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  February 6, 2002    Sunnyvale, California  Since 1994

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    Tough Times

    Sunnyvale shopping centers struggle amidst the economic slump


    The economic slump has caused many small companies to close their doors, and many shopping centers, such as De Anza Square and Westmoor Village, at the intersection of Mary and Fremont avenues in Sunnyvale, are losing their share of businesses. "Everything has changed," says Cathleen Ponce, who has worked at the beauty salon business in De Anza Square for more than eight years and has owned it for the last two. When the dot-com industry collapsed in 2000, it took the economy down with it to a certain extent and things have not been the same since.   More

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    Ferry System Study

    The Sunnyvale City Council unanimously approved a study by the Water Transit Authority to expand the ferry system to the South Bay.
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    Moffett Field Museum

    Thanks to dedicated museum staff, volunteers and donors, the Moffett Field Museum will reopen for the public in a few months.
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    Screenwriting Workshop

    Madeline DiMaggio, author of the book How to Write for Television, will teach a sreenwriting seminar at the UC-Santa Cruz, Cupertino Extension.
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Sunnyvale shopping centers hit hard by economic slump

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