Training Wheels
Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005
A long, long time ago, the Mayor, City Council, and top city staff spent a day together discussing ethics. It was January 27, 2005 – the neo Grand Jury Report era.
Speaker's Corner
Follow the Garbage
Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Question: The recent Gonzales administration scandal is serious because at its root is a felonious desire for:
A) money
B) sex
C) power
Drive a Little, See A Lot
Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005
San Jose is great because you don’t have to drive far to see or do interesting things. I don’t feel badly saying this on a site devoted to San Jose because of two reasons: first, our convention and visitors bureau touts it (link); and second, it’s true.
Are We Having Fun Yet?
Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2005
Forget all the chest thumping about being the tenth largest city in America, we’re the third most fun city in America. No kidding. This is according to Cranium, Inc. (link) They should know. They make board games and their CEO’s title is Grand Poobah. No kidding. Here’s the top ten:
A City by Any Other Nickname
Posted on Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Hey San Jose, we just became the tenth largest city in America and all we get is Scott Herhold (link) and Tom McEnery (link) telling us don’t worry, be happy. We didn’t crack the top ten by being complacent, so let’s seize the moment and strive for something to make us bigger and better. How about a ballpark? We still need a site. Or BART extension? We still need federal money, lots of it. Or new city nickname? Now, that’s something we can do.
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