Gilroy Gardens H20 Park: wasteful water in drought?
Dear Red Phone, “I'm reading in the Dispatch that there's a new water park at Gilroy Gardens. I thought we were in a drought. This water cannot be recycled water, so obviously we no longer need to stop flushing our toilets each time we use them. And we can water our yards and wash the cars. It doesn't play at all. Plus, the $2 million, where is that coming from? Oh yes, it's my pocketbook - again. As a taxpayer, I think this is horrible. I wonder if this political, is this a payoff to Don Chapin and Co. for something? I don't know. Please do your best.
NHL: Carolina pulls out 3-2 win over Sharks in OT
SAN JOSE – Carolina finished a five-game roadtrip following the Olympic break with a 3-2 overtime nod against the host San Jose Sharks Tuesday night at SAP Center.
No business like show business: A peek at upcoming season
The theatre season is rolling along into 2014 and 2015 with a menu of shows that will have something to please everyone. Here is an overview of what will play in San Jose and San Francisco.
The MyRA, the USARF and cash balance plans
How many 401(k)s have more than $100k in them? According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), the average 401(k) balance at the end of 2012 was $63,929.
DST just around the bend and just maybe the library will be open on Sunday
For those of you wondering, as I have been lately, when exactly Daylight Saving Time starts, it’s Sunday, March 9 at 2 a.m. That’s when the clock springs forward for some inexplicable reason and, voila, an extra hour of daylight appears magically and the days grow longer marching toward summer. Leave the clock alone would be my preference. It’s just a weird cultural fluke from days gone by at this point.
Gilroy family’s roots steeped in Mayflower history
The woman staring out at me was not smiling. She had not seen the light of day in many years but had been kept safely hidden away, thanks to grandma's packrat tendencies, love of genealogy and appreciation for her New England roots. I rediscovered the photo last week in a box that had not been opened since 1970, when my grandma passed away.
