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December 6, 2007
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Excitement reigns at San Jose Holiday Parade
By Carol Rosen
Editor
Everyone loves a parade, especially a hometown event, and it was no different last Sunday when San Jose’s finest led off the annual Holiday Parade.
The cool and very windy day also saw some added excitement as some of the inflatable helium balloons—particularly Big Bird—managed to sway into poles as only a clumsy and very big inflatable bird can.
There were no injuries to the characters and even Big Bird reportedly said he had fun “flying” down the streets of San Jose.
And there were Read more...
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City staff finds money to make Southside Police Substation reality
By Carol Rosen
Editor
It’s been 25 years in the making and it’s finally looking to become reality. On Dec. 18 the City Council will discuss and vote on plans to provide funds, over and above the $60 million in bonds that voters approved in 2002, to build a Southside police substation in the Edenvale area.
The city manager’s staff has devised a plan to meet the low bid of $67 million for the cost of the substation, a 105,000-square-foot three-story building built to house between 300 and 400 officers and Read more...
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