah State
Official Web Site of San Jose State Athletics - November 20, 2008
Honolulu---For the second consecutive year, San Jose State and Utah State battled to five sets in the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference Volleyball Tournament Presented by the Harris ...
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Swimmers At Nike Cup; Divers In Arizona
Official Web Site of San Jose State Athletics - November 20, 2008
The Spartan swimmers and divers are split this weekend between the annual Nike Cup in Long Beach, Calif., and the University of Arizona Diving Invitational in Tucson, Ariz., respectively.
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