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  • Clockwork Alchemy brings Steampunk and tea to San Jose

    Steampunk convention associated with FanimeCon, has returned to San Jose's DoubleTree Hotel for the second year. Featuring dance, art, crafts, writing, music, fashion and food within the Steampunk aesthetic, because the genre is tied to Victoriana, tea will always be available whenever convention attendees want ...

  • Group Discusses Restaurant Scores for Silicon Valley

    An advisory group of restaurant owners, health professionals, and consumers officially met for the first time today to discuss the positives and negatives of a restaurant scoring system in Santa Clara ...

  • Scouting leaders parents react to rule change allowing gay Scouts

    Scouts for Equality holds a rally to call for equality and inclusion for gays in the Boy Scouts of America at the Boy Scout Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, May 22 2013. On Thursday in Grapevine, Texas, the Boy Scouts of America's National Council will meet to consider changes to its policy on homosexuals. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca ...

  • Antioch Hospital Patient Who Jumped Into Canal Identified

    ANTIOCH (CBS SF) — A man whose body was discovered in the Contra Costa Canal nearly two days after he left a local emergency room and jumped into the waterway has been identified. A Contra Costa County coroner’s deputy said 48-year-old Brentwood man Saul Hernandez was found in the canal on Wednesday during an ongoing search of the ...

  • Condi John Doerr Obama join virtual immigration march

    The March for Innovation website urges immigration reform advocates to lobby policymakers. If you've been on Twitter this week, you may have seen the hashtag #iMarch. You may have also seen it on newly acquired Tumblr, Facebook or a host of other social media channels. On May 22 and 23, a group of immigration reform advocates spearheaded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg with backing ...


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Dinner for Schmucks

Dinner for Schmucks

Dinner for Schmucks, a comedy in which smug, wealthy men hold a monthly dinner party as a contest to see who can find the biggest dolt to invite, is now in its third incarnation, after having been a 1998 French film written and directed by the venerable Francis Veber ... ...

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  • Redwood City Burglary Suspects Arrested

    Naji Othman (pictured below), a 19-year-old male from Belmont, and an unidentified 17-year old male from Redwood City were booked into the San Mateo County Jail and San Mateo County Juvenile Detention Center, respectively. According to the Redwood City Police Department, the suspects entered the home by breaking a rear window. They allegedly ransacked the home and stole an Apple laptop ...

  • ConsumerWatch Startup Lets SFO Travelers Rent Out Cars While On Vacation

    SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – Car sharing has arrived at San Francisco International Airport, and so far more than 650 travelers have tried it out. Flightcar started up operations a few months ago in a large parking lot in Millbrae, a few miles from S.F.O. The start-up helps car owners rent out their vehicles when they go on vacation. Prices for rentals range from $20 to $40 a day; car owners ...

  • Firefighters Contain Brush Fire Near San Jose’s Coyote Creek

    SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — Firefighters contained a fire in heavy brush near Coyote Creek Thursday afternoon, a fire captain said. The fire near Brokaw Road and Interstate 880 was first reported at 2:45 p.m., Capt. Cleo Doss said. Crews arrived at 2:51 p.m. and quickly called a second-alarm response after finding about an acre and a half of brush burning. Heavy smoke was coming from the area ...

  • San Jose City College Student Wins $2.3 Million In Powerball Drawing

    SAN JOSE (KCBS) – A San Jose City College student who matched five of the six winning numbers in last week's Powerball drawing has claimed his millions. Michael Garcia recounted the unbelievable moment he checked the numbers against nine tickets he had bought on whim: 22, 10, 13, 14, 52. "Oh, wow, I got all five," he said. "What about the Powerball? What about the ...

  • Netflix Soars on Earnings Report

    POSTED April 23, 2013 LOS GATOS -- Netflix reported stellar earnings for the first quarter sending its shares rocketing 25% to over $210. The company reported $1.02 billion in revenues and net income of $2.6 million. Revenues were up nearly 20% from a year ...

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