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Mayor Won't Attend Tet Parade Chuck Reed said he is avoiding this Sunday's festivities out of concern for public safety
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| Feb.12 |
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Voters To Decide Name Of Saigon District| Mayor Reed and Councilwoman Nguyen are abandoning their support for calling Vietnamese business district the 'Saigon Business District' | |
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| Feb.19 |
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Pension plans and city auditor at odds Trustees of city's pension plans and the city auditor are about to lock horns over an audit of the retirement department's travel expenses
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| Mar.3 |
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'Little Saigon' name draws protest| More than 2,500 people protested outside of City Hall over the city's decision to name the area 'Saigon Business District,' instead of 'Little Saigon' | |
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| Mar.4 |
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Hundreds Pack Meeting Over Little Saigon Protests will continue and will grow if the City Council refuses to designate a stretch of Story Road as 'Little Saigon' at night's meeting
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| Mar.14 |
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Deal Ends 'Saigon' Dispute, Hunger Strike| City officials have agreed to allow supporters of the name Little Saigon to pay for and erect their own sign along the Story Road | |
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| Mar.26 |
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City approves 'Little Saigon' compromise| The City Council unanimously passed the compromise that will allow supporters to have a sign with that name erected along a major city street | |
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| Apr.16 |
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Mayor Reed Promotes Walking Mayor led a charge out of City Hall to promote walking for health and transportation
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| May.12 |
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City to hire collection agencies San Jose officials plan on turning to collection agencies as they work on reducing $137 million budget deficit
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| May.20 |
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McKesson Sued On Prices The city is suing McKesson over allegations the nation's largest prescription drug distributor fixed prices on hundreds of name-brand drugs
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| May.28 |
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First City Falcon Chick Takes Flight One of San Jose's peregrine falcon chicks took flight for the first time. Carlos and Clara, had 3 chicks hatch on Earth Day in their nest
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| Jul.3 |
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City No Longer Pay For Tree Maintenance The city will no longer pay for trimming and maintenance services on trees located in sidewalk and parking strip areas
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| Jul.11 |
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Mayor Opposed To Gay Marriage Reed: I don't support changing the definition of marriage, but whether this is the appropriate ballot measure, we'll have to wait until it goes on
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| Sep.22 |
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Anti-gang plan targets 1st graders Amid rising crime rates, the City Council will consider a new four-year anti-gang plan that targets kids as young as the first grade
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| Oct.10 |
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City councilwoman to face recall election Madison Nguyen SJ first-ever Vietnamese council member support of the name 'Saigon Business District' instead of ''Little Saigon'
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| Dec.17 |
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City to pay $70K in Taser settlement| The city will pay $70,000 to the family of 38-year-old Jose Rios who died after police used a Taser stun gun on him | |
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| Dec.21 |
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City Police Force Adds 22 New Officers The San Jose Police Department says that the extra help will go a long way in fighting crime
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| Dec.29 |
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SJ pension fund losses worse than peers San Jose's retirement director: the city's pension funds have performed worse in the market downturn than those of its peers such as SF
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