San Jose police response to Halloween shooting is gratifying

San Jose Mercury News - Fri Nov 27

The Halloween night gang attack on two boys, just 12 and 13 - one still in critical condition - outside a shopping center in San Jose's Alum Rock neighborhood sent shock waves through the city.

Sometimes, seniors only need someone to talk to

San Jose Mercury News - Fri Nov 27

Ya' know that old trees just grow stronger, And old rivers grow wilder every day.

Police warn of holiday burglaries; officers arrest suspects in theft spree

Santa Cruz Sentinel - Fri Nov 27

Using a vehicle tracking device installed in a brand-new Mercedes, police were able to trace a car stolen in Santa Clara County to a beach-area motel room Thursday and arrest a couple suspected in a string of burglaries stretching through two counties.

Man Arraigned on New Rape Charges

KRON 4 - Thu Nov 26

A 32-year-old man who pleaded guilty to a previous rape charge was arraigned in Sunnyvale Wednesday afternoon on new charges stemming from two unsolved cases.

Spare the Air Day declared

KLIV - Homepage - Thu Nov 26

Today has been declared a Winter Spare The Air day in the Bay Area. The Thanksgiving burning ban covers wood stoves, outdoor fire pits and indoor fireplaces.

Allods Online to Enter 2nd Closed Beta Testing December 1st by Gala-Net, Inc.

GamersHell - Thu Nov 26

Sunnyvale, CA-November 24th, 2009 Gala-Net, Inc., a leading free-to-play online game publisher, announced today their second Closed Beta Test for Allods Online in the North American market.

Campaign pits sports leagues against owls

Mountain View Voice - Wed Nov 25

With the burrowing owl as its poster child, the Audubon Society has started a campaign to make Shoreline Park into an owl preserve, and hopes to halt development of two playing fields planned to go on 12 acres of owl foraging grounds there.

Trim your tree in grape clusters, lace or handblown glass

San Jose Mercury News - Wed Nov 25

It's the weekend after Thanksgiving. As is tradition with this column, I'm here with ideas about shopping for festive seasonal decor, as well as where to find some inspiration to ensure happy holidays.

Palo Alto murder, arson suspect delays plea entry

San Jose Mercury News - Wed Nov 25

Bulos "Paul" Zumot, the Palo Alto hookah bar owner charged with murder and arson in the death of his girlfriend, Jennifer Schipsi, declined to enter a plea Tuesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court.

Family's homespun funeral seen as act of love

Santa Cruz Sentinel - Tue Nov 24

Andrew Dumitru built the coffin just the way his father had sketched it 10 years earlier, broad at the shoulders, angled to the top, the way his father remembered coffins in the Romanian village of his youth.