Campbell News

Every version of health care reform before Congress views for-profit specialty hospitals as so ill-advised that they should be put out of business.

CAMPBELL, Calif. - Rick Rieser was halfway through his daily jog this summer when the idea for 'Percy, The Perfectly Imperfect Chicken' first popped into his brain.

Just days after a young boy and his grandfather returned home from the hospital, concerned parents near the Campbell's Bucknall area urged city leaders to take notice of what they're saying is a dangerous intersection for pedestrians.

Q I remember reading your article a couple of months ago that gas prices would significantly come down by the end of the year.

At the new tutoring center in Campbell, the focus is all on mathematics. Mathnasium combines the real world problems of math with a teaching curriculum tailored for the needs of each individual student.

A report on greenhouse gas emissions shows that the city of Campbell should aim to reduce emissions by 15 percent to 25 percent less than 2005 levels by the year 2020.

Oktoberfest 5k finish at Campbell Park A couple of weeks ago, while on assignment with a fellow Examiner, I discovered a great little hill on the Los Gatos Creek Trail in Campell .

So there will be another GOP debate between the gubernatorial hopefuls at 7 p.m. tonight at Brandman University.

A handwritten sign on the door at In Vino Veritas in Scotts Valley announces the eatery's closure Wednesday, Oct.

Campbell police are investigating an accident Tuesday that sent two pedestrians to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle near the city's Bucknall area.

Two people were hurt in a pedestrian accident near Forest Hill Elementary School in Campbell Tuesday afternoon.

I spend the first weeks of fall looking backward, clinging to summer ways. But last week's big, bad storm tossed me smack into the middle of autumn.

After the heavy rains last Tuesday, just about everyone thought the racing season was over at Ocean Speedway.

Q Thanks for recently nominating me to be your Dream Driver for 2009, but you've got the wrong guy.

Q I received a notice from a collection agency claiming that I owe the city of San Jose $100, plus $36 interest and a miscellaneous $48 fee.

Chris Cozort, one of the top runners at the Dammit Run over the past few years, won the Campbell Oktoberfest 5k on Saturday in a time of 16:19. Andria Bengtson was the first women, in a time of 20:07. Bengtson has performed well this year, and has now won her second race in less than a month.

Almaden Expressway and Curtner Avenue, 6 p.m. Friday Police got wind of a large drug transaction and as a result, 10 pounds of marijuana with a street value of $25,000 was seized.

And to entice hungry techies to hang up the oven mitts, chefs are binding together to host Silicon Valley Restaurant Week.

Q In September, I went to Wells Fargo to send 3,500 euros to a company in Ireland.

Q: I enjoyed the columns about excuses drivers give traffic cops. My co-worker and I were having a stressed-out, horrible day at work and after reading it and laughing as we read it, suddenly the day wasn't so bad anymore.