Planning Commissioners discussed a proposed townhome project located at 1530-1540 Pomeroy Ave. on Aug. 22, and in a 3-3 split vote, decided to forward the plans to City Council with no recommendation. The proposal for eight residences with three and four-bedrooms within two-story townhomes includes two-car garages for each unit and three guest spaces for … Read more
Multi-lingual Archbishop Mitty High School seniors Anvee Bhutani and Ishaan Nandwani believe so passionately in the advantages of speaking more than one language that they founded Legato Lingua, a nonprofit organization to teach foreign languages to Bay Area children. “Our idea to found this came after we noticed the lack of foreign language classes and … Read more
Originally from Vijayawada in Southern India, Venu Devu came to the Bay Area to work as a data engineer. Experiencing the pressures of a demanding work week, he decided to return to his roots on evenings and weekends as a way to relieve stress and enrich the lives of others. Devu is an eighth generation … Read more
Hearty portion sizes, blazing fast service and a full service bar are in store for Santa Clarans as the Grub Burger Bar on the corner of Homestead Road and Lawrence Expressway opened to much fanfare on Aug. 21. As the company’s third California location and first in Northern California, Grub Burger Bar prides itself on … Read more
We would like to clarify the intent of our Aug. 30 editorial concerning candidate forums and campaign ethics enforcement. We apologize to Acting City Clerk Jennifer Yamaguma for giving the impression that she has been anything less than professional in carrying out the many responsibilities of her office during a challenging time. Her qualifications are … Read more
The Police Blotter highlights a partial list of incidents in the City and is distributed on a weekly basis. The Blotter provides the date, time, approximate location, a narrative summary of the incident, case number and the most serious arrest charge. Meanwhile, the Arrest Log provides a timely, chronological summary of all of the arrests … Read more
Join me, friend, in a toast to the good old days. You know — those wonderful days of yore when management could expect workers to put in their 20 years, collect their gold watch and then promptly die. Today, people are living longer and working longer. Instead of having to deal with a troublemaker like … Read more
Defense was the name of the game on Friday night at the Fremont Firebirds’ first home game of their 2018 campaign. Unfortunately for the Sunnyvale Firebirds, they did not play enough defense required to beat the Leland Chargers of San Jose. Missed tackles by the defense and huge offensive plays by Leland doomed the Firebirds … Read more
In San Jose, the signs for Winchester Shopping Center, Jose Theater, Stephen’s Meat Products, City Center Motel and the Safeway where Futurama Bowl used to be, all have one thing in common. These signs are among the 25 signs that appear in “The San Jose Signs Project’s Guide to the Vintage Signage of San Jose.” … Read more
A Project Labor Agreement (PLA) with the Santa Clara & San Benito Counties Building and Construction Trades Council as well as a $698 million bond measure was approved at an Aug. 7 special meeting of the West Valley Mission Community College District (WVMCCD)’s Board of Trustees. Even amid concerns and opposition, the PLA received a … Read more