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| Jan.4 |
South San Jose |
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16-year-old sexually assaulted girl, 10
| Jan.5 |
San Jose |
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More School Closures Proposed SJ Unified School District will probably close Cory Elementary and Randol Elementary
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North San Jose |
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Student stabbed in middle of class
| Jan.8 |
SJSU |
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Fire at fraternity house
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San Jose |
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Smoking Ban Proposed in Parks
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South San Jose |
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One dead, 2 injuried after crash
| Jan.10 |
San Jose |
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Fire burned millions dollars of walnuts A three-alarm fire also caused an unknown amount of damage to the warehouse
| Jan.11 |
SJC |
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JetBlue Airways adding 2 flights JetBlue will begin daily nonstop service to Boston and on June 17 will add a second daily nonstop flight to JFK
| Jan.13 |
eBay |
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eBay increases some fees Some small business owners expressed anger at the online auction giant's plan to boost the monthly fee by 60%
| Jan.14 |
San Jose |
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Environmentalists oppose sports complex 2 community organizations are alleging that the city acted incorrectly in approving the construction in Almaden Valley
| Jan.15 |
San Jose |
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Jobless Rate Drops in Tech Sector The unemployment rate in Silicon Valley was down to 4.5% last month which is the lowest it's been in years
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East San Jose |
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Gas main break A leak forced the evacuation of up to 40 homes. 11 homes had the utilities shut off
| Jan.17 |
San Jose |
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Parents Push to Divide School District Faced with looming school closures, an ambitious plan to divide San Jose Unified School District is gaining momentum
| Jan.18 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Councilman resigns, agrees to charges Terry Gregory agreed to misdemeanor charges in exchange for a sentence without jail | |
| Jan.19 |
San Jose |
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4-alarm fire displaced 53 residents 10 apartments were completely gutted. 3 injuries were reported. 70 firefighters responded to the scene | |
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eBay |
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Stock slides 11.7% The online auction giant reported a respectable quarterly profit but still missed forecast | |
| Jan.20 |
Bay Area |
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Bay Area median price up 17% to $532K Low interest rates drove the real estate market to record levels in 2004
| Jan.22 |
San Jose |
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Life term for man who raped girl A judge sentenced David Montiel Cruz, who broke into the home and sexually assaulted girl to 102 years in prison | |
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East San Jose |
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Shot to death by police A 22-year-old man was shot by the officer after allegedly pointing a gun toward surrounding officers
| Jan.23 |
San Jose |
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Family of 8 displaced by fire The family did not have a functional smoke alarm
| Jan.24 |
San Jose |
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Major grocers, unions agree to contract Kroger, Albertson's, Safeway and the labor unions are ending months of discord and avoiding supermarket strike | |
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San Jose |
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Former councilman surrenders Terry Gregory was booked on suspicion of 11 misdemeanor counts for failing to report 8 gifts and a loan
| Jan.25 |
North San Jose |
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2 men killed as driver ran red light Witnesses reported that Jesse Staley, 26, ran a red light at the intersection and collided with an Accord
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San Jose |
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Starter Homes at Nearly $500,000 Bay Area home prices were up anywhere from 16% to 22% over a year ago
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San Jose City Hall |
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Interim chief of staff named Mayoral adviser James Webb, Jr., was appointed for a district whose leader Terry Gregory resigned
| Jan.26 |
East San Jose |
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Mountain Lion Killed The lion was shot after the animal made a meal out of 2 pet goats. A motion-sensitive camera caught the lion in the act
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West San Jose |
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Abandoned baby discovered dead The body was discovered just a few feet from a busy intersection and less than two miles from a hospital
| Jan.29 |
SJC |
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Airport seeing increase in airline traffic For the first time in 3 years, San Jose International Airport is seeing an increase in passenger traffic
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