Santa Clara News http://www.topix.com/city/santa-clara-ca http://www.topix.com/rss/city/santa-clara-ca.xml Local news for Santa Clara, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Intel launching new chip lineup http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/intel-launching-new-chip-lineup?fromrss=1 "Forty-five nanometers is wonderful and we get an uplift, but it really is the reinvention of the transistor."

Intel Corp. plans to roll out its newest generation of processors Monday, flexing its manufacturing muscle with a sophisticated new process that crams up to 40 percent more transistors onto the company's chips. via SanLuisObispo.com

]]> SanLuisObispo.com Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:33:02 GMT 071112LF4HVQ 0 37.35707 -121.967993 California Fur Store to Close After Activist Attack http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/california-fur-store-to-close-after-activist-attack?fromrss=1 Los Angeles- In an email received Thursday by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, the owner of the building housing Turlow's Furs in Santa Clara, California claims his animal-skin purveying ... via Ntimc.org

]]> Ntimc.org Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:42:54 GMT 071111ANVT4H 0 37.35707 -121.967993 Teenager Who Killed Father Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/teenager-who-killed-father-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter?fromrss=1 "We were also mindful that this is a kid"

A teenager accused of fatally shooting his father and then torching a Santa Clara house to cover up the crime pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter Friday in a San Jose courtroom. via KTVU

]]> KTVU Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:17:32 GMT 071110PAME87 0 37.35707 -121.967993 Santa Clara teen pleads guilty for killing his father in 2005 http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/santa-clara-teen-pleads-guilty-for-killing-his-father-in-2005?fromrss=1 "We understood there was some mental abuse and to a limited degree physical abuse going on"

A Santa Clara teen who shot his father and then set fire to their house pleaded guilty to manslaughter today under an agreement that will probably send him to a state-run juvenile prison until he is 25. via San Jose Mercury News

]]> San Jose Mercury News Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:01:34 GMT 071109128E3C 0 37.35707 -121.967993 Open Solutions, MShift Announce Partnership Agreement to Enable... http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/open-solutions-mshift-announce-partnership-agreement-to-enable?fromrss=1 "Of the vendors that offer mobile browser solutions today, MShift has the right combination of extensive bank experience and short implementation times, making it one of the most attractive players in the space."

Open Solutions Inc. , a leading provider of integrated enabling technologies for financial service providers across the United States, Canada and international markets, has entered into a partnership agreement ... via TMCnet

]]> TMCnet Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:50:50 GMT 071108B5IKO1 0 37.35707 -121.967993 Right on Que http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/right-on-que?fromrss=1 A S YOU probably know, the strip of El Camino Real that runs through Santa Clara is Silicon Valley's epicenter for Korean food. via Metroactive

]]> Metroactive Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:45:33 GMT 071108E2S928 0 37.35707 -121.967993 No charges will be filed in drowning at Great America last summer http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/no-charges-will-be-filed-in-drowning-at-great-america-last-summer?fromrss=1 Santa Clara authorities say there won't be any criminal charges filed against the mother of a four-year-old boy who drowned at Great America amusement park last summer. via Press-Enterprise

]]> Press-Enterprise Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:42:36 GMT 0711080EN5CE 0 37.35707 -121.967993 Judge overturns murder verdict against Fresno man in 2001 slaying http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/judge-overturns-murder-verdict-against-fresno-man-in-2001-slaying?fromrss=1 A judge has ruled a Fresno man was wrongly convicted of murdering a pregnant convenience store clerk in 2001. via North County Times

]]> North County Times Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:15:11 GMT 071107MO4N1F 0 37.35707 -121.967993 Roadshow: San Jose adding numbers to street signs http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/roadshow-san-jose-adding-numbers-to-street-signs?fromrss=1 Q Here's my pet peeve: It's really hard to pay attention to traffic and find a specific address in Santa Clara County. via San Jose Mercury News

]]> San Jose Mercury News Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:05:34 GMT 071107TS2V4H 7 37.35707 -121.967993 Election 2007: Low voter turnout, as expected http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/election-2007-low-voter-turnout-as-expected?fromrss=1 "Sometimes it gets off for whatever reason. ... It has happened before."

In one Palo Alto precinct, an electronic touch-screen machine had to be recalibrated after it failed to register the choices of a few voters. via Palo Alto Daily News

]]> Palo Alto Daily News Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:51:42 GMT 0711076J1BLC 0 37.35707 -121.967993 San Jose man held for allegedly making, dealing methamphetamine http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/san-jose-man-held-for-allegedly-making-dealing-methamphetamine?fromrss=1 "That was nothing like what we are facing now"

A San Jose man today faces six felony counts for allegedly manufacturing and dealing drugs after local law enforcement officers found 15 pounds of methamphetamine and the materials used to make the drug stuffed ... via San Jose Mercury News

]]> San Jose Mercury News Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:42:03 GMT 071107H1PKUQ 0 37.35707 -121.967993 Alleged Predator On Run Returned From German Jail http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/alleged-predator-on-run-returned-from-german-jail?fromrss=1 An alleged sexual predator on the run for nearly 20 years in both Europe and the United States was in custody in Santa Clara County jail Tuesday following his extradition from Germany, authorities said. via FOXReno

]]> FOXReno Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:51:19 GMT 071106G52DO7 0 37.35707 -121.967993 Phony student sentenced to jail http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/phony-student-sentenced-to-jail?fromrss=1 "It was not a crime of violence."

A 23-year-old California man who tried to register as a student at Douglas High School was sentenced Monday to six months in jail to be served concurrent to two years he is serving in Santa Clara, Calif., for a ... via The Record-Courier

]]> The Record-Courier Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:24:15 GMT 071106FV6PEH 0 37.35707 -121.967993 Sun Microsystems Posts 1Q Profit http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/sun-microsystems-posts-1q-profit?fromrss=1 Sun Microsystems Inc. swung to a first-quarter profit that matched Wall Street's expectations Monday, marking the server and software maker's first full year in the black since the dot-com meltdown. via Las Vegas Sun

]]> Las Vegas Sun Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:20:33 GMT 071105DQ229C 0 37.35707 -121.967993 Electrical Engineer, R&D Hardware http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/electrical-engineer-r-d-hardware?fromrss=1 Business Type: Industry Job Type: Research Scientist Region: US Location: Santa Clara Electrical Engineer, R&D Hardware We have an immediate need for a talented electrical engineer in the GC/MS Hardware R&D ... via SpectroscopyNOW.com

]]> SpectroscopyNOW.com Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:37:03 GMT 0711055KQLL2 0 37.35707 -121.967993 Man convicted of killing S.V. woman confesses to another killing http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/man-convicted-of-killing-s-v-woman-confesses-to-another-killing?fromrss=1 "When he says to me, 'I killed 11 people,' I utterly believe him"

A 52-year-old inmate serving two life sentences for separate homicides has confessed to the cold case killing of 19-year-old Cupertino resident Linda Ann Jozovich, who vanished while taking a break from a Santa ... via Santa Cruz Sentinel

]]> Santa Cruz Sentinel Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:16:48 GMT 0711044OC2QE 0 37.35707 -121.967993 Cheap motels house uncounted homeless people, families http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/cheap-motels-house-uncounted-homeless-people-families?fromrss=1 Topic: Cheap motels house uncounted homeless people, families Who knows how many broken lives dwell behind the numbered doors of the hard-luck motels scattered along Silicon Valley's busy thoroughfares? Places ... via Daily Herald

]]> Daily Herald Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:43:42 GMT 071104SVKO72 0 37.35707 -121.967993 Palo Alto rape suspect arrested http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/palo-alto-rape-suspect-arrested?fromrss=1 "We of course still want people, male or female, to be careful."

A Peninsula-wide search for an alleged kidnapper and rapist ended at a fast-food restaurant in south San Jose on Thursday night when Palo Alto detectives arrested a man suspected of a brazen sexual assault on a ... via San Francisco Examiner

]]> San Francisco Examiner Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:18:23 GMT 071103JAUPVA 0 37.35707 -121.967993 Immigrant restaurant worker shot to death in Campbell http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/immigrant-restaurant-worker-shot-to-death-in-campbell?fromrss=1 "We're really hoping someone comes forward - maybe they saw a car leaving the area or something else"

Police said Aleman, an immigrant from Mexico, lived with his brother and other roommates in Campbell and spent most of his time working at the China China restaurant in Santa Clara. via SFGate

]]> SFGate Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:07:20 GMT 0711039QE5NR 0 37.35707 -121.967993 Santa Clara County prosecutor receives award for working with domestic violence victims http://www.topix.net/city/santa-clara-ca/2007/11/santa-clara-county-prosecutor-receives-award-for-working-with-domestic-violence-victims?fromrss=1 Santa Clara County Assistant District Attorney Rolanda Pierre-Dixon has received an award for her work on behalf of domestic violence survivors and their families. via San Jose Mercury News

]]> San Jose Mercury News Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:46:02 GMT 071102KO3V38 0 37.35707 -121.967993