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February 16, 2006
Termed-out Gonzales reviews seven years in office |
Recommends variety of city improvement proposals in final State of City speech
By Sheila Sanchez
Staff Writer
At times it seemed like the final chapter of a Shakespearean play where the long-remembered hero—represented in the persona of San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales—had transformed into a tragic figure.
But the beautiful stage of hundreds of shiny glass pieces in the rotunda of the new $382 million City Hall, the applause from a polite crowd, the balmy spring-like evening and the handsome police horse mounted patrol unit helped see the mayor in a different light, particularly in the wake of the Norcal Waste Systems scandal.
His critics, many present, Read more...
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| Governor preaches to the choir
while
outlining ‘Strategic Growth Plan’
Main concerns: packed roadways, vulnerable levies, inefficient ports
and building new schools
By Lorraine Gabbert
Staff Writer
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger enthusiastically outlined his $222 billion “Strategic Growth Plan” for California’s economy to Silicon Valley business leaders last Thursday at San Jose’s Tech Museum of Innovation.
The governor painted broad brushstrokes of his vision for the state’s economic growth and renewal, including strengthening Read more...
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