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| Dec.2 |
San Jose |
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Thornton helps Sharks stop losing streak
| Dec.5 |
San Jose |
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Court Backs Hells Angels In S.J. Search The Supreme Court refused to muscle into a dispute over the shooting of three family pets
| Dec.6 |
East San Jose |
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Three Hurt In Light Rail Accident A pickup truck tried to make a left turn onto the East Capitol Expressway when it collided with a light rail train
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San Jose |
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NYSE to delist Calpine Corp. The exchange cited Calpine's 'abnormally low selling price'. Energy firm's shares fall to 24 cents
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San Jose |
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Ashes Of Man's Wife Stolen From Home Sebastian Caltabiano returned home from work to find the place had been burglarized
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SJ Arena |
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Thornton lifts Sharks in happy home debut
| Dec.7 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Probe: Trash Deal Violated City Policy The mayor and his aide violated the policy by helping a garbage hauler get reimbursed for extra labor costs | |
| Dec.8 |
San Jose |
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Calpine battles creditors
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San Jose City Hall |
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Mayor Has No Intention Of Resigning Ron Gonzales has no intention of resigning from office despite the likelihood that he will be censured
| Dec.9 |
San Jose |
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School secretary gets 3 years Barbara Jo Price, 44, was sentenced for embezzling more than $480,000 from the school's student activity fund
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South San Jose |
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Putt-Putt Golf Course On Terror List Local officials are still wondering how a miniature golf course landed on a federal list
| Dec.10 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Mayor Apologizes For Garbage Contract Gonzales is taking full responsibility for violating city policies when he negotiated rates behind closed doors | |
| Dec.13 |
San Jose |
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City Residents Top List Of Best Savers The investment firm A.G. Edwards's 'Nest Egg Index' looked at 318 metropolitan areas
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San Jose |
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Agent Not Guilty In 'Mistaken' Death Narcotics agent Mike Walker had been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Rudy Cardenas
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San Jose City Hall |
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City Council Censured Gonzales The Council voted unanimously to censure the mayor over a trash-hauling deal | |
| Dec.14 |
San Jose |
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Sentencing delayed for chili finger couple The sentencing of Anna Ayala and Jaime Placencia has been continued until next year
| Dec.15 |
San Jose |
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Soccer Team Quakes Lost To Houston When Major League was formed in 1996, the franchise, then known as the Clash | |
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San Jose |
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Anderson Pleads Guilty In Xiana Murder Convicted sex offender pleaded guilty to the kidnapping, murder and molestation of 7-year-old Xiana Fairchild
| Dec.19 |
San Jose City Hall |
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D.A. To Investigate City Garbage Deal The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office is investigating controversial contract with Norcal Waste Systems
| Dec.20 |
eBay |
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eBay backs off pet sales A plan to allow live pets to be listed for sale has been suspended after eliciting a barrage of criticism
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San Jose |
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Babysitter In Child Train Death In Court Katrina Hatton appeared briefly in a courtroom but did not enter a plea to the felony child endangerment charge
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San Jose |
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Calpine Corp. Files For Bankruptcy Struggling power generator filed for bankruptcy protection as it grapples with more than $17 billion in debt | |
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San Jose City Hall |
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City Manager To Retire In his letter to council members, Del Borgsdorf says he's quitting for personal reasons
| Dec.23 |
San Jose |
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Calpine asks to break contracts
| Dec.24 |
San Jose |
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Man Crashes Car Into Building A 23-year-old was booked into the jail on suspicion of felony hit-and-run and driving under the influence
| Dec.27 |
West San Jose |
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Fire destroyed at least 5 apartment units A three-alarm fire at the River Walk Apartments displaced ten adults and four children
| Dec.29 |
San Jose |
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Woman killed in solo-vehicle crash
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SJC |
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Police Find Skeleton Near Airport Police recovered human remains on the bank of the Guadalupe River near Mineta International Airport
| Dec.30 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Murder Rate Rises, Still Low For Big City
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