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May 16, 2008
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San Jose observes Police Memorial Week
By Bill Highlander
Editor
San Jose City Council, Police Chief Rob Davis and hundreds of the city’s police officers observed the 14th annual National Police Week on May 14. A moving tribute to the 11 officers killed in the line of duty since 1924 was made with solemnity and precision in the City Hall Rotunda and the Flagstone Court.
All police radio channels went silent for a minute in memory of the fallen officers, and the bagpipers followed that by playing “Amazing Grace” As a bell was sounded, an officer saluted the photograph of each of the slain policemen as each name was called and the circumstances of the death were recalled. Read more...
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Council Countdown
By Bill Highlander
Editor
The race is on and here comes…
Three candidates are vying to replace Pete McHugh as the District 3 representative on Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. They are experienced public servants – Otto Lee, a former mayor of Sunnyvale; mayor Jose Esteves of Milpitas, and San Jose vice mayor Dave Cortese.
The Evergreen Times is endorsing Cortese who has represented Evergreen and District 8 on the city council for two terms. District 8 has been well-served by Cortese with his support of parks, education, community events, traffic concerns, public safety Read
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