By Frank Michael Russellfrussell@mercurynews.com @ July 5, 2010 # Comments Off
Looking for advice on writing for the Web or creating compelling online content? Sunnyvale Internet content powerhouse Yahoo has published what it calls the first-of-its-kind style guide for online writers.
By Troy Wolvertontwolverton@mercurynews.com @ July 5, 2010 # Comments Off
A fire in rural San Mateo County closed down part of Skyline Boulevard to traffic for nearly four hours Sunday afternoon.
By Mark Gomezmgomez@mercurynews.com @ July 5, 2010 # Comments Off
Countless Silicon Valley parents bring baby into their bed despite stark statistics that 27 babies in Santa Clara County have died in five years because of such “unsafe sleeping environments.”
By John Boudreaujboudreau@mercurynews.com @ July 5, 2010 # Comments Off
While the economic tough times have caused municipalities such as Redwood City and San Jose to cut traditional fireworks displays, parades large and small occurred across the Bay Area. From San Jose to Danville, Old Glory was raised in celebration of the nation’s independence.
By Howard Mintzhmintz@mercurynews.com @ July 5, 2010 # Comments Off
Jamie Harley, local defense attorney who is often in the spotlight for controversy, faces charges in federal court over the next few weeks.
By Troy Wolvertontwolverton@mercurynews.com @ July 4, 2010 # Comments Off
Skype, which offers a popular Internet-based calling and chat service, is relocating its 80 Bay Area employees to a new office, joining a constellation of Silicon Valley high-tech firms at a Palo Alto research park, the company has announced.
By Bruce Newmanbnewman@mercurynews.com @ July 4, 2010 # Comments Off
About half the fishermen idled by oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico are Vietnamese-Americans, and many of them have signed retainer agreements with attorneys who promised to help sort out BP’s complicated claims process, and represent them in any eventual lawsuits against the oil company. But as a group of Vietnamese-American lawyers from the Bay Area discovered, not all the predators in the Gulf are in the water.
By Howard Mintzhmintz@mercurynews.com @ July 4, 2010 # Comments Off
Stanford-educated doctor fights conviction over waving BB gun all the way to California Supreme Court, now armed with U.S. Supreme Court ruling that boosted arguments based on the right to bear arms
By Pete Careypcarey@mercurynews.com @ July 4, 2010 # Comments Off
A big chunk of West San Jose will be fogged late at night July 13 because mosquitoes trapped in the area have tested positive for the West Nile virus.
By Troy Wolvertontwolverton@mercurynews.com @ July 4, 2010 # Comments Off
A hit-and-run accident closed northbound Highway 17 in Los Gatos on Sunday afternoon, leaving traffic jammed up to the summit, and injuring several
