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No downtown San Jose start for Tour of California Stage 3
Stage 3 of the Tour of California will feature a new starting point in San Jose, eventually leading to its first finish in Livermore.
Photos show young man in hoodie robbing San Jose store
San Jose police are hoping you recognize the mustachioed man who robbed a small eastside grocery mart a few weeks ago.
LED Challenge winners announced
Innovation Generation , the EE Times STEM education site, is proud to announce that the Spectacular Seven team from Oak Canyon Junior High in Lindon, UT, is the winner of our Fall 2011 Student LED Challenge ! In the photo, you can see the whole team: From left to right, teacher Ted Hansen, Camille, Aubrey, Katrina, Cassie, Natalie, Melanie, Rachel, ... (more)
Drive through downtown Palo Alto or Mountain View almost any evening and then try to tell me that the economy is dead.
Hip-Hop Chess Tourney Comes to Silicon Valley
We're talking about a chess board. Come Saturday, February 11th, in San Jose, the boards will be hot, and so will the turntables.
Most indoor plants are tropical and don't do well where winters are cold
The plants grown as houseplants may have serious disadvantages that prevent them from being happy in the garden, but have aspects that help them survive indoors.
Multiple locations, Wednesday Gang suppression efforts resulted in a number of parole and probation searches and five arrests on misdemeanor warrants.
Saratoga shorts: Saratoga Music Boosters to host a night of cool jazz and hot swing
The Friends of the West Valley Library are hosting a book sale on Feb. 18, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the West Valley Branch Library, 1243 San Tomas Aquino Road, in San Jose.
Officer Bobby Lopez is the president of the police union in San Jose. He was at his office today.
San Jose: Chief Moore asks public's help to identify suspects in hate crime
San Jose Police Chief Chris Moore is asking for the public's help in identifying the men believed responsible for an alleged racially-motivated attack on an industrial designer in a supermarket parking lot before Thanksgiving During a Monday press conference with the victim present, Moore said it is important to report, investigate and prosecute ... (more)
City Insider / Parking meter rates, fines among highest in nation
San Francisco shares the top spot for the steepest parking meter fines in the United States and has the third-highest hourly parking rates for metered spaces.
Alleged kidnapper arrested in Milpitas
A woman has been found safe and her alleged abductor arrested after a kidnapping in San Jose over the weekend.
San Jose police investigate fatal shooting of 21-year-old man
A 21-year-old man was shot and killed Sunday night in San Jose, the city's third homicide of the year, according to police.
A Valentine's Day gift that keeps on giving
OK men, if ever there was a hot tip to pass on to you, this is it, so pay attention.
Internal Affairs: Politics be damned -- Feinstein opts for a Republican judge
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has chucked partisan politics aside in choosing a potential successor to San Jose U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel, who moved on last year to become head of the Federal Judicial Center in Washington, D.C. Feinstein has forwarded U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal's name to the White House, which ordinarily follows the ... (more)
San Jose woman escapes kidnapper by jumping out of car
A San Jose woman jumped out of a moving car Saturday to escape the clutches of her former boyfriend, who police say kidnapped her and assaulted a friend of hers before being arrested.
Dark Chocolate and Wine Tasting this weekend at Big Dog Vineyards
Award-winning Zinfandels, Cabernets, and Ports will be paired with chunks of dark chocolate at Big Dog Vineyards this weekend on Saturday and Sunday.
Bonny Zanardi: Artists envision a 'Red or Read' theme for library exhibition
Member artists of the Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society were challenged to respond to the theme "Red or Read" for the February show at the Los Altos Library.
Four displaced after garage fire in San Jose
A two-alarm fire after midnight gutted a duplex unit and left four elderly residents without a home, a San Jose fire spokesman said.
Congress hears plight of San Jose, CA woman evicted from her home of 41 years
A seriously ill South San Jose woman who recently was evicted from her home of 41 years by Wells Fargo Bank is receiving support from Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, who wrote a letter to the bank's CEO on her behalf.