San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA) back issues from September 2007:
Harbaugh era kicks off with Bruins.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Darren Sabedra Sep. 1--Two hundred and fifty-six days after Jim Harbaugh burst onto the scene with proclamations like, "I vow that I will attack this endeavor with enthusiasm unknown to mankind," the new Stanford leader will finally coach a game. The Harbaugh ...
St. Francis shocks No. 1 Oak Grove: VALLEY CHRISTIAN, MITTY ALSO WIN SEASON OPENERS.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: David Kiefer Sep. 1--Few have ever considered 14-time Central Coast Section champion St. Francis a well-kept secret. But there may be no better description after the Lancers stunned No. 1 Oak Grove 31-15 in a season-opening football game Friday night. The ...
Two more injuries add insult to defeat: ROOKIES MOORE, COHEN COULD BE FINISHED FOR '07.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dennis Georgatos Sep. 1--As if playing poorly in the 49ers' exhibition finale against San Diego weren't enough, now this: Injuries to rookies Jay Moore and Joe Cohen could be serious enough to end their seasons. Both were hurt in Thursday's game at San Diego, ...
Spartans eager to prove last year was no fluke: 2 thumbs up for '06; '07 preview tonight.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Laurence Miedema Sep. 1--After last year's breakthrough, San Jose State has left itself a tough act to follow. But at least the Spartans now know the way. "We know what it takes to win," senior offensive lineman John Booker said. "We know exactly what to do ...
Friday's football scores.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--Friday's resultsArchbishop Mitty 30, Pioneer 21 Archbishop Thomas Murphy (Wash.) 21, Archbishop Riordan 14 (OT) Homestead 33, Silver Creek 0 Menlo-Atherton 21, Saratoga 13 Milpitas 35, San Benito 12 Piedmont Hills 37, ...
Ortiz will miss 2008 season: After Tommy John surgery, he hopes to pitch in 2009.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Andrew Baggarly Sep. 1--WASHINGTON -- If Russ Ortiz returns to a major league mound, it won't be until 2009 at the earliest. Ortiz will miss next season after surgery to repair his flexor tendon Wednesday revealed that he also required a Tommy John procedure ...
Bullpen backs up Correia: Walker, Wilson, Hennessey combine for 3 scoreless innings.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Andrew Baggarly Sep. 1--WASHINGTON -- Some clubhouse observers considered it a good bet that Steve Kline would be wearing another team's colors by now. But there he was at RFK Stadium on Friday, sauntering through the Giants locker room with a smirk on his face. ...
BRIEF: iTunes offerings.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--WHAT'S PLAYING ON ITUNES Apple's iTunes store offers episodes from some 550 television shows. --Among the programs that could be pulled if Apple doesn't resolve its dispute with NBC Universal are: "The Office" (NBC) "Heroes" (NBC) "Law ...
Homeless man's death puzzling to police, Willow Glen regulars.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Gomez and Sean Webby Sep. 1--The homeless man whose body was found in a downtown Willow Glen alley was the victim of a homicide, San Jose police said Friday. Detectives are looking for anyone who can help them piece together the last 24 to 36 hours of his ...
Confusion follows fear in recall of toys.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Antonucci Sep. 1--It's not hard to find parents who have become uneasy about buying almost any kind of new toy. In the wake of a series of recalls, including one this week by Toys R Us involving lead-tainted crayon and paint sets, some consumers wonder ...
San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Pets column: Goldston: Meet a canine fan of TV's `Animal Planet'.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Linda Goldston Sep. 1--Danny, a 2-year-old poodle/cocker spaniel mix, likes his Animal Planet TV. He likes it so much that he'll stare at Jan Woods and Stuart Schwalbe until they switch to the cable channel that features shows about animals. ...
San Jose Mercury News, Calif., L.A. Chung column: Chinatown funeral brings comfort to soul.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: L.A. Chung Sep. 1--Labor Day brings the unofficial end of summer, and we often say the way we spend it -- vacation, barbecue, or beach days -- is a kind of ritual before turning back to weightier responsibilities. Nothing, however, makes you think more about ...
San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Action Line column: Incident taints view of Nordstrom's service.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dennis Rockstroh Sep. 1--Q I wanted to share my really bad experience at Nordstrom. I had been eyeing a pair of sunglasses for a few months and went in to buy them at Nordstrom Valley Fair. I asked the employee at the counter if she could help me. ...
San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Shay Quillen column: Keith sticks to his crowd-pleasing guns.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Shay Quillen Sep. 1--Toby Keith has a secret for putting on a good show: Leave out the boring parts. Take, for example, Thursday's concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre. Backed by a powerful 10-piece band, Keith starts with a rowdy crowd-pleaser -- ...
Wildfire that has charred 150 acres nearly contained.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sean Webby Sep. 1--Firefighters had almost completely contained a wildfire Friday night after it scorched 150 bone-dry, scrubby acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains around Stevens Creek Canyon. Over the Labor Day weekend, firefighters planned to put out the ...
Tiny dog's big goal: 'Fastest Chihuahua': WINNER OF MAY'S BAY AREA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP READY FOR SAN DIEGO.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Linda Goldston Sep. 1--Clarabelle the Chihuahua was born to run. The little 3 1/2-year-old Boulder Creek speedster has been in training for months in her quest to claim a national title: Fastest Chihuahua in America. She sped past 240 other mini-sprinters in ...
Fugitive donor shows up in court: DEMOCRAT SUPPORTER JAILED, POSTS BAIL.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Howard Mintz Sep. 1--Fifteen years after skipping out on a prison sentence in an obscure fraud case, a former Bay Area businessman returned to a Redwood City courtroom Friday -- now transformed into a nationally recognized political pariah. Norman Hsu, a ...
BRIEF: 3 THINGS TO DO TOMORROW.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--3 THINGS TO DO TOMORROW Family Keplers invites young quilters Children will create their own quilt block and listen to "Papa and the Pioneer Quilt," by Jean Van Leeuwen, at Keplers' "Quilting Storytime," 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Keplers ...
Tercica stock rises on drug news: FIRM GETS OK FROM FDA ON TREATMENT FOR RARE DISORDER.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Steve Johnson Sep. 1--Tercica of Brisbane won approval to sell a drug to treat the rare disorder acromegaly, which causes people to grow unusually large hands, feet and other body parts. The drug -- Somatuline Depot -- was approved late Wednesday by the U.S ....
Google settles suit over ad keywords: DEAL LETS COMPANY KEEP CURRENT POLICY.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Elise Ackerman Sep. 1--Google settled a lawsuit with American Blind & Wallpaper Factory on Friday, ending a long-running battle about whether its keyword-advertising policy infringed trademarks. Eric Goldman, director of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa ...
San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Mr. Roadshow column: Stop sign is there for a reason, so halt.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Gary Richards Sep. 1--Q I have a friend who thinks that if two cars stop at an intersection, one behind the other, the second car doesn't have to stop again because it stopped when the first one stopped ahead of it. I know you'll love that one. I don't ride with that ...
San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Sal Pizarro column: New leader of Ballet S.J. is good sign.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sal Pizarro Sep. 1--A subtle change at Ballet San Jose speaks volumes about how far the group has come in a few years. Giselle Parry Farris of Monte Sereno has replaced John Fry as president of the ballet's operating board, which oversees the company's ...
Couple enter not-guilty pleas in abuse of 22-month-old boy.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Linda Goldston Sep. 1--A South Bay couple pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of torturing and abusing the woman's 22-month-old son. Julia Acosta, 20, of San Jose, and Baltazar "Bart" Martinez, 26, of Milpitas, face life in prison if convicted of what the ...
Oak-killing pathogen epidemic: BUT RANGE NOT GROWING AS QUICKLY AS FEARED.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Lisa M. Krieger Sep. 1--Five years after the first reported cases of sudden oak death, the disease that has infected millions of trees has reached epidemic levels in coastal California but has not significantly expanded its range, as feared. University of ...
ITunes viewers, please stand by: NBC, APPLE BOTH HAVE REASONS TO SETTLE DISPUTE OVER TV-SHOW SALES.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Troy Wolverton Sep. 1--Some of your favorite NBC shows may soon be "canceled" by iTunes, thanks to a standoff between NBC Universal and Apple. But don't start fretting. Yes, NBC has threatened to pull its TV shows, including "The Office" and ...
BRIEF: S.J. Giants cruise to a wild 7-1 win over Blaze.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--Mark Minicozzi had four RBIs and the San Jose Giants took advantage of wildness by Bakersfield Blaze pitchers in a 7-1 California League victory Friday night at Municipal Stadium. The Giants scored two runs on wild pitches by Blaze starter Omar Poveda. Another wild pitch ...
BRIEF: Want vintage Rob Zombie?
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--vintage Rob Zombie? "Rob Zombie: 3 Disc Collector's Set" was released in late August. The DVD collection includes "House of 1000 Corpses," "The Devil's Rejects" and a slaughterhouse of extras for $24.98. Want vintage Rob ...
BRIEF: 3 THINGS TO DO TODAY.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--3 THINGS TO DO TODAY Family Mr. David performs at Santana Row Family musician Mr. David performs songs from his latest album, "Jump in the Jumpy House," at a free CD-release concert. 7 tonight. Santana Row's Park Valencia, 3055 Olin ...
SKITTISH: Description of Bay Area home buyers: DESPITE AVAILABLE LOANS, MANY VALLEY RESIDENTS WARY OF BORROWING NOW.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sue McAllister Sep. 1--Neighborhood Housing Services Silicon Valley, a non-profit group devoted to helping low- and moderate-income people buy homes, has more money to lend to first-time home buyers than it's had in years, and home prices in parts of the valley are ...
BRIEF: Resources for home buyers.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sue McAllister Sep. 1--RESOURCES FOR HOME BUYERS Organizations that assist first-time home buyers. Neighborhood Housing Services Silicon Valley --Web: www.nhssv.org --Phone: (408) 279-2600 --E-mail: info@nhssv.org ...
Grant Ranch blooms.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Holly Hayes Sep. 1--Drive precisely eight miles up serpentine Mount Hamilton Road from San Jose's east foothills, and you'll come to one of our area's most spectacular but largely undiscovered natural wonders: Joseph D. Grant County Park. The sometimes ...
Historic homes in S.J.'s Palm Haven, Santa Cruz gardens kick off fall tours.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Holly Hayes Sep. 1--Spiff up your walking shoes. Fall tour "season" gets off to an early start next Saturday with two of our area's best: the Homes of Palm Haven home tour and the Monterey Bay Master Gardeners Garden Tour. Here are details on each. ...
BRIEF: How the Top 15 fared.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--1 Lost to St. Francis 31-15 Sept. 14: At Gilroy, 7 p.m. 2 SERRA (1-0) Beat Buchanan-Clovis 41-7 Friday: At De La Salle-Concord, 7:30 p.m. 3 Friday: At McClymonds-Oakland, 7:30 p.m. ...
Marleau receives two-year extension: Sharks captain signed through 2010.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: David Pollak Sep. 1--The captain isn't going anywhere. Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson signed center Patrick Marleau to a two-year contract extension Friday that will keep him in San Jose until 2010. Marleau's $4.5 million salary for this season will rise ...
Piedmont Hills victorious behind senior's three TDs.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dennis Knight Sep. 1--As a point guard on the Piedmont Hills basketball team, Devon Mynhier is known for his ability to set up teammates with pinpoint passing. But Friday night the senior traded in his basketball shorts for shoulder pads, and it was his turn ...
Best of College Hotline: Is Cal tough enough?
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jon Wilner Sep. 1--WELCOME TO A NEW FEATURE -- a collection of excerpts from the Mercury News' College Hotline blog -- which will be published Saturday during the football season . . . --When I think of last year's Cal-Tennessee game, I think of one play: the ...
Hype or hope? Cal answers today.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jonathan Okanes Sep. 1--If victory indeed starts at the line of scrimmage in football, is that why Tennessee beat Cal so badly last season? The Vols say yes. The Bears aren't so sure. Tennessee piled up 514 yards of offense and held Cal to 64 yards ...
Key support for state's bid to curb greenhouse gases.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Frank Davies Sep. 1--WASHINGTON -- California "appears to have a strong case" in its campaign to secure federal approval to set its own greenhouse-gas controls on vehicles, according to an unreleased report from the Congressional Research Service, a non-partisan body ...
Ortiz out for next season.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Andrew Baggarly Sep. 1--WASHINGTON -- If Russ Ortiz returns to a major league mound, it won't be until 2009 at the earliest. Ortiz will miss all of next season after surgery to repair his flexor tendon Wednesday revealed that he also required a procedure, ...
Giants fall to Nationals.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Andrew Baggarly WASHINGTON _ The calendar flipped to September, a month when rosters expand and rookies multiply. A check of the standings Saturday night showed the Giants and their opponent both stuck in last place. Yet the Giants' lineup didn't reflect the ...
Cal saves Week 1 of 2007 season.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Kawakami BERKELEY, Calif. _ They did it, so now the Cal players, coaches and entire Cal Universe can let loose 12 months of pent-up agony and tremulous anticipation. They did it Saturday night _ avenged last year's Tennessee Tromping and played the game ...
No. 14 UCLA spoils Harbaugh's Stanford debut.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Darren Sabedra STANFORD, Calif. _ The stadium was half-empty _ again. The rushing numbers still were dismal and the score resembled most Saturdays last season. But the similarities of the nightmare past stopped there for Stanford. Although ...
BRIEF: Stevens Creek Canyon blaze is still burning above Cupertino.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kim Vo Sep. 1--Firefighters are still battling a blaze in the Santa Cruz Mountains and hope to have it contained by early this afternoon. Cal Fire Battalion Chief Ken McGeever initially predicted the 150-acre fire near Stevens Creek Canyon would be contained ...
Stanford looks better but still loses to No. 14 UCLA.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Darren Sabedra Sep. 1--There were a lot of empty red seats, the run defense was still shaky, and the result was just like nearly every Saturday last season. But at least Stanford moved the ball. The Cardinal lost to No. 14 UCLA 45-17 at Stanford ...
Reduction of water supply from Delta will affect South Bay.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kim Vo Sep. 1--Local water officials hope to have a clearer picture next week how changes to the Delta's water supply will affect South Bay customers after a judge ordered measures to protect a tiny delta fish. "Since we receive 50 percent of our water through ...
Stanford's Jim Harbaugh won't be flustered.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Purdy Jim Harbaugh assessed his team's 28-point loss to UCLA this way: "I learned we had a football team today. I'm proud of our guys. I can't wait to get back in the office tomorrow." So. If you were pondering whether a four-touchdown defeat ...
42 questions before Super Bowl XLII.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ann Killion Forty-two questions on the way to Super Bowl XLII: 1. Is the clock running yet on the JaMarcus Russell Draft Re-entry? 2. How embarrassing will it be if the Russell-less Raiders get burned in their opener against Detroit by No. 2 pick ...
BRIEF: Stubborn wildfire keeps crews tied up: TERRAIN RESTRICTS ACCESS TO BLAZE.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Kim Vo Sep. 2--Firefighters Saturday were still battling a blaze in the Santa Cruz Mountains they thought would be contained Friday night. Cal Fire Battalion Chief Ken McGeever initially made that prediction about the 150-acre fire near Stevens Creek Canyon, ...
BRIEF: Four things to know about Brian Halla.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--Four things to know about Brian Halla 1. Raises Koi, an ornamental Japanese carp. Of watching Koi, he says: "In 20 minutes, you are relaxed." 2. Plays golf 3. University of Nebraska football fan. Has season tickets to Cornhuskers games ...
National Semi chief looks ahead.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Boslet Sep. 2--Brian Halla, the veteran chief executive of National Semiconductor, says there are good reasons to be upbeat about Silicon Valley. The valley continues to draw top engineering talent. It is once again gaining momentum as the epicenter of ...
BRIEF: Some of Jerry Weissman's "do's and don'ts" for an effective presentation.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--DO'S AND DON'TS Some of Jerry Weissman's "do's and don'ts" for an effective presentation. Don't open with a joke. Do get quickly to the point. Don't overdo details and data. Do listen and understand questions before you begin ...
Internal Affairs: Bright futures for grocery baggers.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--A tidbit in the latest quarterly report from San Jose's economic development office made Internal Affairs do a double-take. One of the numerous charts outlining economic trends in Santa Clara County seemed downright dismal: Well over half of the 50,400 jobs the area is ...
San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Chris O'Brien and Jack Davis column: EBay CEO sells first stock since '03.(Column)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Chris O'Brien and Jack Davis Sep. 2--EBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman has returned to the ranks of the company's inside sellers this year for the first time since 2003, according to Thomson Financial. Including 640,000 shares she traded Friday, Whitman last ...
Firing of auditor tests San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed: DURING FIRST CRISIS, REED BUILT CONSENSUS ON CITY COUNCIL.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Deborah Lohse Sep. 2--New San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed had just gotten through his first State of the City speech in mid-March and was poised to tackle the city budget when he got a jolt of unwelcome news: A female staffer in the city auditor's office had filed a sexual ...
San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Vindu Goel column: Vindu's View: Common-sense reforms for real estate market.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Vindu Goel Sep. 2--In Silicon Valley, risk is part of our DNA. We routinely put our chips down on unproven employers and hope to strike it rich -- ignoring the dot-com bust that wiped out 200,000 jobs and trillions of dollars in wealth. We gamble that the Big ...
San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Sal Pizarro column: Memorial ride adds bone-marrow drive.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Sal Pizarro Sep. 2--The legacy of longtime Los Altos resident Ben Eckenhoff rolls on every year in the hills of the Peninsula. At 9 a.m. Saturday, cyclists will leave Peers Park in Palo Alto on the 13th annual memorial bike ride to honor Eckenhoff, who died of ...
Football? Who cares? Tree-sitters draw fans: AT CAL, SPECTATORS CHEER, JEER PROTESTERS TRYING TO SAVE OLD OAK GROVE.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Lisa Fernandez Sep. 2--The kickoff to the college football season at the University of California-Berkeley was held Saturday in Memorial Stadium. But the real spectator sport took place just a few feet away, in the shadows of a grove of old trees poised for ...
What you must do, the man with the PowerPoint said, is prevent MEGO. That's an acronym for "My eyes glazed over.".
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Scott Duke Harris Sep. 2--Everybody knows the condition. And now Jerry Weissman asked his audience of entrepreneurs: What makes you go into MEGO? "When it's too technical." "Too much jargon." "I go into MEGO," one man said, "any time anybody reads from the ...
Tension over bar, problems in Gilroy: CITY MOVES TO CLOSE BLACK-OWNED BUSINESS.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Sean Webby Sep. 2--Trouble seemed to flow like loud music from the brown stucco bar overlooked by a painted coyote howling at the moon. And Gilroy was fed up. Too many cops were too regularly dealing with drunks, druggies, underage drinkers, gangbangers ...
San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Scott Herhold column: An early look at next year's valley political races.(Column)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Scott Herhold Sep. 2--Listen my children and you shall hear of forceful ambition this time of year: You might entitle the tale, "Waiting for Cindy," or perhaps "Dealing with Arnold," or even, if you're stubbornly logical, "Will Liz and Sally really fight?" ...
San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Mark Purdy column: Despite rout, progress for Stanford was evident beyond the numbers.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Purdy Sep. 2--Jim Harbaugh assessed his team's 28-point loss to UCLA this way: "I learned we had a football team today. I'm proud of our guys. I can't wait to get back in the office tomorrow." So. If you were pondering whether a four-touchdown ...
Internal Affairs: Great moments in public speaking.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--During most San Jose City Council meetings, it's those characters who speak during "Open Forum" who cause people to scratch their heads. Last week, it was the council itself that had the "say what?" lines. Let's start with the fashionable Nora Campos. During ...
San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Ann Killion column: Ahead of the NFL season, a few (or 42) questions that need asking.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ann Killion Sep. 2--Forty-two questions on the way to Super Bowl XLII: 1. Is the clock running yet on the JaMarcus Russell Draft Re-entry? 2. How embarrassing will it be if the Russell-less Raiders get burned in their opener against Detroit by No. 2 ...
BRIEF: Latest line: who's up and who's down.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--UP: END OF AN ERA: The state officially shut down the last remaining operations at Romic Environmental Technologies, ending the recycling facility's tumultuous five decades in East Palo Alto. DOWN: ROUND AND ROUND THEY GO: So much for that tough talk from Santa Clara ...
Caltrans must ease carpool-lane delays: BARRING HYBRIDS, LONGER HOURS EYED.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Gary Richards Sep. 2--Like so many Highway 101 commuters, Thom Mayer has witnessed the decline of the diamond lane. Creeping solo down the Peninsula recently, he spotted a small truck entering the carpool lane and figured he'd seen the last of it as he stewed ...