Events

Firms Shift Underused Workers - Wall Street Journal border=

Firms Shift Underused Workers - Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal
By PHRED DVORAK Until last year, Lay Luangrath's job was to answer phones and field customer queries at Hero Arts Inc., a Richmond, Calif., maker of decorative rubber stamps. Then in April 2008, Mr. Luangrath volunteered to maintain the firm's computer …

Roadshow: Making El Camino Real more pleasant in Silicon Valley, on... - San Jose Mercury News border=

Roadshow: Making El Camino Real more pleasant in Silicon Valley, on… - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
About 350 people jammed inside the Fox Theatre to hear plans of transforming El Camino and other streets along that corridor as part of the Grand Boulevard Initiative, an effort spearheaded by Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network. …

San Bruno hosting farmer's market - Tri Valley Herald border=

San Bruno hosting farmer's market - Tri Valley Herald

Tri Valley Herald, CA
"It becomes a real community event and gives us the opportunity to renew a downtown area and bring some freshness to it." A farmer's market offering the freshest of local California produce was also vociferously requested by residents at community …

Safeway returns: Burlingame's quest for a new store - San Mateo Daily Journal border=

Safeway returns: Burlingame's quest for a new store - San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo Daily Journal
Years in the making, a renovated downtown Burlingame Safeway with rooftop parking could soon welcome shoppers as part of a 77000-square-foot development …

John Horgan: A necessary illusion at Hillsdale - San Jose Mercury News border=

John Horgan: A necessary illusion at Hillsdale - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
The event is presented by the San Francisco/Peninsula California Writers Club. Prices for participating in the conference range from $375 to $20 (the cost of a writing contest entry). For more information, check out www.cwc-peninsula.org or send an …

Jim Harrington: Yoshi's fights to keep jazz station KCSM alive - San Jose Mercury News border=

Jim Harrington: Yoshi's fights to keep jazz station KCSM alive - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
It's called "Go Left Fest: Where Creative Arts Collide." This inaugural festival is multi-medium fandango that will feature some truly odd bedfellows. Over the course of two nights, Monday and Tuesday, talented musical improvisers, …

San Mateo woman, Redwood City mom place in top 10 of grueling … - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
"It's very empowering to be older and have the life that I have and still keep up with these girls." Both women will participate in the 2009 San Jose Pro Challenge this Sunday at Almaden Lake Park. For more information on the event, …

Airborne Toxic Event maps US, world tour dates - LiveDaily.com border=

Airborne Toxic Event maps US, world tour dates - LiveDaily.com

LiveDaily.com
By Tjames Madison / LiveDaily Contributor Indie rockers The Airborne Toxic Event [ tickets ] will launch a world tour this summer, beginning with dates in the UK and Ireland, followed by a North American leg this fall. The Los Angeles-based group kicks …
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BURLINGAME: CITY TO HOLD SERIES OF GREEN SEMINARS - CBS 5 border=

BURLINGAME: CITY TO HOLD SERIES OF GREEN SEMINARS - CBS 5

CBS 5, CA
Today's seminar, "Building a Green Home From the Ground Up," teaches ways to make an energy-efficient home, event organizers said. Various seminars will also take place June 18 and 25, and July 9, 16 and 23. The seminars cost $20 for the series with …

Catherine's Center helps San Mateo County inmates transition back ... - San Mateo County Times border=

Catherine's Center helps San Mateo County inmates transition back … - San Mateo County Times

San Mateo County Times, CA
The annual event not only focused on Catherine Center, but the importance of restorative justice. In the last decade, there has been a 500 percent increase of women in prisons nationwide, said Sister Suzanne Jabro, executive director for the Center for …