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San Jose State University applications rise 25 percent over last year
San Jose Mercury News – 19 mins agoA record number of prospective undergraduate students have applied to San Jose State University for the fall 2010 semester, according to campus officials. The university has received 36,317 applications, a 25 percent jump from last year's 29,003. Santa Clara County residents will get priority. Full Story »
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Thousands of lovely, hand made Christmas cards from Girl Scouts to war zone soldiers
San Jose Mercury News – 49 mins ago"Operation Holiday Cards" went off without a hitch Monday night. Full Story »
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No Eggo shortage for Costco members
San Jose Mercury News – 2 hrs 4 mins agoThe clouds have parted over Eggo Land.Despite a national shortage of the popular frozen waffle, triggered by a nasty September flood that temporarily shut down a processing plant in Georgia, Eggo fanatics in the Bay Area can now get their fix. Full Story »
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Providing computer skills to disadvantaged kids
San Jose Mercury News – 2 hrs 34 mins agoSummary for story goes here and here's some morej summary to go with the story mary Full Story »
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Great America owners sue Santa Clara over 49ers stadium deal
San Jose Mercury News – 2 hrs 34 mins agoPark's owners say deal with Santa Clara officials violates state environmental laws as city council braces for vote on putting the issue on the June ballot Full Story »
San Francisco Chronicle
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Shellfish harvesting resumes in Alameda
San Francisco Chronicle – 52 mins agoA ban on the harvesting of mussel and shellfish at Crown Memorial State Beach in Alameda was lifted today after tests revealed that there were no lingering health risks from the oil spill over a month ago in San Francisco Bay. Shellfish aficionados have kept... Full Story »
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Resentful brother gets death for murders
San Francisco Chronicle – Tue Dec 8, 6:39 pm ETA Sacramento County trucker, who spent his murder trial cracking jokes and proudly admitting that he had killed his sister and her husband in their El Cerrito home, celebrated his birthday today by being sentenced to die by lethal injection. Edward Wycoff... Full Story »
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People shiver, birds drop
San Francisco Chronicle – Tue Dec 8, 3:19 pm ETEveryone going to work felt it, homeless people felt it more, and some birds felt it so much they died. Tuesday inflicted the coldest morning of the year on the Bay Area - a record-setter in some parts - and any living thing breathing frosty air was either... Full Story »
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Lab mice show brain's role in learning, memory
San Francisco Chronicle – Tue Dec 8, 12:20 pm ETYi Zuo, a neurobiologist at UC Santa Cruz, has discovered how learning and memory imprint their effects on the brain - spurred by inspiration from her father, her 3-year-old son and a family friend who suffered a stroke. The intersection of those three people... Full Story »
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Taking medical pot issues to task
San Francisco Chronicle – Tue Dec 8, 12:20 pm ETSupervisor David Campos wants to set up a medical marijuana task force to tackle issues ranging from cultivation and taxation to neighborhood concerns and legal requirements. "It would advise the Board of Supervisors and make recommendations," said Campos,... Full Story »
The Sunnyvale Sun
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Recession threatens mental-health services for valley teens
The Sunnyvale Sun – Sun Dec 6, 3:12 am ETCaught between plummeting revenue and increasingly acute need, the nonprofit groups providing counseling to schoolchildren across the valley are scaling back, reaching out and, in one case, doubting their survival. The outlook for the coming year is even worse. Full Story »
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Sunnyvale shorts: Tryouts for youth sports planned
The Sunnyvale Sun – Sun Dec 6, 2:12 am ETGirls softball The Sunnyvale Girls Softball League is holding online registration for girls ages 5-16 interested in playing in the 2010 season. Full Story »
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Former school custodian from Sunnyvale sentenced to one year in jail for child porn
The Sunnyvale Sun – Fri Dec 4, 9:42 pm ETMan will be required to register as a sex offender
