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| Aug.1 |
eBay |
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Former CEO has cash cushion in campaign Meg Whitman has a big cash advantage over her rival to become California's next governor. Jerry Brown had a sizable lead among Democrats
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| Aug.3 |
eBay |
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PayPal Outage Frustrates Merchants| PayPal suffered periodic breakdowns that crimped sales for more than 4 hours. From 1:30 p.m. EDT through 2:30 p.m. no transactions worldwide | |
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| Aug.5 |
San Jose Downtown |
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California Education Cuts Bring Protesters Hundreds of school employees from all over California are waving placards decrying the decision to cut $18 billion in education funding
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| Aug.9 |
SJC |
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Airport Gets Top Rating From Pilots A union representing airline pilots selected SJ International as the 2008 'Airport of the Year' because of its efforts to address pilots' concerns
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| Aug.10 |
eBay |
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eBay, GM team up| Consumers will be able to haggle over the price of new automobiles on eBay, under a pilot program that includes hundreds of GM dealers | |
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| Aug.13 |
San Jose |
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Fewer tech workers, bigger pay Silicon Valley is supporting fewer jobs but issuing fatter paychecks. Payrolls have shrunk 17% since 2001, while the average tech wage risen 36%
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| Aug.15 |
San Jose |
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Doctor Convicted For Touching Patient 54-year-old Jose Bolanos, a Los Gatos doctor, has been found guilty for touching a patient inappropriately. He faces one year in county jai
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| Aug.16 |
Alum Rock |
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1 Killed, 2 Injured In Station Stabbing  Map of Alum Rock station San Jose| A woman was killed and two people were stabbed in a fight at the light rail station. 19-year-old woman was pronounced dead | |
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| Aug.24 |
San Jose City Hall |
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City To Ban On Plastic, Most Paper Bags| A 4-member council committee unanimously recommended approval of an ordinance that would prohibit grocery stores from giving out plastic bags | |
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| Aug.26 |
San Jose Downtown |
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Bomb threat, Caltrain's station evacuated Map of 65 Cahill St San Jose The Diridon station was evacuated for nearly an hour this afternoon because of a bomb threat that turned out to be a false alarm
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| Aug.27 |
SJSU |
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2,300 Students Evacuated In Dorm Fire Map of 10th Street San Jose| An old Volkswagen bus caught fire in an underground parking garage at a high-rise dormitory | |
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| Aug.29 |
Highway 680 |
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Motorcyclist Killed In Crash On Ramp Map of Interstate 680 San Jose A motorcyclist died after being ejected from his vehicle in a crash near the connecting ramp between northbound 101 and northbound 680
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