Monthly Archives: June 2005
$29,500 for county pedometers
Poo-poo the pedometers: "Hi. I was surfing the Web and came across an agenda for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. I noticed on the May 3 agenda, there was a proposition for $29,500 to be spent to purchase 5,000 pedometers for employees of the county to use. Why is the county in this day and age when budgets are so tight, spending money on things like pedometers for employees? I think this is wasteful spending, but I haven't seen any minutes to see if this was approved or not. Can you tell me if it was and why?"
Noise pollution is anything but music to the ears
Summer afternoons in the country are supposed to be quiet, restful affairs filled with the sounds of buzzing bees, barbecues and the occasional nicker of a horse, but that's not what Tres Pinos resident Chuck Doglione was hearing.
Backyard parks
Swing sets and play equipment are bulky but provide kids with
Sandy Lujan Partida
Sandy Lujan Partida died suddenly Wednesday, May 25, 2005 in Sacramento. She was 51.
DUI accidents, injuries increase
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Donald ‘Don’ Anderson
Donald "Don" Anderson of Hollister died of cancer Sunday, May 29, 2005 in San Jose, one week after his 73rd birthday.
Garage fire displaces nine
Smoke and water damage make home uninhabitable
A springtime ramble with clouds on the horizon
It was the final evening of five-day ramble through Henry Coe
LAFCO holds hammer over city
Purpose of powerful Local Agency Formation Commission is to
