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Editorial: Grand jury raises good points on school finance

The Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury has found questionable expenses and compensation packages for trustees and superintendents in some of the county's 34 school districts.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

NBC11.com

Judgment Day For Nonprofits

The Boccardo Family Shelter in San Jose, Calif. is dealing with budget cuts by considering reducing its beds from 250 to 100 a night.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

San Jose Mercury News

Mayor's proposed budget spares many services

San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed proposed Friday that the city spare popular police, fire, park and library services from the budget ax in closing a $73 million deficit and said money to pay for them will be available from revised property-tax estimates, reserves, employee pay freezes and other spending reductions.

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Sun May 31, 2009

San Jose Mercury News

Four wounded in four separate San Jose assaults.

Two young men were in critical condition and two others were less seriously wounded after four separate assaults in San Jose Saturday night, according to police.

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Wed May 27, 2009

Inside Bay Area

Roadshow: The reason behind the metal guardrail on 101

Q What happened to the concrete dividers on Highway 101 near Alum Rock and McKee roads? I was under the impression that they were going to replace the steel barriers on 101 with concrete, which has happened elsewhere on 101.

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Thu May 21, 2009

KSDK NewsChannel 5

Is forecasting earthquakes possible?

Southern California has experienced a couple of minor earthquakes in the past couple of days.

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Mon May 18, 2009

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Santa Clara County expected to shutter its once-heralded juvenile hall alternative

Santa Clara County opened its juvenile hall alternative for low-level offenders to much fanfare a short three years ago.

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Fri May 01, 2009

San Jose Mercury News

Proposed San Jose budget would lay off 149 employees, reduce library hours

San Jose City Manager Debra Figone's proposal Thursday to close a $77.5 million budget deficit would lay off as many as 149 employees, close libraries nearly half the week, eliminate the police mounted patrol and reduce traffic enforcement.

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Sat Apr 25, 2009

San Jose Mercury News

Police officer hit and injured while investigating car crash on I-680 in San Jose

Two northbound lanes of Interstate Highway 680 in San Jose were closed this morning after a car spun out into sand barrels and blocked the Alum Rock off-ramp, the California Highway Patrol said.

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Thu Apr 23, 2009

KCBS

San Jose Kindergarteners Go to College

There were some very young freshmen at community colleges in San Jose today as hundreds of kindergarteners had their first day of college.

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Sun Apr 19, 2009

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Charter schools to increase 50 percent in Santa Clara County

Every day on her commute, Marcela Toscano watches the transformation of a vacant lot in the Mayfair neighborhood near Interstate 680, excitedly tracking the progress of the school her son will attend starting in late summer.

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Fri Apr 10, 2009

San Jose Mercury News

Uncertain how phone networks would fare in big quake

If someone with cable cutters can slice critical fiber-optic lines - and cripple communications for thousands of people - what kind of damage could Mother Nature do? Thursday's act of sabotage left Morgan Hill, Gilroy and parts of Santa Cruz and San Benito counties without land lines, cell phones and Internet connections.

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Sat Apr 04, 2009

Pleasantonweekly.com

Tremor?

Magnitude 4.3 - regional moment magnitude Time Monday, March 30, 2009 at 10:40:29 AM Distance from Morgan Hill, CA - 18 km N Seven Trees, CA - 19 km E Alum Rock, CA - 20 km ESE San Jose City Hall, CA - 25 km ESE Web Link Posted by Claudette McDermott, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood, 23 hours ago I heard about it on the TV news this ...

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Thu Apr 02, 2009

The Post Chronicle

4.3 Magnitude California Earthquake Hits Morgan Hill, San Jose, And Bay Area

An earthquake has hit California today. According to reports it was minor but some in the community felt some pretty big movements.

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Tue Mar 31, 2009

Associated Content

Earthquakes Rattle California's South Bay Area; Felt in San Francisco and San Jose

The Internet is buzzing with activity this afternoon after several news sources reported an earthquake in California's South Bay.

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Sun Mar 29, 2009

KLIV - Homepage

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A new award has been set up to recognize local efforts to conserve water has been presented.

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Fri Mar 27, 2009

KCBS

Permanent Home for San Jose Charter School

The city of San Jose has reached a tentative agreement with the school district to build a permanent home for a charter school in the Mayfair neighborhood.

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Wed Mar 25, 2009

Willow Glen Extra

Eagle Scout's New Fence at Alum Rock Park

Reaching out beyond the usual neighborhood project, local Boy Scout Jeremy Edwards thought SJ's Alum Rock Park needed a new fence.

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Tue Mar 24, 2009

KLIV - Homepage

School Performance Discussion in Alum Rock

A community meeting is being held tonight in San Jose's Alum Rock neighborhood to address concerns surrounding the performance of area schools.

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Mon Mar 23, 2009

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Deal in works for East San Jose charter school

San Jose city and school officials are expected to announce today a tentative deal that would use $1 million in redevelopment funds that had been set aside for a park to provide a permanent site for a new charter middle school in the city's struggling East Side.

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