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| Mar.1 |
San Jose Downtown |
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Mardi Gras Turns Violent Officers made more than 2 dozen arrests for fighting and vandalism | |
| Mar.2 |
Highway 280 |
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Hit-And-Run Killed 2 Men Map of Interstate 280 San Jose Chaney said two bodies were found on the southbound highway 87 connector to southbound I-280 | |
| Mar.3 |
North San Jose |
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19 affected by hazardous substance Most likely a gas was released at a fiber-optics manufacturing facility operated by JDSU
| Mar.9 |
East San Jose |
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Storm drops snow on peaks About an inch of snow fell at the top of Mt. Hamilton
| Mar.10 |
Highway 101 |
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Hit-and-run drivers ran over and killed man The man had gotten out of his broken-down car on a Story Rd. on-ramp to I-101
| Mar.11 |
Highway 680 |
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Hit-and-run car crash claimed one life The crash on I-680 involved several vehicles. A man ran from the scene, abandoning his vehicle
| Mar.13 |
San Jose |
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McClatchy to Buy Knight Ridder for $4.5B The second-largest U.S. newspaper publisher will also assume about $2 billion in Knight Ridder's debt
2nd largest takeover in U.S. newspaper history topped only by the Tribune $6.5 billion acquisition of Times Mirror Co.
McClatchy's 32 newspapers would be 2nd nationwide in daily circulation behind Gannett, and rank 4th in revenue.
McClatchy CEO G. Pruitt said that all the papers are dominant in their markets and ripe for expansions.
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SJ Mercury News |
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McClatchy to sell San Jose, CCC papers McClatchy will sell the SJ Mercury News, Contra Costa Times it acquired with its purchase of the Knight Ridder
| Mar.14 |
San Jose |
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Math Whiz Competes In Science Contest 17-year-old Yi Sun of San Jose is in the nation's capital competing for part of a $0.5 M in scholarship money
| Mar.20 |
San Francisco |
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February Home Sales Hit 5-Year Low There were 16.8% fewer sales in the Bay Area than in 2005. Home prices continued to rise
| Mar.21 |
Highway 680 |
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Man Killed In Crash His car overturned 4 to 5 times following a collision with another vehicle just north of Highway 101
| Mar.22 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Pay Raises Handed Out After a month long delay and heated discussion, the City Council is giving raises to high level city employees
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San Jose |
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Simulator Imitates 8.0 Quake Scenario Good Samaritan Hospital brought the simulator to show what it's doing to meet stringent new state standards
| Mar.24 |
East San Jose |
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Bomb Threats At Three High Schools An anonymous threat had police shutting down Santa Teresa, Oak Grove and Gunderson high for 45 minutes | |
| Mar.29 |
San Jose City Hall |
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City Council Opposes Immigration Bill The Council is opposed to the immigration reform bill passed by the House of Representatives | |
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