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“I don't think you should blanketly give the responsibility to the homeowner or to the city”

San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed may want to plant 100,000 trees around town over the next 15 years, but it's going to be everyday homeowners who are left footing the bill. via San Jose Mercury News

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San Jose firefighters battled a two-alarm grass fire along Coyote Creek this afternoon which began at about 1 p.m. and was being mopped up two hours later. via San Jose Mercury News

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A homeless man sought in connection with a slaying in central Washington was arrested Wednesday in San Jose, according to police. via San Jose Mercury News

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“They should have come up with this concept years ago.”

With the clock ticking before Monday's regularly scheduled 1-cent stamp price increase -- first-class postage rises to 42 cents -- the Postal Service has been selling billions of Forever stamps, its aptly named ... via RedOrbit

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“Around school, it's around churches, it's around the fabric of our community”

A San Antonio car wash with bikini-clad buffers was shut down Friday afternoon as its certificate of occupancy was revoked by the city. via NBC11.com

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“If it's anything like last year, they'll be actively defending their nest, flying in big circles, with this incredibly loud cakking, shrieking and dive bombing”

Carlos and Clara, the peregrine falcon parents living atop San Jose City Hall, are expected to make quite a fuss when their three babies' legs are banded on May 16 so that scientists can identify them after ... via San Jose Mercury News

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Where: San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd. San Jose Times: Tuesday-Saturday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. & 6 p.m. Through: May 25th Tickets: $14.75-$74.00 Reservations and ... via Times

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“We tend to focus on public safety and keeping dangerous people off the streets, but most of these women are low-level, non-violent offenders, and they come in over and over for crimes of survival.”

Female convicts in Santa Clara County are mostly the walking wounded - survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence, adults who drowned their untreated childhood trauma in methamphetamine and crack cocaine. via San Jose Mercury News

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“As an association we do not stand in opposition of development in general or to the development of the site on Meridian and San Carlos.”

The Shasta Hanchett Park Neighborhood Association is taking a more active role in proposed developments in the neighborhood. via San Jose Mercury News

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“We agreed to extend our negotiations, and they are ongoing”

Silicon Valley janitors have planned a march and rally Thursday in downtown San Jose to demand higher wages and show support for striking janitors in Los Angeles. via KTVU

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