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John McEnery IV can be found wandering around San Pedro Square.  His column appears on Fridays.  He can be reached at john@sanjoseinside.com.

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McEnery’s $6 Million San Pedro Square Gift Includes Car, Jewelry and Toys

Posted by John McEnery IV on Thursday, June 26, 2008

City Awards Former Mayor Hard-to-Find Electronic Games

The city council on Tuesday took the unusual step of pledging $6 million in cash to former Mayor Tom McEnery to “do as he saw fit.”

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Supervisor Pete McHugh Turns Out to Be a Hoax

Posted by John McEnery IV on Friday, June 20, 2008

High School Science Students Copycat Latest British Columbian Body-Part Crime

In a copycat crime, several high school science students were arrested late Wednesday when they were accused of using a ripe ape carcass they stole from their biology lab, dressing it in a suit, adding grey hair, and passing it off as Pete McHugh during several county board meetings.

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California Tomatoes Showing Up on EBay, Black Market

Posted by John McEnery IV on Friday, June 13, 2008

Consumers Inconvenienced, Restaurants in Pain

As the illness toll from salmonella tainted tomatoes grows, and the popular red fruit becomes scarcer, unheralded and ripe California tomatoes are finally getting the recognition that’s been long overdue. They are showing up in illegal underground produce markets and on popular auction sites such as EBay and Craig’s List at exponentially inflated prices.

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Santana Row Installs Safety Nets Around Perimeter

Posted by John McEnery IV on Friday, June 06, 2008

Management Company Tries to Stop Errant Losers From Entering

Following the City of San Jose’s example of protecting the public from rogue golf balls, Santana Row has decided to protect their “people” by installing security nets around their village in the hopes of keeping out any errant losers that happen to wander upon their property.

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Former Press Secretary for County Assessor Releases Tell-All Book

Posted by John McEnery IV on Friday, May 30, 2008

Larry Stone Defends Eating Habits and Other Accusations

A former press secretary for taxman Larry Stone has written a “tell-all” book seriously implicating his former boss with several scathing accusations meant to demean and embarrass the county assessor.

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