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NEWS ABOUT: San Jose

San Jose stories: 6 news summaries
VIRAL VIDEO

 San Jose Suspends 
 Cops in Student Beating 

Officers suspended, officials 'concerned' over use of force

Oct 26, 09 1:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four San Jose police officers videotaped as they beat and tasered a college student have been placed on administrative leave pending an official review. A grainy cell phone video shows the officers using nightsticks to repeatedly strike Phuong Ho, 20, after responding to a domestic disturbance call last month. Ho... More »

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California • police • San Jose • Taser • police brutality • college student

 Rotten Lunch: Stinky Fridge
 Sickens 28 in Calif. Office

Office complex evacuated after fridge cleanup backfires

May 13, 09 1:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - An incredibly foul stench from long-forgotten lunches forced hundreds of people out of a California office complex yesterday, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Fire crews and a hazmat team were dispatched to the building and 28 people were treated for vomiting and nausea. San Jose emergency workers traced the... More »

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smell • evacuation • San Jose • nausea • vomiting • refrigerator

Man Arrested
for Kidnapping Grandkids 20 Years Ago

Tenn. boy, girl raised
in Calif.; they're fine

Feb 5, 09 11:23 AM CST
(Newser) - California police are holding a man they say confessed to kidnapping his two grandchildren in Tennessee in 1989 and raising them as his own 2,000 miles away, the San Jose Mercury News reports. John Bunting seemed like a model citizen, home-schooling the boy and girl; cops acted after a... More »

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California • kidnapping • Tennessee • San Jose • kidnapper • Marvin Maple

 America's 10 Cleanest Cities 

Forbes picks top 10

Mar 26, 08 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Clean air and water makes for happy city dwellers, and clean streets help attract tourists—and businesses. Forbes went coast-to-coast to pick the 10 cleanest big cities in America. The Sunshine State led the way, with four entries:
  1. Miami, Fla.
  2. Seattle, Wash.
  3. Jacksonville, Fla.
  4. Orlando,
... More »

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Minneapolis • San Francisco • Miami • list • San Jose • Seattle • Tampa • Jacksonville • cities • Oklahoma City

Silicon Valley Cars Get Their Own Condos

Pricey pads will double as clubs
for big-bucks collectors

Sep 12, 07 12:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Silicon Valley millionaires (and billionaires) are gearing up for the latest status symbol in Status Symbol Land—condominiums devoted to storing luxury cars. Condos will start at $250,000, and the sites will also offer "club rooms" where guys can talk about cars. "There are more collectors here... More »

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Silicon Valley • San Jose • condominium • luxury • cars

Top 10 Real Estate Markets

Jun 23, 07 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) -
  1. Riverside/San Bernadino, CA
  2. Orange County, CA
  3. Las Vegas, NV
  4. Orlando, FL
  5. San Jose, CA
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California • real estate • Washington DC • Las Vegas • homes • Riverside • San Bernadino • Orlando • Orange County • San Jose

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