There’s a new blog in town, so I’d like to officially welcome Willow Glen Extra to the neighborhood. As Irene Kew writes in the Willow Glen Resident, there’s a Willow Glen resident who’s been blogging for a few months.
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Development 101 – Part 3
It is interesting that the words of a past mayor now seem to carry so much weight in the opening decade of the 21st century. Yet these words uttered by Janet Gray Hayes nearly thirty years ago reverberate now as never before: “Let’s make San Jose better before we make it bigger.”
News In Review: We Don’t Want A Raise
Here at San Jose Inside, we feel well compensated by all the comments we get, so we feel no need to vote ourselves a raise. I’m still bringing you the news in review at the same low price I was when we started this site. Although, since I think of this column as art, I was gratified to read Mark de la Vina’s article in the Mercury that arts funding may be increased. Art or not, here’s the rest of the news.
News In Review: Traveling Incognito
After reading all of the discussions about anonymous postings recently, I was tempted to not tell anyone my real identity when I wrote this column. Then I remembered that it’s at the top of the page. Oh well.
News In Review: Let’s Tent Evergreen!
What a week it’s been. I was happy to take last week off to please my readers, but it’s good to get back to the news. So, away we go…
Tired Of Backroom Deals?
By Guest Blogger Alex Marthews
After a midnight vote at City Council last week, San Jose is slated to lose the finest of its historic canneries, Del Monte Plant #3. With this decision, we have all lost.
News In Review: Free iPods For District 7 residents?
Many people were interested in John’s article last week about free iPods. In fact, many were incensed that the FAA was spending so much money on such a frivolous program. Sure, those iPods are pretty popular, but I just wanted to make sure it was stated some place on the site: John makes his columns up.
News In Review: Don’t All Talk At Once
According to a judge in San Benito County, it’s OK to call someone a dumb-ass on a website, The Fly reports in Metro. Note to readers of my column feeling tempted: just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.
An Exception to the Rule
When you work at a high level in City Hall you get offered lots of freebies: game tickets, use of vacation homes, and discounts on expensive birthday gift items. If you accept something, you have to declare it on an official report. Then it looks like a bribe, intended or not. Or you could simply take it and hope that the DA’s office never finds out. This is a risky move. (See councilman, former: Gregory, Terry). That’s why my personal rule was to politely decline or pay for gifts. I was good about doing this during my two year’s in the mayor’s office—with one exception.
News In Review: It’s Been A Gray Week
March is going out like a lion, not like a lamb, with the past week being chilly, rainy and dreary around here. Let’s see if the news has been the same.
Wanted: High Heels and Feather Boa
I was excited when I heard that Mayor Ron Gonzales was headed to Spring Training to make his case to Major League Baseball this weekend that San Jose is a major league city. Then, I went to his website and … gulp … saw the photos.
The News For Your St. Patrick’s Day
It’s St. Patrick’s Day and I just wanted to take this time, as I try to do every week, to point out that not all big stories get broken here at San Jose Inside. Let’s see what’s been unearthed elsewhere in the last few days.
Honesty, Fiscal Responsibility and Open Government
By Chuck Reed, Guest Blogger
I started trying to make San Jose a great place to live, work and raise a family over 25 years ago but today we face problems that threaten our success. Some things are broken and must be fixed. That’s why I am focusing my campaign for Mayor on Honesty, Fiscal Responsibility and Open Government.
Mayor Who?
You take lethargic leadership, add uninspired vision, mix with low key personality, and throw in a couple city hall ethics scandals. Then, you stir with an election. What do you get: a mayor on the verge of losing his job.
News Of The Week: This Is Your Captain Speaking
For those of you who rely on San Jose Inside as your primary news source (who doesn’t?), here’s some interesting stories from other publications.
Can We Have It All?
Can we have hot meals, smooth traffic, a baseball team, living wage for car rental workers at the airport, a brand-spanking new city hall that opens on time and an ethical city government? Well, judging by the news of the week, the answers appears to be yes, no, maybe, probably, there’s a good chance and, as the magic eight ball would say, ask again later. Which answer goes to which question? Let’s take a look…
