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Leigh’s Favorite Books In Forbes

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Jim Griffith

Forbes just printed a column that features Sunnyvale’s own Leigh’s Favorite Books, discussing the challenges that face independent business operators, and how Leigh’s has managed to do it right, during tough economic times.  Nice piece about a local success story. … Continue reading →

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San Jose Gets Patent Satellite Office

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Jim Griffith

The Denver Post is reporting that the US Commerce Office has selected Denver, Dallas-Fort Worth, and San Jose as the three cities to get a US Patent and Trademark Satellite office.  This is mixed news for us – good news … Continue reading →

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Libraries and E-Books

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Jim Griffith

CNN has an interesting article about the growth of e-book lending by libraries.  Good read, and it touches on some of the issues that modern libraries and book publishers are dealing with as they transition to the digital era.  Sunnyvale … Continue reading →

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6/19/2012 Council Summary – We Have A Budget

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Jim Griffith

Very long, but very interesting night. We started with a closed session regarding the downtown, nothing much I can say about that.  We then had no less than three Special Orders of the Day.  The first was to receive an … Continue reading →

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Local Road Diets At Work

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Jim Griffith

The Palo Alto Daily News has an interesting article about the measured results of a road diet that city implemented on Arastradero to improve safety and encourage cycling, similar to what has been already done in some Sunnyvale locations, and … Continue reading →

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