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January 13, 2006
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Mother Nature rings in New Year with a roar
By Kymberli W. Brady
Staff Writer
While 2005 ended with the traditional countdown, cheers and toasts, Mother Nature crashed Saturday’s New Year festivities in ways only she could, leaving Bay Area residents cleaning up after her and making the national news.
Record rainfall from a warm “Pineapple Express” series of storms resulted in a number of problems, including a breeched Solano County Levee on the Sacramento River, mudslides from Santa Rosa to Santa Cruz, and an overflowing Russian River that left Napa and Guerneville residents flooded out of their homes.
In San Jose, residents awoke on New Year’s Day to uprooted Read
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Gonzales beats council to the punch by resigning from major committees
Council advances mayor’s budget
message
by two weeks as punishment
for Norcal deal
By Sheila Sanchez
Staff Writer
San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales beat his colleagues to the punch Tuesday night by self-punishing himself for his involvement in the Norcal garbage deal. He resigned from four powerful municipal committees and appointied council members of his choice to replace him.
Gonzales’ committee withdrawal came as further castigation for Read
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