Provides the latest RSS feeds for San Jose News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page San Jose News.net http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/cat/2d152a2dc9f192ff/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 08:08:54 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:08:54 -0400 30 John Maynard Keynes has been validated once again. Through a wise investment in infrastructure, and in forward growth, the city of Santa Clara, California has turned what once was a center for dried fruit into the high tech heart of the United States. And through this investment in the infrastructure needed for growth, the city has not only gained a status once considered only for major cities, ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214683664/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Wed, 22 May 2013 04:28:40 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214683664/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Members of the San Jose Sharks salute the crowd after a victory against the Los Angeles Kings in Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs at HP Pavilion on May 21, 2013 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Don Smith/NHLI via Getty ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214684255/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Wed, 22 May 2013 04:15:50 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214684255/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff BOSTON -- The Bay Area began a 33-month countdown to its biggest party ever on Tuesday after NFL owners chose the 49ers' new Santa Clara stadium to host the league's most-anticipated Super Bowl. The NFL's golden anniversary title game is coming to the Golden State in 2016, and now the planning begins: After a day of jubilation, local leaders have a Super Bowl-sized to-do list that ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214683304/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Wed, 22 May 2013 03:09:00 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214683304/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff The BART board appears ready to drop its ban on bringing bicycles on trains during rush hour after a survey found few rider complaints during a one-week test of relaxed rules in March.The board is expected to vote on the issue Thursday. However, two BART directors said they want to lift the ban only conditionally and decide in five months whether to make the change permanent.The concern is ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214682780/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Wed, 22 May 2013 03:08:59 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214682780/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Paul Meijer, senior director of operations for Symantec's identity and authentication business, stands next to rows of locked servers in the highly secure data center at Symantec's secretive facility in Mountain View, Calif. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Symantec provides security, storage and systems management solutions for small businesses to global organizations. (Gary Reyes/ ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214682736/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Wed, 22 May 2013 03:08:59 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214682736/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Karen Cusolito grew up in New England. She says moving to California almost twenty years ago was like finally taking off a tight, constricting sweater. Karen, an artist, loved the wide-open expanses of the ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214682323/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Wed, 22 May 2013 02:02:23 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214682323/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Antti Niemi was solid in goal for the San Jose Sharks, who evened their Western Conference semifinals series with Los Angeles with a 2-1 win in Game 4 Tuesday. Niemi had 22 saves in the win, ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214682325/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Wed, 22 May 2013 01:51:38 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214682325/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Mediterranean food . Another benefit to eating this type of cuisine, besides the fact that it's delicious? Many folks believe it is extremely good for your health! A Mediterranean diet can be rich in fish, olive oil, yogurt, fruit, and vegetables. Research studies have shown that a healthy Mediterranean Diet can reduce the risk of diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214681302/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Wed, 22 May 2013 01:10:50 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214681302/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors celebrates a three-point shot with Stephen Curry #30 and Jarrett Jack #2 against the San Antonio Spurs during Game Two of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center on May 8, 2013 in San Antonio. (Ronald Martinez/Getty ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214680979/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Wed, 22 May 2013 00:46:04 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214680979/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Under federal law, all major airports can apply for a permit to shoot birds out of the sky when they pose threat to airplanes. It’s a little known program designed to keep travelers ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214680285/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 23:43:49 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214680285/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Starting pitcher Dan Straily #67 of the Oakland Athletics throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on May 21, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Brandon Wade/Getty ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214679927/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 23:37:14 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214679927/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (AP) When Jeremy Affeldt came to the Bay Area as an opposing player, he refused to leave his hotel room aside from going to and from the ballpark. He was admittedly ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214679928/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 23:37:13 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214679928/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Oakland's city council is set to vote on an idea that could help small businesses get off the ground. It's a proposal to partner with Kiva.org, a non-profit micro-lending organization based in San Francisco. Cheryl Hurd ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214679258/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 22:33:59 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214679258/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff California's HealthCare Foundation releases an update to its searchable map allowing residents and doctors to search and compare the frequency of more procedures in communities throughout the ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214679259/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 22:33:58 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214679259/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff OAKLAND -- The slaughter of two teenage girls near Brookdale Park last November was sparked by an adolescent relationship squabble, a witness testified in court Tuesday.Raquel Gerstel, 15, and Bobbie Sartain, 16, were gunned down in the early morning hours of Nov. 25 after a teenager they were hanging out with announced that he had another woman coming to meet them, a 16-year-old witness ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214679254/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 22:33:02 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214679254/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff The first fire was reported at 4 p.m. on Warner Driver. Crews said they were able to knock it down, but not before embers from that first drifted down on a neighbors ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214678305/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 21:24:53 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214678305/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff State regulators have fined Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland $142,970 for not properly isolating nearly two dozen patients suspected of having tuberculosis.The hospital failed to put the patients in appropriately ventilated rooms to prevent the disease from spreading to other patients and hospital employees, Cal-OSHA said.As it turned out, none of these patients tested positive for ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214676763/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 20:15:08 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214676763/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)-- The rotunda at San Francisco's City Hall was packed full of Warriors fans on Tuesday when Mayor Ed Lee was passed a note and a big smile broke out on his face. The city's political and civic leaders were gathered for a Warrior's Day celebration, but it was the news about another sport that Lee was reacting to. You didn't have to be a mind reader to ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214676887/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 20:09:07 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214676887/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/ AP) — Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations. Teens told researchers there were too many ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214676888/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 20:09:05 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214676888/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff ATHENS, Ga. -; Southern California and San Jose State shared the lead at 4-under 284 after the first round of the NCAA Women's Golf Championships on ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214676096/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 19:32:48 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214676096/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Robert Scoble of Rackspace talks about how he uses Google Glass every day, and what he'd like to see in the future. Robert Scoble sports Google Glass at New York Internet Week. Silicon Valley tech evangelist Robert Scoble is really good about sharing his toys. The prolific tech blogger and startup liaison for Rackspace (NYSE: RAX), the San Antonio cloud services company, spent at least half ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214677279/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 19:28:07 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214677279/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff FREMONT -- Officers shot and killed a dog Monday after the animal attacked them at a Fremont home, police said.The officers were not injured and the breed of the dog was not known, police said.Officers were called at 8:10 p.m. to the 48200 block of Sawleaf Street for a report of a vicious dog, said police spokeswoman Geneva Bosques.A 911 caller told dispatchers that four dogs were loose and had ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214675451/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:57 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214675451/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff gunning down two teenage girls near Brookdale Park in East Oakland last November testified Tuesday that one of the defendants admitted to firing the deadly barrage of bullets. The witness, Albert Rich, said that defendant Diantay Powell made his admission a few days after 15-year-old Raquel Gerstel and 16-year-old Bobbie Sartain were shot multiple times in the 2600 block of Minna Avenue. The ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214675717/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 19:00:35 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214675717/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) – Several San Francisco supervisors want the city transit agency to donate revenue from an anti-Israel bus ad campaign to the city's Human Rights Commission after the agency did the same for an ad campaign that targeted Muslims. The city's Municipal Transportation Agency donated revenue made ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214675638/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 19:00:34 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214675638/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff You are using Internet Explorer 6. Internet Explorer 6 is unsupported by this site and you may experience layout and functionality issues. It is recommended that you upgrade to a newer version of Internet Explorer or switch to another browser. ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214675718/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 19:00:33 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214675718/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – A 27-year-old Oakland man who was last seen finishing the Bay to Breakers race Sunday was reported missing Monday. Beau Rasmussen, 27, became separated from his friends around noon, and about eight hours later, his belongings were found by a passerby on Ocean Beach across from the Beach Chalet restaurant, said Stephanie Serbe, his friend and co-worker at San ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214675719/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 19:00:30 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214675719/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff In this Feb. 20, 2013 photo is San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeremy Affeldt posing on picture day at spring training in Scottsdale, Ariz. Affeldt arrived in San Francisco five years ago determined to get rid of his negative feelings toward the gay population. The Giants pitcher reveals these former thoughts in his recently released book, "To Stir a Movement:" Life, Justice, and Major ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214674789/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 18:20:40 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214674789/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Super Bowl XIX at Stanford Stadium. Miami Dolphins vs. San Francisco 49ers. January 20, 1985 San Francisco 49ers fans can remember the first and only Super Bowl played in the Bay Area like it was yesterday. Now, more than 30 years later, one of the hottest sporting events on the planet returns to the Bay in 2016. In the years since, other metropolitan areas have reaped the economic benefit of ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214675855/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 18:16:35 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214675855/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff The San Francisco 49ers' new Levi's Stadium won't be completed until mid-2014, but that's not slowing big-time investment in the venue. Click here for the full rundown of the dollars in play. The Super Bowl is not a cheap event to host. But if you believe the hype from economic impact studies, the payoff can be good like, nine figure good. We'll have to wait until at least ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214676099/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 18:10:47 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214676099/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Biologist Andrea Edwards inspects a Dudley's lousewort along a trail at the Boy Scouts' Camp Pico Blanco south of Carmel, Calif. The Boy Scouts have cut down old-growth trees at the camp and trampled specimens of the rare ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214674790/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 17:55:35 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214674790/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff San Francisco will do just fine during Super Bowl 50. The City is where people will party, eat, drink, repeat. But let's not forget that this is really Santa Clara's moment to shine, too. The game might become known as the San Francisco Super Bowl, but it will be played in Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. While San Francisco is known for many things, Santa Clara can now become ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214674788/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 17:50:20 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214674788/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Searching for ways to improve next season, the New York Knicks could use a reliable second scorer and dependable low-post option. They have no way of knowing if Stoudemire can provide either because of his ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214674382/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 17:47:53 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214674382/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff In this handout provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the Oklahoma Army National Guard and the Oklahoma Air National Guard along with firefighters participate in recovery efforts after a tornado moved through on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kendall James/U.S. Department of Defense via Getty ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214674383/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 17:47:50 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214674383/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff SUNNYVALE (CBS / AP) — It’s one thing to say tech geniuses don’t need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college. But now we’ve got David Karp, who doesn’t even have a high school diploma. Karp, 26, founded Tumblr, the online blogging forum, and sold it to Yahoo for $1.1 billion. Which raises the question: When is it ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214674791/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 17:47:41 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214674791/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff POSTED May 6, 2013 PALO ALTO - Tesla announced it has hired Aston Martin's Chief Engineer of Vehicle Engineering, Chris Porritt, to be its Vice President of Vehicle Engineering. Chris is a world-class leader and automotive engineer who established Aston Martin's Vehicle Engineering team from the ground up and used his innovative approach as Chief Engineer for Aston Martin's One-77 ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214674792/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 17:45:07 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214674792/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco celebrates with the Vince Lombardi trophy after the Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers to win the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 3, 2013. ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214671680/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 17:11:10 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214671680/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 20: Trainer Mark Gruesbeck (L) of the San Francisco Giants looks at the pitching hand of Ryan Vogelsong #32 after Vogelsong was hit in the hand by a pitch against the Washington Nationals in the fifth inning at AT&T Park on May 20, 2013 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214671981/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 16:43:29 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214671981/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff OAKLAND -- A television news van was broken into Tuesday afternoon near Jack London Square, according to police.It was not known what was taken in the theft, which occurred about 12:30 p.m. and targeted a KGO-TV van parked near Second and Clay streets. Four suspects were seen fleeing the area in a green Jaguar, according to police.Check back for more ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214671313/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 16:42:40 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214671313/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff BOSTON The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area. NFL owners voted Tuesday for the 49ers' new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clara, Calif., is due to open for the 2014 season. San Francisco beat out South Florida, which was stymied in its bid to stage an 11th Super Bowl when the Florida Legislature did not support financing to renovate Sun Life ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214670722/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 16:39:58 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214670722/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff OAKLAND -- A high-speed police chase of a Jaguar sedan stolen in an Oakland home invasion robbery netted two felons who were in the car and who were both wearing tennis shoes taken in the heist, authorities said Tuesday.Two other suspects are still being sought.The two men arrested were identified by police as Toryon D. Hardy, 23, of Hayward, and Anthony Scott, 20, of San Leandro. Hardy is on ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214671105/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 16:37:25 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214671105/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The San Francisco Giants put Ryan Vogelsong on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday and prepared to be without their right-hander for two months in yet another challenge for their struggling starting ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214671518/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:25 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214671518/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) –University of California medical center workers in San Francisco and several other cities statewide began a two-day strike Tuesday. The strike, organized by the union American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, started early this morning at medical facilities at UC San Francisco, UC Davis, UCLA, UC Irvine and UC San Diego, union ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214671332/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:22 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214671332/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- The Los Angeles Clippers will not bring head coach Vinny Del Negro for next season, according to reports Tuesday. Del Negro had been with the team for three seasons before owner Donald Sterling decided recently that the franchise would not offer their skipper a contract ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214671849/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:18 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214671849/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff for tornado relief , matching a $1 million pledge by star player Kevin Durant. The Thunder announced Tuesday that they’ll give $1 million to the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army and other disaster relief organizations helping after Monday’s disaster in suburban Oklahoma City. Earlier in the day, Durant pledged $1 million to the Red Cross from his Durant Family Foundation ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214670008/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 15:42:49 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214670008/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Jeff Lewis/Icon SMI BOSTON (AP) The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area. NFL owners voted Tuesday for the 49ers' new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clara, Calif., is due to open for the 2014 season. San Francisco beat out South Florida, which was stymied in its bid to stage an 11th Super Bowl when the Florida Legislature ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214670246/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 15:38:57 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214670246/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff DETROIT (AP) -Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the second round series. Patrick Kane scored 4:35 into the third period to pull Chicago within one. The Blackhawks celebrated as if they tied ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214669785/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 15:22:38 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214669785/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Might disabled drivers one day be forced to feed a meter when parking with a blue placard in San Francisco? That’s just one of the suggestions contained within a report released last Friday by a 15-person committee tasked with evaluating San Francisco’s disabled parking rules. Nearly half of the committee is made up of members of, or advocates of, the ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214669784/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 15:22:37 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214669784/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Pro-life and pro-choice activists argue in front of the US Supreme Court during the March for Life on January 25, 2013 in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214669786/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 15:22:35 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214669786/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Newsle co-founders Jonah Varon, left, and Axel Hansen, right, dropped out of Harvard to launch their news discovery startup in the Bay Area. Shown with them is full-stack engineer Chris Pol. Axel Hansen and Jonah Varon are building a startup based on who you know and who you want to know more about. The 22-year-olds landed $1.65 million in funding for Newsle this week from Advance Publications, ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214670427/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 15:17:56 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214670427/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Deborah Magid of IBM Venture Capital will be working with 10 founders at an SVForum breakfast next week in Palo Alto. Deborah Magid, director of software strategy for IBM Venture Capital Group, is meeting with a small group of founders next week in an ongoing series of breakfasts hosted by SVForum. There is only room for 10 people at this event which is set up to give entrepreneurs feedback on ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214670247/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 14:30:12 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214670247/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff NEW YORK, NY - MAY 20: Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer speaks about the company's acquisition of Tumblr at a press conference in Times Square on May 20, 2013 in New York City. The internet giant Yahoo! purchased the blogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion. Mayer also announced a sleek new redesign of Yahoo!'s Flickr photo service. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214668685/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 14:15:38 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214668685/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff A pedestrian was killed Monday night by a vehicle near James Lick High School in San Jose at the intersection of White Road and Madeleine Drive about 9:30 ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214668686/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 14:15:37 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214668686/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff The Sharks are the only NHL team that is scoring (25.0) and allowing their opponents (26.3) to score on at least 25 percent of their power plays this ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214668209/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 14:08:21 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214668209/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN DIEGO, CA (KDKA) – The folks at Kia — who have, by the way, been doing nothing but a bang up job at rolling out vehicles that give you bang for the buck — say that after the top of the line Optima sedan, their customers who want more have nowhere to go but another brand. That’s why the Cadenza was born. A little bigger and much more upscale, the Cadenza is Kia’s ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214666376/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 13:10:17 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214666376/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Henrik Lundqvist and Mats Zuccarello of the New York Rangers lie on the ice after giving up the game-winning overtime goal to Boston’s Brad Marchand in Game One of the 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214666422/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 13:09:47 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214666422/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff The Is are dotted. The Ts crossed. The playbook is dog eared. The only thing left for the Bay Areas Super Bowl bid committee is to make its pitch. And for that, theyve got 15 ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214666807/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:45 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214666807/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff ALAMEDA -- An El Cerrito man remains hospitalized after he was stabbed multiple times in the back during a melee involving up to 50 people early Sunday morning outside a sports bar, police said.Investigators are still piecing together what led up to the altercation outside Scobies Sports Bar & Grill at 2431 Central Ave. But the incident apparently began after an argument among about six women ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214666802/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 12:55:46 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214666802/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO -- An Emeryville man was reported missing Monday after he walked away from his friends at the finish line of the Bay to Breakers race Sunday and never returned to his work or his home, police said.Beau Rasmussen, 27, said goodbye to his friends after finishing the 7.46-mile run about 12 p.m., and said he was headed to the beach, according to San Francisco police. Later that night, ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214666803/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 12:55:45 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214666803/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)-- Officials at San Francisco International Airport announced on Monday, they hope to spend more than $4 billion over the next 10 years to make major upgrades. The capitol improvement plan will not only help SFO keep pace with other major airports, but it will also create thousands of new jobs, Airport Director John Martin said. 2012 was a record-breaking year for travelers ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214665930/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:16 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214665930/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Apple CEO Timothy Cook arrives before testifying to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s Investigations Subcommittee about the company’s offshore profit shifting and tax avoidance in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill May 21, 2013. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214665929/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:16 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214665929/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Mobile health care startup Gamgee, led by former Epocrates tech chief Bob Quinn, has raised $2 million. Gamgee, a stealthy mobile health care startup, disclosed on Tuesday that it has raised $2 million in equity funding. The Palo Alto company led by CEO Bob Quinn has no website but his LinkedIn profile offers some insight into what he is working on. "Funded by Khosla Ventures, I am building ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214665598/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 11:02:39 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214665598/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff A Pacifica woman who is a student at the University of Oklahoma drove through the city of Moore just before the deadly tornado touched down. Terry McSweeney ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214664445/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 10:47:08 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214664445/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Construction workers renovate the old Foothill Square shopping center, Monday, May 20, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214664439/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 10:46:10 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214664439/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Wanderful Media, led by CEO Ben T. Smith IV, raised $9 million from a large group of media and news companies. Online local deal startup Wanderful Media has attracted another $9 million in funding from its long list of media and news company backers. The Los Gatos startup led by Ben T. Smith IV said there was no lead investor in the round. It included money from Advance Digital, A. H. Belo ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214665205/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 10:37:26 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214665205/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff A rendering of what a new Netflix headquarters could look like in Los Gatos if the City Council approves a development deal. If you were expecting to wake up to a decision on the Netflix campus in Los Gatos this morning, well, sorry to disappoint. The Town Council early Tuesday -- and we mean *very* early -- pushed a decision on the project to its June 3 meeting, after nearly five hours of lively ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214663628/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 09:48:10 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214663628/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Brocade Communications and A10 Networks struck a settlement deal outside a San Jose courtroom on Monday. The move helped both companies avoid a jury trial that would have most likely awarded Brocade more money in its patent infringement case against A10. Brocade Communications on Monday managed to eke out a legal settlement with A10 Networks, just one hour before their case was scheduled to go to ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214664446/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 09:45:48 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214664446/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Adaptive Planning, led by CEO John Herr, has raised a big $45 million round of funding. Corporate performance management company Adaptive Planning has raised a huge $45 million fourth round of funding. The Mountain View company led by CEO John Herr said that Bessemer Venture Partners led the funding and was joined by existing investors Onset Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, RBC Venture ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214663434/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 09:45:19 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214663434/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff A man posing as a contractor lured a woman into her backyard for 15 minutes while his partner went into her home and stole jewelry and other items. George Kiriyama ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214662880/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 09:31:28 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214662880/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN ANTONIO - Zach Randolph's miserable Western Conference finals debut led to a sleepless night and a long film session.The All-Star power forward and his Memphis Grizzlies are hardly down and out, though. In both rounds of the playoffs so far, Memphis has lost Game 1 before rallying back to knock out the Los Angeles Clippers and then the Oklahoma City Thunder.This time, Randolph had his ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214662780/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 09:28:16 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214662780/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets, said a person familiar with the situation.The person said Jordan will detail the timetable for the change to be completed at a press conference the Bobcats have scheduled for Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because the name change has not ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214662363/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 09:28:15 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214662363/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tesla CEO Elon Musk is paying back the company's $465 million U.S. Department of Energy loan early, and with interest. Tesla plans to repay its U.S. Department of Energy loan this weekon Wednesday, to be exact. In a tweet Monday, CEO Elon Musk wrote, "Given govt loan repayment this week (prob Wed), Supercharger update will be next week. Tesla borrowed $465 million in government money, ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214663041/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 09:19:51 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214663041/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff ConsultingMD, led by Reputation.com co-founder Owen Tripp, has raised $10 million from Venrock. Owen Tripp set out to protect people's online reputation with his first startup, Reputation.com. Now he is out to protect their health with his new startup, ConsultingMD. "I have a passion for solving big problems," Tripp told me in an interview on Monday. "We started ConsultingMD to ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214662281/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 09:15:41 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214662281/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Google this week announced it was killing Google Checkout, the company's PayPal competitor. Google would like to migrate its Checkout customers over to Google Wallet, pictured. Google is killing Checkout, the companys 7-year experiment in improving online payment processing. The service will die on Nov. 20. In the meantime, the search giant is asking existing Google Checkout customers to ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214662882/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 09:14:35 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214662882/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Alviso-based TiVo beat Wall Street's expectations in the first quarter, narrowing its quarterly loss to $10.3 million. Shares of TiVo got a bump in early trading today, after the Alviso-based company posted first quarter earnings that beat Wall Streets expectations. The company lost $10.3 million (or 9 cents per share) in its most recent quarter. Analysts had expected the company to report a ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214662881/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 09:00:05 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214662881/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff UNION CITY, Calif. -; A third-grade teacher at an Alameda County elementary school faces dozens of charges related to inappropriate behavior with his ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214661511/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 08:52:44 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214661511/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff A firefighter works on hotspots among the trees as crews finish off a brush fire near Skyline Blvd. in the hills above Oakland, Calif. on Monday, May 20, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214661510/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 08:20:31 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214661510/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Eric Welch, a fellow with the City of Richmond's Office of Neighborhood Safety, visits one of the four locations where he was shot in Richmond on May 7, 2013. Welch is moving on from his rough background and has been chosen to serve as Summer Policy Fellow for the Campaign for Youth Justice in Washington, D.C., this ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214657120/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 03:51:14 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214657120/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff OAKLAND (KPIX 5) - Known as the ';Chinese Ginger Rogers,'; Dorothy Toy was one of the most famous dancers in the Bay Area. But a deep, dark secret revealed by a jealous rival sabotaged her dreams. Now 95 and living in Oakland, Toy just recently hung up her dancing shoes. She was one half of a famous dancing act that got its start in the 1930s and 40s. Dorothy Toy and Paul Wing were one ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214657121/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 03:45:40 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214657121/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Cedric Walker, a defensive coordinator with the San Jose Sabercats, is accused of attacking Jacksonville Sharks assistant general manager Tim Johnson following a game on May 18, 2013. (Jacksonville Sheriff’s ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214657122/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 03:45:39 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214657122/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Superbowl today, beginning at 11:30 a.m. The City of Santa Clara will be one of many hosting meetings for residents and public, with City of Santa Clara leaders, staff and community members gathering together in the city council chambers to watch the results of the NFL's choice of the city that will host Super Bowl L. in ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214656215/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 03:03:02 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214656215/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Sunday’s killing of a teenager , police Chief Ronald Davis is calling a ';crime emergency'; for the department, which will take effect on Tuesday. Declaring a ';crime emergency'; allows the department to cancel days off and make assignment changes as needed. It will more than double the number of patrol officers in the field during critical time periods, Capt. Carl ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214655733/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 02:41:28 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214655733/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff A Green Beret from Hayward who died of injuries sustained in combat in Afghanistan was laid to rest Monday with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.Sgt. 1st Class James Grissom's family, including his wife, parents and sister, attended the burial of his cremated remains.The family chose Arlington in Virginia over other military cemeteries, said his father, Jim Grissom, of ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214655367/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 01:44:02 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214655367/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Forecasters say the high temperatures that moved in Monday should dissipate through the week's end, but state and city fire officials said they still plan to keep an eye on hills and other land covered with dry brush throughout the Bay Area.That danger was on display Monday, as several brush fires drew quick, strong responses from firefighters in Oakland, Orinda and San Jose. There were no ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214655368/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 01:44:02 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214655368/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Trainer Mark Gruesbeck (L) of the San Francisco Giants looks at the pitching hand of Ryan Vogelsong #32 after Vogelsong was hit in the hand by a pitch against the Washington Nationals in the fifth inning at AT&T Park on May 20, 2013 in San Francisco. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ... http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214655055/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 21 May 2013 01:38:19 -0400 http://www.sanjosenews.net/index.php/sid/214655055/scat/2d152a2dc9f192ff