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February 23, 2007
| Amgen Tour of California finds its way to San Jose |
SJ cyclist dropped as world’s best rocket over Sierra Road onto podium at City Hall
By Karl Laucher
Special to the Times
It was there on a silver platter: the opportunity for cycling dynamo Ben Jacques-Maynes of San Jose to become a hometown hero for all time.
After two stages in the Amgen Tour of California bicycle race, Jacques-Maynes was standing in third place on the strength of his brilliant effort in the 1.9-mile prologue in front of 300,000 spectators on the streets of San Francisco three days earlier.
Jacques-Maynes knew his challenge well. Living just a 10-minute bike ride from the gut-ripping Sierra Road in North San Jose, the former National Collegiate champion out Read more...
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| Police, Evergreen residents meet to discuss burglary spree
By Carol Rosen
Staff Writer
About 50 people attended a meeting on Feb. 7 at J.F. Smith Elementary School to discuss a recent spate of burglaries in the Ranch area of Evergreen. San Jose Police Captain Michael Sterner told the residents that they could stop the thefts by making sure that all first story windows and doors are locked for the night and alarms are set.
“Without a target-rich environment, the burglars move on,” he said.
All the burglaries have been at night, he said, and all occurred in two-story homes in which the Read
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