Council Holds the Line—Sort Of

Posted by Tom McEnery on May 14, 2008

It seems that this council, most of it anyway, means what it says; it held the line against the conversion of five acres of industrial land to housing. Nice job, team.  The war will never be won until developers believe that the council will not buckle under the joint pressure of too much money and too little staff backbone. It must be won battle by battle.

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Cinco de Mayo 2006 “Copwatch” Charges Dropped

Posted by Raj Jayadev on May 13, 2008

On May 12, 2008, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office dropped the charges against the last of the “Eastside Six”—a group that faced numerous misdemeanors and felonies from an incident on Cinco de Mayo, 2006. But don’t let the romantic lefty throwback name fool you; these were not a bunch of armed Black Panthers planning a City Hall takeover, but, rather, peaceful community activists who were only armed with cameras and bullhorns. 

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Single Gal and the Silicon Valley Rat Race

Posted by Single Gal on May 13, 2008

We live in a rat race and sometimes I don’t know how to get out of it. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to visit friends in Hawaii for a few days in the past week. Now back in San Jose from paradise, I really feel the differences in lifestyle between the two. 

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Sharks’ Season Ends

Posted by Pete Campbell on May 12, 2008

The Puck Stops Here

The Sharks’ season ended a little over a week ago in a thrilling playoff game that was decided in the fourth overtime period.  The Sharks were picked by many experts to get to the Stanley Cup Finals.  Some had the Sharks winning the whole thing.

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Walk the Walk

Posted by Pierluigi Oliverio on May 12, 2008

City Hall Diary

A few weeks ago, I wrote about my biggest regret as an elected official: my support last year of the unanimous vote that converted commercial property to residential on Lincoln Ave—820 units to be exact.  Going forward, I will vote on what is best for San Jose and our future.

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Shirakawa Destroyed After Breaking Ankles

Posted by John McEnery IV on May 09, 2008

Fatal Injury During Precinct Walk Overshadows Supervisor Race

George Shirakawa, Jr., the presumptive favorite in the race for supervisor in District 2, was tragically euthanized on Sunday as he lay on a lonely sidewalk of a cul-de-sac with two broken ankles during a weekend precinct walk.

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