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| Jan.18 |
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Councilman resigns, agrees to charges| Terry Gregory agreed to misdemeanor charges in exchange for a sentence without jail | |
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| Jan.24 |
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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
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| Jan.25 |
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Interim chief of staff named
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| Feb.10 |
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Mayor pushing hard for BART, baseball Ron Gonzales announced that city will make a bid to lure a Major League Baseball team, presumably the A's
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| Mar.1 |
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City Council approved terminal expansion
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| Mar.16 |
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Mayor released budget recommendations
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| Mar.30 |
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Mayor Crackdown On 'Gangsta Garb' Ron Gonzales wrote to 18 stores asking them to stop selling gang related merchandise
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| May.21 |
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City Police Face Layoffs More than a hundred officers are getting letters warning they could be laid off
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| Jun.2 |
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New City Hall Unveiled
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| Jun.7 |
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2 Vietnamese women lead Council Race Madison Nguyen and Linda Nguyen are in the race to replace Gregory, who resigned in a corruption scandal
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| Jun.14 |
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Investigation Probes Mayor's Trash Deal| The County report detailing alleged misrepresentation by Ron Gonzales in the signing of a contract | | |
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Mayor Angrily Disputes Grand Jury Report Gonzales, during a news conference, is questioning the report's validity and comparing it to 'tabloid journalism'
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| Jun.28 |
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City Considering Dog Crackdown
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| Jul.6 |
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Chavez To Run For Mayor Vice Mayor Cindy Chavez would become the third candidate to enter the 2006 race, following 2 councilmembers
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| Jul.18 |
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Workers Moving Into New City Hall
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| Jul.22 |
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Jury Calls Mayor's Conduct Deceptive The City Council will hire a special investigator to get to the bottom of a developing garbage contract scandal
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| Aug.9 |
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First Meeting Set At New City Hall
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| Aug.17 |
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City Hall Reacts To Garbage Report Mayor Gonzalez, city manager and environmental director hid information about a secret deal with a garbage hauler
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| Sep.13 |
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Madison Nguyen Wins Race Madison held a commanding lead over Linda Nguyen to become the first Vietnamese-American on the city council
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Council members criticize mayor Sharp elbows and harsh words were brandished at a City Council meeting
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| Sep.20 |
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Nguyen Sworn In The first Vietnamese-American elected official in the city history took her oath of office before a city council chambers
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| Oct.2 |
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Briefcase Incident Leads To Charges A city councilwoman's chief of staff Christine Silva Burnett, 54, has surrendered to authorities after police warrant
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| Oct.15 |
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Dedication ceremony attracted crowd The new City Hall opened to the public in a ceremony that attracted hundreds of local residents
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| Oct.25 |
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SJ Continues Push For Oakland Athletics
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| Nov.29 |
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Police Officials Face-Off Over Tasers Independent Police Auditor says that officers have not been given guidance on how to use them
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| Dec.7 |
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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 | | |
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| Dec.8 |
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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
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| Dec.10 |
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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 | |
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| Dec.13 |
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City Council Censured Gonzales| The Council voted unanimously to censure the mayor over a trash-hauling deal | |
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| Dec.19 |
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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
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| Dec.20 |
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City Manager To Retire In his letter to council members, Del Borgsdorf says he's quitting for personal reasons
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| Dec.30 |
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Murder Rate Rises, Still Low For Big City
San Francisco Bay Area
