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December 12, 2008
| Santa Claus came to town |
Annual holiday parade delights crowd
By Bill Highlander
Editor
Santa Claus rode atop a huge red sleigh as he trailed the Christmas parade in downtown San Jose. Thousands of people with hundreds of kids lined the parade route and followed Santa to Christmas in the Park where he listened to requests for presents to be left under the tree.
The annual parade has enchanted the holiday crowd for 27 years and according to USA Today, San Jose has one of the top 25 parades in the country. The sunny but cool Sunday morning was a perfect day for the floats, huge balloons, marching bands, cartoon characters Spider-Man and Darth Vader to delight the spectators Read more...
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D8CRT elects new officers
At its December meeting, the District 8 Com-munity Round Table elected new officers for 2009. Incoming President Bonnie Mace will replace Jim Zito as the new leader of the D8CRT.
“I look forward to working with all community members to help improve the quality of life in District 8. The D8CRT has played an active role in land-use, public safety, education and alternative energy promotion in the past two years, and we want to continue our participation in these areas. Our organization is a vital link between the City and the community, and it also serves as a bridge be-tween neighborhoods through-out District 8. Next year, we want to expand our community outreach and Read
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