Around The Glen

Council approves 2001-02 budget

The city council unanimously approved a nearly $3 billion budget for the 2001-02 fiscal year on June 12, that includes several programs specifically for Willow Glen.

The budget, $2.4 billion for the city and $400,000 for the redevelopment agency, puts money toward new street lighting outside the new Ernesto Galarza Elementary School, a new track at Willow Glen High School and a new city park at the corner of Bird and Fisk avenues. It also calls for a $200,000 study of Lincoln Avenue between Minnesota Avenue and W. San Carlos Street, to include traffic, parking and business issues.

The council will ratify the budget on June 19.

--Kate Carter

Prusch Farm Park day camp sessions start

There's still space available in San Jose's Emma Prusch Farm Park weeklong summer day camps.

The camp for youth, 6-12 years old, offers outdoor and cultural activities, crafts and science projects and a weekly field trip. At press time, the last seven of its nine sessions--from July 2-Aug. 17--were open and include field trips to the Minolte Planetarium, Alcatraz Island, Shadow Cliffs Regional Park and Coyote Point Museum, among others.

The camp at 647 S. King Road runs 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Each week costs $100 per camper. Extended care and scholarships are available. For more information, call 408.926.5555.

--Kate Carter

Ellison given curfew exemption by court

A federal judge last week allowed Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's Gulfstream V jet to arrive to and depart from San Jose International Airport during its curfew hours of 11:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m.

U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel's June 13 decision makes an exception specifically for Ellison. City Attorney Rick Doyle said it could allow other private planes that conform to nighttime noise restrictions to also use the airport 24 hours, but that only a very few people own such planes.

The curfew remains enforceable against commercial and other airplanes classified by weight that create too much noise at night in nearby residential areas, Doyle said.

Ellison had challenged the terms of the airport's curfew in a lawsuit against the city, saying his jet makes less noise than others allowed to fly during the curfew. Airport and city officials had been concerned that a ruling in Ellison's favor would end the curfew entirely.

Doyle said he was disappointed by the decision, but he viewed it as a compromise by the judge. He said the city hasn't yet decided how it will respond to the decision.

--Kate Carter

Around the Glen

Deborah Taylor-Hollis: Mother and son enjoy local stadium's baseball

Outstanding students receive recognition

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Sports Briefs

Presentation High School swimmers cruise to league, CCS championships

Summer sports camps