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Apoplectic funnyman Lewis Black rages against the machine for his "Let Them Eat Cake" tour.
The big top goes "Over the Top" in Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus' new production, which features plenty of pop music and a greater emphasis on sleek, stylized acrobatics.
Parks Charter Fund not meant for roads
This is a dangerous precedent and goes against the will of the voters. The Parks Charter Fund was passed specifically by the voters, since 1972, to set aside funds to buy and maintain county parks and nothing ...
Three men tending a pot farm in the Saratoga hills were armed but did not fire on Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies who shot and killed one of them last month, according to sheriff's officials.
Local dog trainer makes mission of fighting pitpull sterotypes
Marthina McClay doesn't give in to all the hype surrounding pit bulls. In fact, she finds it ridiculous.
Firefighters battle three-alarm fire at Apple's Cupertino campus
Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire at Apple's Cupertino campus late Tuesday night.
Residents share concerns, thoughts about Saratoga's housing plans
The city of Saratoga staff and RBF Consulting met with Saratoga residents for the second time in an effort to hear community members' concerns as the city updates its General Plan Housing Element.
Roadshow: Readers slow down and save
Q I'm another beneficiary of your columns about reducing speed. The last couple months I've been trying to keep my gas-guzzling Yukon between 55 and 65 mph, with slower and smoother acceleration, no jackrabbit ...
Motorcyclist killed in crash off of State Highway 9
A fatal crash on state Highway 9 near Redwood Gulch Road in unincorporated Santa Clara County has blocked one lane of the highway this afternoon as emergency crews respond to the incident, according to the ...
Saratoga vineyard brings family, friends together for couple
Planting a vineyard was one thing, but Bob and Linda Binkley never meant to make their own wine.
Classes on nuts, volts of solar trade filling up
Hoping to capitalize on an industry desperate for trained workers, students are flocking to places like San Jose City College to learn a new trade in the up-and-coming solar-energy field.
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Deputies arrest 3 pot-farm suspects
As authorities are cracking down in the heat of pot-farming season, Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies announced the arrest of three San Jose men accused of tending to a marijuana garden that would yield pot ...
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You be the reviewer: Cin Cin in Los Gatos
The line between restaurant and bar has blurred so much in recent years that it probably shouldn't come as a surprise to find one of the South Bay's most intriguing menus at a new Los Gatos hot spot billed as a ...
SJSU, East Side Union district put college student's vision into action
Michael Carter, a chipper 20-year-old, was sipping hot chocolate at the Almaden Roasting Company last year with former United Way chief Mark Walker, yearning for some constructive feedback on his big idea.
In comedy's dirty world, clean can be funny
After comedian Bernie Mac performed at a Barack Obama fundraiser July 11, the presidential candidate playfully scolded the comedian, who offended some audience members with jokes about sexual promiscuity.
SUPPOSE a potato cost $100? Would you treat it differently? Scrutinize it in a vastly different way? You bet you would.
Roadshow: Drivers' sneaky cell phone detours
Boy, some drivers are sneaky. Readers have flooded Roadshow with calls and e-mails after seeing motorists yakking on a cell phone without using a hands-free device - and trying to do it in a way police won't ...