Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal articles from December 2001

Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal archives from December 2001

Chip demand higher.(semiconductor orders up)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Though it's far too early for chipmakers to start using that other "R" word -- recovery -- semiconductor heavyweights Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. are getting a much-needed boost from better-than-expected holiday demand. PC...

Corporate jets crowd Mineta.(San Jose International Airport)
December 7, 2001... Corporate and private jet traffic at Mineta San Jose International Airport is expanding so fast that it may outstrip city plans to expand facilities there, and plans to accommodate that growth will require major changes to the airport's master...

Psst ... want a tax break? (Biz Buzz).
December 7, 2001... Only 350 of the 11,000 businesses in the San Jose Enterprise Zone are taking advantage of tax breaks they can claim for operating a business in the 18.5-square-mile downtown area. The program began in 1986 and was to have died this year,...

The skinny on politics. (Biz Buzz).(Rep. Richard Riordan seeks to bring women back to the party)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Richard Riordan says 1.2 million women have deserted the California Republican Party in the last two governor's elections, and he hopes to bring them back. The former Los Angeles mayor, who is running for the Republican nomination for...

Bowing out. (Biz Buzz).(Scott Moeller leaves Congressional race)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Scott Moeller, who burst onto the political scene in April when he announced he would challenge Democrat Mike Honda for the 15th Congressional seat, says he's leaving the race. He says he had the resources to run the race, although he'd...

Neighborhood at a crossroads. (Biz Buzz).(San Jose Redevelopment Agency)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... The San Jose Redevelopment Agency will spend $200,000 to $250,000 to develop a plan to keep Willow Glen safe from the character-destroying forces that have turned other parts of San Jose into a sea of asphalt Sixth District City Councilman...

A taxing job. (Biz Buzz).(IRS is hiring)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... The private sector may be laying off workers, but the IRS is hiring. It's looking for 78 people to work in its Northern California offices, including 22 in San Jose. IRS recruiter Paula Schnur says she needs revenue agents to audit returns,...

Bon voyage. (Biz Buzz).(Mindi Keirnan leaves San Jose Mercury)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Mindi Keirnan, general manager and senior vice president of the San Jose Mercury News, is leaving this month so she and her husband, Kevin McGee, also a journalist, can see the world. Her decision, she says, was not prompted by the upheaval...

Chemo patients could suffer from copayments. (Page Three).(Secure Horizons raises fees)
December 7, 2001... Some valley physicians say they may have to turn away PacifiCare Medicare HMO patients needing chemotherapy after Jan. 1, or suffer financially That's because Secure Horizons, the Medicare HMO arm of PacifiCare, will boost its copayment...

Toy story: No big deal. (Page Three).(retailers tighten inventory for holiday shopping)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Last year at this time, a holiday shopper could walk through a typical mall and see Razor Scooters in windows of at least a dozen stores. The sleek, fold-and-carry scooters, which sold for $60 to $80, were the hot product of the 2000 shopping...

In tough times, $400M funds still within reach for some VCs. (The News).
December 7, 2001... So much for December being one of the slowest months on a venture capitalist's calendar. On Dec. 5, Versant Ventures closed its second fund, totaling $400 million, while a day earlier Norwest Venture Partners closed its ninth fund totaling...

Spanning the Economy. (The News).(tech stocks)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 7, 2001... Mark it on your calendar: Dec. 5, the day the techs had a profound impact on the market -- and that was a good thing. Nothing can take full credit for the high-volatility buying spree that dominated Dec. 5 trading, giving the Dow a leg up over...

Spartan Stadium to get new sod in time for second bowl. (The News).(San Jose State University)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... San Jose State University will resod Spartan Stadium's field in time for the second Silicon Valley Football Classic, but school officials say the bowl-game touch-up won't provide a long-term fix for the field. The Dec. 1 San Jose...

Enron's bankruptcy filing will leave area firms relatively unscathed. (The News).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... About 20 percent of San Jose State University's energy supply has been thrown into doubt as a result of Enron Corp.'s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, say school officials. Although the university produces most of its energy...

Doctors' rapidly adopting technology in daily rounds. (The News).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... A new study shows physicians are incorporating computer technology in their practices more than ever. The 2001 Technology Usage in Physician Practice Management study, conducted and released Dec. 3 by the American Medical Association, shows...

Developer Swenson to appeal $10M lawsuit judgment. (This Week in the Valley).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Silicon Valley real estate developer Barry Swenson says he will appeal a $10 million judgment against him by a former business partner. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Frank Cliff ruled Nov 30 in favor of Pietro Denevi in a dispute...

Slain news photographer's husband arrested. (This Week in the Valley).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... The estranged husband of San Jose Mercury News photographer Lucile Houston has been charged with her murder, Oakland police say. Raymond Houston, 39, was arrested Dec. 3. He was held on one charge of murder, police say. At a news...

Revenue adds up for Bay Area's women-owned businesses. (This Week in the Valley).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Revenues generated by women-owned businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area will add up to $49 billion next year, according to projections based on research by the Center for Women's Business Research. In San Francisco, the number of...

Lawyers keep working during holidays, survey finds. (This Week in the Valley).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... If Santa were to come down the chimney of the typical law firm he'd probably find at least a few attorneys still at work, according to a new study by a Menlo Park-based legal staffing firm. In a recent survey, 56 percent of attorneys polled...

Spartans sink in mud bowl. (This Week in the Valley).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... If you held a mirror to it in just the right way, you might think San Jose State beat Stanford in their annual season-ending football game. But the score of the Dec. 1 game can be read correctly: 41-14, with the 41 points going to the...

Feinstein sponsors bill tightening visas. (This Week in the Valley).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... How visas are issued to non-residents would be tightened under legislation introduced by US. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. D-Calif. "What we have discovered in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was that the perpetrators were able to...

Funds earmarked for Silicon Valley traffic relief. (This Week in the Valley).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... More buses and a Silicon Transportation Management Center are part of the spending included in the final version of the federal transportation funding bill for the next fiscal year that was am proved by the House of Representatives. The...

KARA expected to be sold to Spanish language broadcaster. (This week in the Valley).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... One of the last locally-owned radio stations in the San Francisco Bay Area has a buyer. "Although we have not yet signed any definitive documents, I can announce to you that we are now in a period of exclusive negotiation with Hispanic...

This week's energy highlights. (Power Struggle).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Dec. 5 * California will need to continue buying electricity from Mexico through 2005, Gov. Gray Davis told Mexican officials during his recent trip to that country. Meanwhile, Mexico City daily newspaper Reforma reports that Mr. Davis...

Business Journal adds to news staff. (The News).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Sabrina Kang has been named the television reporter for the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal and the San Francisco Business Times. Ms. Kang's stories are featured nightly on the 6 p.m. news on KRON, Channel 4, the Bay Area's...

When recession ends, hiring may be slow. (The News).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Jobless managers and executives will face longer employment searches in 2002 even with the U.S. economy on the road to recovery, as companies move slowly to rebuild work forces and rely more on outsourcing business processes to other firms,...

Albertson's, Safeway expand with new East Bay locations. (The News).(grocery store chain expansion)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... The region's two grocery giants are moving into historically underserved East Bay markets with three new stores. Part of a strategy by Albertson's Inc. to expand in densely developed urban markets, the Boise, Idaho-based chain opened a new...

Hanukkah Sept. 11 tribute. (Retail Watch).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Retailers refer to this season as "the holidays" because it's not about just Christmas. The Jewish observance of Hanukkah, beginning the evening of Dec. 9, is also an occasion to exchange gifts. Hanukkah retail sales vary according to the...

Earnings we have heard on high. (Retail Watch).(eBay financial report information)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Lowered expectations for retailers this year don't extend to eBay Inc., the San Jose-based operator of online auction site eBay.com. Mark Rowen, an analyst who follows eBay for Prudential Securities in New York, upped his eBay revenue and...

Boss Santa. (Retail Watch).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... (A weekly sampling of employers' gift-buying plans.) "This holiday season, Mindfabric wanted to strike a balance between maintaining company morale and establishing our new corporate identity. Were surprising employees with unique gifts...

MPEG-4: Video's new frontier: MPEG-4 is one of several standards used to convert video into a digital form for viewing through the Net and on various devices. Here's how a typical "codec" (coder/decoder formula) works. (Tech Biz).(digital video product information)
December 7, 2001... It took decades for plain old analog video to make the leap to digital, but now, only months after gaining widespread popularity in the consumer electronics market, that current-generation digital standard is starting to feel a little dated....

Time runs out for tech glasses maker. (Tech Biz).(InViso closes)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Imagine that a company and the markets it wants to serve are two trapeze artists on opposite ends of the business world's big top. The company swings from its stand toward the markets. But a slow-footed economy means the market is delayed...

AT&T Broadband customers speak out about disconnection. (Tech Biz).(internet service information)
December 7, 2001... Customer outrage initially flared up then quieted down when end users of AT&T Broadband's high-speed At Home Internet service were disconnected for 2 1/2 days before service was restored Dec. 3. About 850,000 customers of AT&T Broadband,...

Telecom firm expands offerings by acquiring streaming's iBeam. (Tech Biz).(Williams Communications )(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Tulsa-based telecom service provider Williams Communications has received approval of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to acquire the assets of Sunnyvale-based streaming media company iBeam Broadcasting Corp. for $25 million in cash. On Oct. 11,...

Chip designer Cradle expects test product release during 2002. (Tech Biz).(Cradle Technologies Inc)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Cradle Technologies Inc. is looking to get out and at least crawl. The Fremont-based company hopes its stream-processing technology -- which combines software being developed in India with a programmable chip -- will help customers who are...

Boost in Israeli funding activity bucks current VC trend. (Tech Biz).(Israel high tech industry review)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... By most measurements, venture capital activity has declined steadily throughout 2001. And, as many substantial valley VCs return focus to their own back yards, some of the hardest-hit areas have been those which attracted much of the VC...

Logitech offers durable travel mouse for techies on the go. (Tech Biz).(company product information)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Laptops are handy for those out-of-office excursions, but taking one on the road leaves users with limited choices for cursor control -- not a tragedy, exactly, but a serious issue for those who rely on their machines for any length of time....

Applied Materials buys Global Knowledge. (Tech Biz).(acquisition information)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... An Austin, Texas, data mining company has been acquired by Santa Clara-based Applied Materials Inc. GKS becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Applied Materials. Buying Global Knowledge Services Inc., a privately-held company, will...

Survey predicts IT hiring slowdown; PDA fray gets Sharp entry. (Tech Beat: Menlo Park).(Information Technology industry report review)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Chief information officers expect a slowdown in the hiring of information technology professionals in the first quarter of 2002, according to the Information Technology Hiring Index from Menlo Park-based RHI Consulting's, a unit of Robert Half...

PDA fray gets Sharp entry. (Tech Beat: San Jose).(Sharp Electronics Corp product introduction)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Sharp Electronics Corp. used a San Jose software developers event Dec. 3 to launch its entry into the PDA market. Sharp's Zaurus SL-5500, a gadget-laden personal digital assistant, was introduced at the Internet World Wireless West...

Lumenati acquires Embark. (Tech Beat: San Rafael).(acquisition information)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Interactive digital media technology company Lumenati Inc., of San Rafael, says it has acquired Embark Solutions, of Mountain View, including its proprietary Flipstream technology, in an all-stock transaction. The newly merged company will keep...

Solectron finishes C-MAC merger. (Tech Beat: Milpitas).(C-MAC Industries Inc)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Solectron Corp. says it has completed its combination with C-MAC Industries Inc. after shareholders of both companies approved the transaction. Milpitas-based Solectron will issue 1.755 shares of Solectron common stock in exchange for each...

Exodus finds graceful exit. (Tech Beat: Santa Clara).(Exodus Communications Inc sell assets to Cable and Wireless PLC)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Exodus Communications Inc., a Web site operating company that filed for bankruptcy protection this fall, says it's selling a "substantial portion" of its business and assets to Cable & Wireless PLC of Britain for approximately $575 million in...

Network Associates names Gene Hodges new president. (Tech Beat: Santa Clara).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Software maker Network Associates Inc. has named Gene Hodges president of the Santa Clara-based company. The company also says Art Matin will replace Mr. Hodges in running the McAfee division, and that Steve Richards, the company's chief...

Lobsters smell, say researchers. (Tech Beat: Palo Alto).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... But can they sniff out danger in the form of a pot of boiling water? Stanford University researchers say the lobster has a remarkable sense of smell, able to sniff out the wispy chemical trails left by prey predators, mates and competitors...

MedImmune to acquire Aviron. (Tech Beat: Mountain View).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... A Mountain View biotech company is being bought by a Gaithersburg, Md., firm in a deal valued at $1.5 billion. The Maryland company, MedImmune Inc., is offering 1.075 of its shares for each share of Aviron, a Delaware corporation with...

Web hurts TV, says UCLA study. (Tech Beat: Los Angeles).(use of Internet widespread in U.S.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 7, 2001... Going online is now a mainstream activity in American life that continues to spread among people across all age groups, education levels and incomes, according to the University of California, Los Angeles' annual study of the impact of the...

Digimarc outbids management for Polaroid's ID business. (Tech Beat: The Nation).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Digimarc Corp., a Tualatin, Ore.-based company that safeguards the authenticity of digital documents, emerged as the apparent winner in a hotly contested bankruptcy auction for the assets of Polaroid Corp.'s Bedford, Mass.-based ID systems...

Mountain View's Synopsis set to acquire Avant in stock deal. (Tech Biz).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Avant Corp. of Fremont is being acquired by Mountain View-based Synopsis Inc. in an all-stock deal marked by Synopsis spending as much as $335 million on an insurance policy to cover possible losses it might sustain if Avant were to lose a...

Turning the page: Publishing exec goes from large firm to small, Pacers to Warriors. (Profile).(Doug Bennett of iUniverse Inc.)
December 7, 2001... He went from heading one of the world's largest publishers to running a company a fraction of its size. But Doug Bennett, president and COO of iUniverse Inc., may be riding a wave that will change traditional publishing forever. "We're a...

Five questions. (The Edge).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... What was the inspiration for your business? In creating electronic content, once it was created, it wasn't easy to do anything else with it. Same thing with printed documents. With the advent of XML, it allowed us to get to multi-format...

Ballet to carry on 'Nutcracker' tradition in different venue. (Pause).(Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley )(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Each December for the past 15 years, Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley has rendered "The Nutcracker" at the Center for the Performing Arts in downtown San Jose. But this year there'll be a change of scenery as the ballet offers "Nutcracker"...

Here's to Infiniti, for high performance at reasonable price. (Road Test).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Nissan's Infiniti division has upgraded its midsize I35 sedan, and just in time. Infiniti's sales are down by 14 percent this year, and most of that weakness can be attributed to slumping demand for the I30, the new model's predecessor. But the...

'If the vision is clear and strong, the leader will persevere'. (Top Secret: Mike Tsai Axis Systems Inc.).(leadership as taught by "The Art of War")(Brief Article)(Editorial)
December 7, 2001... In any challenging situation, leaders make the difference between success and failure. When I was a child in Taiwan, the country was poor, with few resources. Fortunately, a now much-revered man, Finance Minister K.T. Lee, decided the island...

Students get financial facts of life from school on wheels. (Good Business).(Cesar Chavez Academy in East Palo Alto )(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Fourth- and fifth-grade students at Cesar Chavez Academy in East Palo Alto have received a lesson in economics from an "e-bus," a mobile classroom outfitted with computers and Internet connections. The e-bus is the roving base of operations...

He shaped up United Way -- can he do the same for politics? (Up Close).(Greg Larson)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Where Greg Larson's been and where he's going reflect exactly who he is. Now head of United Way Silicon Valley, he will leave in January to serve as campaign manager for Steve Westly former senior vice president at eBay Inc. who will run...

Y offers whys and hows of getting physically, spiritually fit. (Healthy Edge).
December 7, 2001... Like most families in Silicon Valley, Renee and Jaime Ramirez and their children, Steven and Nicole, live life at the speed of light. There are jobs, of course -- Renee is a library technician at Anderson Elementary School and Jaime's a...

Holiday Calendar.(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... The Business Journal is providing resources and information to readers wishing to attend some of the many events taking place during the holiday season. For the next few weeks any companies, agencies and organizations seeking to publish any...

Convention Calendar.(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Dec. 11-13 Project World Multiple citywide locations Event producer: Imark Communications Expected delegates: 2,300 Economic impact: $1.1 million Jan. 22-24 Photonics West San Jose McEnery Convention Center...

People in the News.
December 7, 2001... Banking Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage of San Carlos has named B.J. Fletcher and Tim Hiemstra sales associates. Ms. Fletcher will specialize in residential and investment sales. Most recently, she had been a Realtor in Virginia and...

Ask the Exec: How do you feel about flying these days? (The Edge).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Mary Curtis President Pacifico Inc. San Jose I will get on a plane, sooner rather than later. It will be a short trip to just get over it. I cancelled a trip to Las Vegas in October and have not flown since. I have a nephew...

E-Trade's stock baskets offer variety of choices for the investor. (Topic).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Online stock brokerage firm E-Trade Securities Inc. has introduced a new service that offers individuals more investing choices. The Menlo Park company recently introduced E-Trade Stock Baskets, an investment process that allows customers...

Practical, patriotic gifts come handy this holiday-giving season. (Topic).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Holiday shoppers this year may be hard-fought to muster the feelings of joy that typically, accompany the season of giving. A still-grieving nation is at war and consumer confidence has fallen for four consecutive months to the lowest it's...

How different are your gift-giving practices this year? (Q&A).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... I have a small group of very supportive business-to-business contacts and I will pop by most of them with a little gift. I have two staff members and will give them bonuses. I have four agents and will host a dinner party at a restaurant for...

Proper planning helps investors wait out the down cycle. (Topic).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... In the tank. Going south. Feeling the deep freeze. Ask just about anyone how his or her stock portfolio and other investments are doing, and that is what you probably will hear. With the economy in recession, most investors are experiencing...

Time to introduce Money 101 in high school curriculum. (Hot Topic: Personal Investment).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... High school seniors have a lot to learn about personal finance, says a nationwide survey. A multiple-choice test administered in February and March of 2000 that covered questions on money management, investing and savings, found that...

IRS' new IRA distribution rules aim to simplify process. (Topic).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... If you're fortunate enough to have to take a distribution from an Individual Retirement Account, the Dec. 31 deadline to take this year's money is getting close. This is the first year that's governed by a new set of rules on IRA...

Roads to Riches. (Roads).(advice from 'Personal Finance For Dummies')(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Two reasonary quarters and a faltering stock market don't mean it's time to tinker with with long-term investment portfolios-even for those accustomed to high returns. For wise investors who initially allocated investment dollars among...

Largest Securities Firms. (The List).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Largest Securities Firms Ranked by number of brokers in Silicon Valley (*) Company Address Number of brokers Rank Phone, fax in Silicon Valley (*)/ 2001 Rank Web...

Tax specifics aside, tech industry counting on stimulus bill. (The News).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... The tech community is making a last-ditch effort to persuade Congress to approve tax breaks it hopes will spur computer purchases and help boost the economy. But the economic stimulus bill expected to emerge from discussions now going on...

Software maker Sybase tapping into China for growth: County to expand jail's solar array. (The News).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Sybase Inc., the Emeryville-based database-software maker, is reaping big dividends from its early push into China, where the company expects a 40 percent growth in business this year. Last month, the company's China subsidiary won one of...

Cleanroom construction hints wind is blowing 'in chips' favor. (The News).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Specialized construction for technology companies, including chipmakers, is helping carry some Silicon Valley building contractors who have watched business evaporate in the past year. Even as prices for office and retail construction have...

Corporate jet use on the rise.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
December 7, 2001... The effects of the Sept. 11 disasters on the country in general and on commercial air travel in particular have been examined from every conceivable angle. But one consequence seems to have slipped under the radar: the impact on corporate jet...

Flash: Cloning will stir big debate. (Baudy Language).
December 7, 2001... On Oct. 20, 1979, science fiction visionary Pat Benatar predicted the troubled future in which we dwell. "You know and I know," she wrote, "My clone sleeps alone." Ms. Benatar gazed into the ethical abyss and defiantly proclaimed, "No...

Out of tragedy comes a clue for improving business. (Guest Comment).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Emergencies and disasters rally the human soul to action that is above and beyond the norm. As we saw Sept. 11, strangers were willing to put themselves in harm's way to help other strangers. Not just a few, but many Not just in New York City,...

Metropole, Unitarian church to get Golden Nail honors. (In This Space).(San Jose building improvement award)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... In its third incarnation, the Metropole Hotel, a historical landmark on sacred ground in downtown San Jose, is melding the past with the future as one of this year's Golden Nail award winners. The brick-clad Metropole was recently...

New home for Latino university. (In This Space).(National Hispanic University)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... San Jose's 20-year old National Hispanic University plans to build a new campus on the 11-acre campus it purchased for $5 million from the Mount Pleasant School District. Ending a 15-year lease with the district, the college will now make...

Parceling out farm-fresh cuisine. (In This Space).(Parcel 104 in San Jose)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Serving meals whipped up with ingredients from local farmers, ranchers and fishermen, Parcel 104 opened shop Dec. 3 with a fund-raiser benefitting the 49ers Foundation. The new, 6,500-square-foot restaurant, at 2700 Mission College Blvd.,...

Fuel and fins. (The News).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Caption: Fuel and fins. (The News) SHARK OF THE WEEK: What's a big fish doing at a gas station? Keeping an eye on it, of course! Tiburon, the Aztec-inspired shark, is very much at home at the corner of King and Story roads in East San...

Entrepreneur Center Calendar December 2001. (The List).(Brief Article)
December 7, 2001... Entrepreneur Center Calendar December 2001 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY December 3 December 4 December 5 Opportunities for Fast Track PR and Partnerships, Marketing ...

Row over Santana: 1998 council decision snarls traffic, leaves downtown hanging.(Santana Row not contracting tenants and projected revenue is far below what was expected)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... An upscale suburban mixed-use development that may hinder downtown revitalization will produce half the annual sales tax revenue for the city of San Jose that was estimated when the project was approved, according to a Business Journal review...

State bond plan hits the Street.(energy revenue bonds)
December 14, 2001... Coming off a three-month game of chicken, representatives from the governor's office, the California Public Utilities Commission and the state treasurer's office are quietly shopping a proposed compromise to New York bond-rating agencies over...

A Giant step. (Biz Buzz).(San Francisco Giants marketing to Hispanic community)(Brief Article)
December 14, 2001... Hoping to "reintroduce" themselves to the Bay Area Hispanic community the San Francisco Giants plan to double the number of Giants ballgames carried on 5,000-waft Spanish-language station KZSF-AM 1370. The Business Journal's Andrew F. Hamm...

Selling a bill. (Biz Buzz).(Manny Diaz introduces bill for immigrants to be able to obtain a driver's license)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... Earlier this month, State Assemblyman Manny Diaz, D-San Jose, got a word in for a bill he wants to push through the Legislature, but it wasn't to his colleagues in the Assembly -- it was to Mexican President Vicente Fox. Of course, with...