Tuesday Dec 1 | San Jose Mercury News
Herhold: A legend in restoring downtown San Jose passes
A look of profound sadness creased the face of Senayit "Sunny" Hailu on Monday morning as she swept the sidewalk next to downtown San Jose's Original Joe's. The man who protected her business was dead.
Toy drives for the holidays on
Christmas is just around the corner! Let us make it brighter and help spread the joy to all! Students and community volunteers from San Jose and Milpitas residents, while every households are preparing for the holidays, have launched separate toy drives.
East Bay tree lightings kick off Friday
The calendar might say today is Thanksgiving, but the yuletide carols on the radio and vacant lots stocked with conifers scream "Merry Christmas." The holiday season is here, and trees are being lit throughout the Bay Area.
The Downtown San Jose ice rink is officially open
With the winter season creeping upon us, one of the many San Jose winter traditions is back! The Downtown San Jose ice rink opened last Friday, November 20th, and is officially ready for you to glide around on from now until the end of January.
Will San Jose's New Bicycle Plan Mark Shift From Years of Car Privilege?
San Jose is on the verge of adopting its new bicycle plan at the next City Council meeting on November 17th, which, as anyone who has cycled in San Jose knows, would be a welcome change from decades of traffic engineering focused almost solely on automobility.
The front entrance and lobby of Carlsbad Medical Center are closed for remodeling.
School District System Needs Reform
The monolithic structure of public education is resistant to change. As evidence the system continues to use an antiquated calendar from our agrarian past, and it organizes school districts in historic slices that make no logical sense.
Cultural Arts & Community Events Oct. 5-11
Everyone is invited to enjoy the free outdoor concert by Kim McKee and Ken Willson on Wednesday, Oct.
Herhold: A decision on a low-income project reveals fissures in San Jose's politics
Every now and then, an issue comes before the San Jose City Council that exposes the fissures of local politics in a memorably revealing way.
Liam's List: September 18th, 2009
Liam's List: September 18th, 2009 Share + Sep 18, 2009 4:21 pm US/Pacific Liam's List: September 18th, 2009 Greetings chums, Another weekend of fun and frivolity looms.
Firefighters Battle Downtown SJ Blaze
The 4000 block of Alum Rock Avenue in San Jose is closed in both directions this morning as firefighters continue to battle a three-alarm blaze at a commercial structure, according to officials.
Tapestry Arts Festival draws a crowd
As she stood in front of the bandstand in Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park Sunday - eyes closed, swaying to the beat of a '70s cover band - the pendant earrings that spelled out ELVIS on either side of Marlene Coelhosousae's face were all shook up.
Safeway's shiny new 'Market' is being touted as a boon to downtown - just blocks from San Jose's own Zanotto's By Jessica Fromm A 50-PERSON queue snakes through the buzzing aisles of The Market in downtown San Jose.
Silicon Valley Community Newspapers
U.S. Rep. Lofgren will speak with Almaden residents U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, will speak to residents at the Almaden Valley Community Association's monthly meeting on Aug.
The memorial is sponsored by UC Berkeley Asian American Studies Program, the Department of Ethnic Studies, and the Takaki family.A The Asian American Studies program and the Department of Ethnic Studies express profound sorrow at the loss of Ronald Takaki, world-renowned Asian American scholar and public intellectual.A He retired in 2002 and passed ...
LAST WEEKEND, the anti-man-about-town returned from a much-needed slumber and forged a pathway through a superior First Friday event in downtown San Jose.
Pizarro: New mural springs to life in downtown San Jose
Not all the art on display at the South First Fridays event in downtown San Jose this week will be found inside galleries.
Pizarro: New mural springs to life in downtown San Jose
Not all the art on display at the South First Fridays event in downtown San Jose this week will be found inside galleries.
SC Courthouse to close one day a month
Santa Clara County courthouses will close one day each month starting in September, in order to save money following the announcement of state cuts.
Sponsored links
Get Downtown (San Jose, CA) contractors estimates Fast quotes from pre-screened contractors
Find a local Lawyer through Lawyers.com
Downtown (San Jose, CA) Foreclosures
Tap Into The Hidden Real Estate Market www.realtytrac.com