August 19, 2004     San Jose, California Since 2003
Classifieds Advertising Archives Search About us
Photograph by Josh Sturgis
Beat the Heat: Taking to the water to cool off on a hot August day, Tristan Tuohy (foreground), Cintia Reyes and Luis Estrada swim and play together at Almaden Lake. The park, which was once a quarry, is open every day of the year.
Heat Retreat
By Anne Ward Ernst
Almaden Lake Park is an almost secret local treasure.  More
News News News
Soccer-fields plan Kellie Henika Shelter program
The draft environmental impact report released Aug. 13 examines the consequences of building a sports complex on McKean Road and finds six areas of "significant and unavoidable" impact, including lack of water and concerns about pedestrian safety.  More Last year she was second runner-up in the preteen division of the pageant, so she was hopeful of achieving that title this year at the junior teen level.  More After the 15 men filled plates from a buffet of chicken-and-rice casserole, Caesar salad, bread and cake, they took their seats around small tables scattered around an otherwise empty room.  More
Cover Story
Heat Retreat: Almaden Lake Park is an almost secret local treasure
News

EIR points to problems in soccer-fields plan

Almaden church takes its turn hosting homeless men for the month of August

Council has lukewarm reaction to Pyle's city/AYA audit request

Winning pageants runs in the Henika family

District OKs minimum of twelve members on oversight committee

Updated site allows users to read local crime data, file reports on-line

School board race is over before it ever began

Letters & Opinions

If we're going to build the fields, let's do it right

Cartoon: DeCinzo

Neighbors

Detail upon detail gives life to Almaden doll maker's work

Perkins on Real Estate

Sports

Young pro captures junior hardcourt title

Sunday Friends, Giants will team up to help the homeless

Feedback
Something to say?
Copyright © SVCN, LLC.