Palo Alto Chief Johnson retires weeks after firestorm on racial profiling remarks After drawing accusations of racial profiling for her remarks about questioning black men in connection with a string of armed robberies, Palo Alto Police Chief Lynne Johnson announced Thursday afternoon that she is retiring after almost 34 years of service.
More Santa Clara County homes changed hands last month than during ultra-slow October 2007, but median prices fell sharply compared to last year. Previously foreclosed properties accounted for more than one-third of sales in the county.
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Bay Area's big-city mayors endorse $1 billion plan for electric cars The Bay Area could become the nation's electric-car capital if an ambitious $1 billion plan announced by a Palo Alto start-up — and endorsed today by the Bay Area's big-city mayors, including San Jose's Chuck Reed, comes to fruition.
Ex-Cal star Chuck Muncie rushes to inspire others Despite his years living in nearby Emeryville, Chuck Muncie rarely ventured onto the Cal campus. But he'll be there Saturday, signing autographs before the 111th Big Game. Cal fans no doubt will want to reminisce about the 1975 Big Game in which Muncie rushed for 169 yards and accounted for four touchdowns — one passing — in a 48-15 rout.
Web video developing into cable alternative For consumers fed up with their cable companies, a new alternative is emerging. Call it Cable 2.0: You get many of the same TV shows and movies, often with fewer commercials.
US says American troops attacked in Philippines MANILA, Philippines—American troops traveling in a Philippine army convoy came under fire this week from suspected Muslim militants on southern Jolo island but there were no casualties, the U. Full Story
Wanderlust: Finding the past in South Bay parks In the once-agricultural Santa Clara County, the holidays were a busy time at ranches, vineyards and orchards. Local parks still hold clues to the region's rural and hardworking past.
Opinion: Debate over mental disorders needs a thorough airing Over the summer, a wrangle between eminent psychiatrists that had been brewing for months erupted in print. Startled readers of Psychiatric News saw the spectacle unfold in the journal's normally less-dramatic pages. The bone of contention: whether the next revision of America's psychiatric bible, the 'Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,' should be done openly and transparently so mental health professionals and the public could follow along, or whether the debates should be held in secret.
Surprise! Violinist Shaham gets Avery Fisher Prize NEW YORK—The last time they shared a Lincoln Center stage, violinist Gil Shaham wielded the big smiles as Gustavo Dudamel made his conducting debut with the New York Philharmonic. Full Story
