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Gov. Schwarzenegger wants California's schools to adopt digital ... - San Jose Mercury News border=

Gov. Schwarzenegger wants California's schools to adopt digital … - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
Schwarzenegger's "digital textbook initiative" calls for California's 6.2 million public school students to move away from hard-bound chemistry and calculus books and embrace texts in electronic form. Schwarzenegger is pitching digital textbooks as a …

Redwood City school district trustees OK $5.6M in cuts - San Jose Mercury News border=

Redwood City school district trustees OK $5.6M in cuts - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
By Shaun Bishop Class sizes will increase, school library hours will be cut and kids will have fewer days of physical education after Redwood City School District trustees approved $5.6 million in budget cuts on Tuesday. Dozens of parents urged the …

Don't build Menlo Park gym across from library, bookworms say - San Jose Mercury News border=

Don't build Menlo Park gym across from library, bookworms say - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
But traveling long distances is an issue for library patrons such as seniors, young children and visitors carrying large stacks of books, said Tim Goode, a Friends of the Menlo Park Library director and former library commissioner. everyone's competing …

San Mateo set to receive almost $900K from feds for energy projects - San Jose Mercury News border=

San Mateo set to receive almost $900K from feds for energy projects - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
They include installing a renewable solar energy system on the main library's roof, replacing standard streetlight bulbs with LED bulbs and implementing a residential energy audit for city homes. Plans for San Mateo's main library, constructed in 2006, …

San Jose council approves mayor's budget; imposes wage freeze and ... - San Jose Mercury News border=

San Jose council approves mayor's budget; imposes wage freeze and … - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
But the mayor and council rejected several unpopular cuts suggested by the city manager, including closing two underused fire stations; eliminating park rangers and mounted police; and reducing traffic enforcement, library hours and community centers. …
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Los Gatos shorts: Summit Fire defendant says he's not guilty - San Jose Mercury News border=

Los Gatos shorts: Summit Fire defendant says he's not guilty - San Jose Mercury News

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The Los Gatos Library is the first in the nation to adopt a service called MyiLibrary that allows users to download books to iPods, iPhones and Windowscompatible devices. Books can be checked out for up to 21 days.

Gov. Schwarzenegger wants California's schools to adopt digital ... - San Jose Mercury News border=

Gov. Schwarzenegger wants California's schools to adopt digital … - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
Schwarzenegger's "digital textbook initiative" calls for California's 6.2 million public school students to move away from hard-bound chemistry and calculus books and embrace texts in electronic form. Schwarzenegger is pitching digital textbooks as a …

Lawyers in Ayres trial argue over admissibility of books showing ... - San Jose Mercury News border=

Lawyers in Ayres trial argue over admissibility of books showing … - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
By Elizabeth Pfeffer The defense attorney for Dr. William Ayres argued Monday that books containing images of naked boys that were taken from the former child psychiatrist's files should be dismissed as evidence in his molestation trial. …

Redwood City considers service cuts; budget budget includes 11 layoffs - San Jose Mercury News border=

Redwood City considers service cuts; budget budget includes 11 layoffs - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
In total, 11 city employees would lose their jobs and 14 vacant positions would be eliminated in City Manager Peter Ingram's proposed $82.6 million budget, including library staff, landscape gardeners and public works employees. …

Alleged Los Altos jewelry store burglar pleads not guilty - San Jose Mercury News border=

Alleged Los Altos jewelry store burglar pleads not guilty - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Tim Pitsker also added in April a charge of arson, saying Garcia and Bustamante — who was not present Monday but has pleaded not guilty to similar charges — torched two books in the store to cover their …