Monte Sereno News

Sales of million-dollar homes in May climbed sharply over April's figures, but were still half the number that sold a year ago.

1 p.m. Tuesday Two juveniles seen leaving Yerba Buena High School where a fight had occurred were contacted and found to have concealed weapons in their possession.

The Monte Sereno City Council recall petition drive is set to move into gear over the July 4 weekend, and the three council members who are targeted have submitted statements that must be circulated along with the petitions.

Though they are short on money with two weeks to go before the event, organizers of this year's Fremont Fourth of July Parade said Monday the event will still go on.

Menker and Kingman avenues, 5:11 p.m. Tuesday A person driving under the influence, determined to be on parole and in possession of a loaded gun, was arrested.

Senter and Monterey roads, 12:10 p.m. Thursday A pedestrian suffered broken ribs and a potentially life-threatening head injury after being struck by a driver who was uninsured and had no license.

It was, I suspect, the height of sophistication in the late '60s. Angela pia is a light concoction of whipped cream, gelatin, eggs, sugar, rum and brandy once dished up by San Francisco restaurants.

The idea of moving the Oakland A's to San Jose is getting more support in Silicon Valley.

Before he passed into the great green room in the sky, Jimmy Durante, the Brooklyn-born comedian with the memorable nose, bequeathed a phrase that resonates in San Jose today: "The guy's making a federal case out of it'' he used to growl on his 1940s radio show.

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Monte Sereno homeowner Jerry Block decided to build one of the largest rain harvesting systems in Northern California, which will be available for viewing during an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 6. Block's newly constructed 20,000-gallon rain catchment system is all ready for collecting rain landing on his roof.

For the past several weeks, teams of well-dressed lawyers and their clients have filed into San Jose Federal Judge James Ware's courtroom each day, hauling boxes loaded with documents to plop down on their respective tables.

Finally. Bermant, Rabobank tangle over project Written by Staff report Developer Jeffrey Bermant faces claims by Rabobank that he failed to repay $9.8 million of $21.4 million in loans on the Monte Sereno community under construction in Arroyo Grande.

As Californians grapple with ways to save water in this third consecutive dry year, Jerry Block has taken an extreme path.

Stewart Avenue, 11:56 p.m. Saturday A male was stabbed during a struggle with a person who robbed him.

The beauty of government in Monte Sereno is that it comes as close to the New England town hall model as anywhere in the Bay Area.

Santa Clara County schools that have been shuttered because of the swine flu virus can reopen Wednesday, the county's public health officer said this afternoon.

Three Silicon Valley mayors have asked for help in finding out the identity of the driver who injured two cyclists on Highway 9 last month.

The California drought may appear to have softened because of the last batch of rains, but Monte Sereno resident Jerry Block isn't having second thoughts at all about having one of the largest rain collection systems in the Santa Clara Valley recently installed in his back yard.

The Santa Barbara developer of Monte Sereno, an upscale home subdivision under construction east of Arroyo Grande, has received notices of default from its lender.