Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal articles from November 2001

Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal archives from November 2001

$2 billion celebration.(Kaiser Electronics, Lockheed Martin contract with Defense Department)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Six hundred employees at Kaiser Electronics had their fingers crossed as they awaited the U.S. Defense Department's announcement at the close of business Oct. 26 about which aircraft company would land the $200 billion contract to develop the...

City to Coyote: Show us the money.(Coyote Valley Research Park)(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... The development partnership that includes Cisco Systems must come up with about $100 million for improvements at Coyote Valley before City Hall will put in a dime's worth of infrastructure needed to make the industrial campus a go. A...

Chugging right along.(Bay Area Rapid Transit, Valley Transportation Authority at odds over funding)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... BART is coming down to the wire. Its officials and the Valley Transportation Authority have until Nov. 19 to work out their differences over funding, but at last check they were miles from the station. Last November voters in Santa Clara...

Expected bioterror battle cost: $25M.(Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System)
November 2, 2001... Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System has placed a $25 million price tag on a two-year plan to prepare the county for a bioterrorism attack, a figure double that of just a month ago. Santa Clara County hospitals are working with the...

Retailers lower sights for holidays.(consumer confidence drops)(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... Grasping for good news, shopping mall manager Dan Cetina holds a printout of a news story he found on CNN.com. "Customers appear to be less nervous in malls," the Oct. 20 story notes. Mr. Cetina, general manager of the Great Mall of the Bay...

Local housing market may be haunted by overheated times.(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... After six weeks of hand-wringing by investors and observers, the economy is finally getting a diagnosis -- and it might want to sit down for the news. While everyone knew the Sept. 11 attacks delivered a swift kick to the already battered...

Hospitals face challenge with new nurse-patient ratio law.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... Santa Clara County hospitals expect to be hit with $80 million in additional expenses next year when a new state law goes into effect. The law, AB 394, requires a smaller nurse-to-patient ratio in hospitals beginning in January 2002. ...

Spanning the Economy.(investment information)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... Market sell-offs early the week of Oct. 29 showed just how skittish investors still are, but locally most Bay Area executives believe he worst is over, according to a new study. The study, conducted by the Bay Area Council and McKinsey &...

Biotech shines amid dismal commercial real estate market.(biotechnical look lease space in commercial buildings)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... The downturn in technology has left a lot of commercial space empty but life sciences companies are moving in to fill some of that gap. Scientific advances have helped life sciences companies and medical device companies raise more capital...

SCU gets $15 million gift; CSU system faces budget cuts.
November 2, 2001... Don Lucas, one of Silicon Valley's pioneer venture capitalists, has pledged $15 million to help build a new home for the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University. SCU President Paul Locatelli calls the gift "transformational,"...

State university budget goes under knife.(California State University system)
November 2, 2001... Trustees of the nation's largest state university, the 23 campuses of the California State University system, have appointed a task force to come up with ways to slash the system's operating budget of more than $3 billion. Programs may be...

Valley insurance firms partner.(Primary Worldwide Corp., Valley Global Insurance partnership)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Primary Worldwide Corp. and Valley Global Insurance Brokers, both of San Jose, have entered into a strategic partnership agreement to provide risk insurance services and human resource consulting and benefit services. "The partnership...

Bay Area still in running for Olympics.(United States finalists for 2012 Summer Olypics)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The San Francisco Bay Area is one of four locations around the U.S. which were named finalists for the U.S. Olympic Committee to pick as the nation's nominee for the 2012 Summer Olympics. New York City, Washington, D.C., and Houston were...

Honda calls for $7 billion to fight bioterrorism.(Mike Honda, Democrat for San Jose, California)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... The U.S. should spend as much as $7 billion to protect local communities against acts of bioterrorism, says U.S. Rep. Mike Honda, D-San Jose. A co-sponsor of the legislation to spend the money, Mr. Honda says part of it would go toward...

Prof has "weird ideas" that work.(Robert Sutton, professor at Stanford University Graduate School of Business)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Business managers should reward both success and failure, says Stanford Graduate School of Business professor Robert Sutton. But inaction should be punished, he argues. He calls that theory "Weird Idea No. 6" out of 11 1/2 in his latest...

CalPERS, Rreef to buy Cabot Trust.(California Public Employees' Retirement System and Rreef America L. L. C.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... The California Public Employees' Retirement System and a partner have agreed to buy Boston-based Cabot Industrial Trust for $2.1 billion in cash and assumed debt, forming the largest closely held owner of warehouses and factories in the United...

CEOs expect delayed economic recovery.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... Nearly three out of four top business executives say the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will delay economic recovery in the United States, according to a national survey by TEC International, a San Diego-based organization of more than 7,000...

Optimism among Bay Area executives.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Despite the economic slowdown and uncertainty following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a new survey of Bay Area business executives finds that 70 percent believe the regional economy has reached the bottom and will hold steady or even improve...

Ara lawyers make "powerbrokers" list.(California Law Business rates Silicon Valley law professors and attorneys)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... California Law Business, a weekly newspaper covering the legal industry, has named seven Silicon Valley area attorneys or law professors to its annual "Top 100 Lawyers List." The weekly publication says its list is a "who's who" of...

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.(reorganization proposal, San Francisco and San Jose, California join in)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Oct. 31 * The city of San Jose has joined San Francisco and several other cities and counties in a request to allow them a voice in Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s Chapter 11 reorganization proposal. The motion asks the bankruptcy court for a...

California Utilities Commission and Southern California Edison.(case, Senate Select Committee, General Motors Corp.)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Oct. 30 * The U.S. Court of Appeals has put on hold the agreement between the California Utilities Commission and Southern California Edison to bail out the state's second-largest utility in order to give a consumer group time to contest...

Enron Corp.(Shares fall to a seven year low)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... Oct. 29 * Enron Corp.'s shares fell to a seven-year low, and company officials say they are seeking a new line of credit because of Enron's plunging credit rating. The company reported a loss of $638 million during a time when Mirant...

California has been forced to pay other utilities to take excess electricity.(paid for in the past summer)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Oct. 27 California has been forced to pay other utilities to take excess electricity it paid for this past summer, and to give away other megawatts, according to state financial records. California lost $26 million trading power on the...

SJSU to fight proposal that could bump it from Division 1A.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The San Jose State University Spartans are battling more than just gridiron opponents as they look to improve on their current 2-5 record this season: They're also vowing to fight a proposed NCAA rule that could threaten the university's...

Anthrax found in dead cattle in Santa Clara County.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... Anthrax has been found just miles from Silicon Valley in the bodies of cattle that died in a remote ranching area of Santa Clara County, the California Department of Food and Agriculture says. The disease, which naturally occurs in soil...

Corrections.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Museum of Science and Industry In a story that appeared in the Structures supplement to the Sept. 28 Business Journal ("Bright colors honor city's Mexican heritage"), a feature of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago was...

Shopping center makeovers combine retail and residential.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Graying Peninsula shopping centers are getting more than a comb-over from developers as a changing real estate market makes room for heady deals. Marlin Cove, a just-completed Foster City project that transformed an outdated 1970s-era...

Workers' comp fraud case puts brakes on a life of luxury.(Builder, Jay Wright)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... People remember Jay Wright. Beyond the Learjet, the $250,000 Lamborghini, the triad of luxury homes and the $350,000 yacht, throughout the West people have 18.8 million reasons not to forget. Twenty-six million, if you add the East Bay...

Valley Fair optical store sees surprisingly 'flashy' San Jose.(Devante Optical opens a store)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... A solution to the "limited visibility" afflicting Silicon Valley's corporate leaders may have arrived: Devante Optical. The high-end eyeglass seller, which has eight Las Vegas stores and counts Elton John as an Atlanta client, has opened a...

Wall Street waits for new Yahoo.(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... Internet portal Yahoo Inc. contemplates a restructuring of its company from a position of strength -- but not invincible strength, as possible layoffs loom -- say experts familiar with the Sunnyvale company. The 7-year old Web services...

Apple's risk with iPod: Will the consumers bite?(iPod is a mucid player that sores songs on a miniature hard drive)(Statistical Data Included)(Product Announcement)
November 2, 2001... With consumer confidence at a six-year low, the PC market in one of its worst slumps ever and chip giant Intel exiting the consumer electronics market, the timing of Apple's first non-computer device since its ill-fated Newton handheld seems...

VCs adjust equity stakes to keep entrepreneurs motivated.
November 2, 2001... Venture capitalists aren't exactly viewed as the Mother Teresas of Silicon Valley. Whether it's tales of VCs compelling entrepreneurs to cut cash-burn rates -- translating into layoffs -- or rampant use of the word "triage" when talking...

Redback Networks challenging Cisco with new edge router.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 2, 2001... In an effort to revive its flagging fortunes, San Jose-based Redback Networks has introduced a new product to compete head-on with Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks in the fastest-growing segment of the Internet routing market. The...

CSU system uses streaming video to train a widely scattered staff.
November 2, 2001... Streaming video is teaching California State University system staffers how to be better employees. All 23 CSU campuses are making use of an online streaming video training program provided by the Redwood City e-learning company Playback...

Conflicting signs have networking watchers debating a bottom.(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... A surge in networking equipment stocks during the past month has many market watchers asking: Has the bottom of this market been reached? Overall, arguments that the sector may be bottoming out seem to outnumber arguments that it isn't. The...

Internet ratings merger expected to bring new measurement.(NetRatings and Jupiter Media Metrix,)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The pending merger of two Internet audience measurement services -- one in Silicon Valley -- may help end some of the confusion about how Web site use is measured. NetRatings Inc., of Milpitas, announced Oct. 25 it was acquiring Jupiter...

Microsoft opens new Windows.(Microsoft Corp. product information)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The wait for Windows XP is over, but Microsoft officials say the possibilities for new Web-based services -- which the company hopes will fuel growth in a plateauing market for PCs -- are only beginning. Microsoft founder Bill Gates and...

ChainCast acquires StreamAudio.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... ChainCast Networks of San Jose has acquired Seattle-based StreamAudio, a provider of Internet radio streaming and ad replacement technology Chain-Cast sells live streaming for traditional broadcasters, new media companies and Internet...

Tech exec faces tax fraud charges.(Steven Allan Ristau, former PacketSwitch.com president)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The founder and former president of PacketSwitch.com has been arrested on charges of state income tax fraud and tax evasion in a case involving $3.7 million in securities fraud, according to the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB). Steven...

Survey says Internet confidence higher since Sept. 11.(study by Yahoo Inc., ACNielsen)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Confidence in the Internet is higher now than it was prior to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, according to a study by Yahoo Inc. and ACNielsen. The findings reveal that confidence levels in the Northeast, the region hardest hit by the...

Stealth developer of Web products hires new CEO.(Stratum8 Networks Inc. appoints Bob Walters)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Stratum8 Networks Inc. has announced the hiring of Bob Walters as chief executive officer. Stratum8 of Sunnyvale develops online Web application security products. Former CEO and co-founder Abhishek Chauhan will continue "to provide vision...

Windows XP to be first embraced by home users, says study.(Windows 2000 to lead business market)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The consumer segment will see rapid implementation of Windows XP Home, but in the business market, Windows 2000 will be the leading operating system in 2002, according to the latest worldwide forecast by Dataquest Inc., a unit of Gartner Inc....

Caw Networks gets $16 million for new technology and markets.(Series B funding round)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Caw Networks of San Jose says it has raised $16 million in its Series B funding round. The new capital will pay for development of its technology and sales expansion, and allow development of new market segments, it says. Closure of the round...

Santa Clara County traffic school on the Web to be offered.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... No more sifting in a classroom for eight hours on a perfectly nice Saturday for motorists choosing traffic school to prevent costly moving violations being noted on their driving records -- and thus driving up their car insurance costs. ...

New CEO for smart card maker.(Steven Humphreys appointed at ActivCard S.A.)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... ActivCard S.A., a French developer of smart card and digital identity products and technology says Steven Humphreys, 40, has been named chief executive officer and a member of its board of directors. ActivCard has its U.S. headquarters in...

Flextronics to buy into Orbiant.(from Telia)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Flextronics International says it's buying almost all (91 percent) of the Orbiant Group from Telia, Sweden's largest telecommunications equipment and network provider. Flextronics, with U.S. headquarters in San Jose, says the acquisition...

Moore's Caltech gift is largest ever to a university.(Gordon Moore, California Institute of Technology)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... California Institute of Technology in Pasadena has been given the largest single gift to one institution in the history of American higher education -- $600 million. The donor is a figure synonymous with Silicon Valley: Gordon Moore,...

Applied Materials forms VC fund.(venture capital)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Applied Materials Inc. has created a venture capital fund to team with emerging companies that are developing the next wave of processing technologies and silicon optical devices, the Santa Clara-based semiconductor maker says. Its Ventures I...

Verity cuts work force.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Software maker Verity Inc. is cutting its work force by 65 employees, or approximately 13 percent of its total employment. The jobs will be eliminated by the end of November, the Sunnyvale-based company says. "Verity's business...

InterTrust names new president.(InterTrust Technologies Corp. appoints David Lockwood)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... InterTrust Technologies Corp. of Santa Clara says David Lockwood, the company's executive vice chairman, has been named president of the company Mr. Lockwood replaces David Ludvigson, who has resigned. Mr. Lockwood has served as a board...

Top few ISPs dominate market.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... While there are more than 6,000 Internet service providers offering business access services in the United States, the top 10 competitors generated more than 65 percent of all. access revenues in 2000, according to the Cahners In-Stat Group's...

Supercomputer starts up.(Terascale Computing System at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center cut the ribbon Oct. 29 on its Terascale Computing System. Touted as the most powerful open-research computing system in the world, the computer is a joint effort of the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center...

Personal massager offers good (unessential) vibrations.(from Handspring Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Reactions to the Handspring Personal Massager attachment, which uses electricity to give a PDA massage, ranged from "Oooooh," to "Eeeewww, get it off. It's creepy," when demonstrated to newsroom colleagues. Handspring Inc., of Mountain...

Yahoo takes strategic page from Microsoft in Web software arena.(Yahoo! Inc. services information)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... When Microsoft added features to its Windows XP operating system upgrade this year that for the first time linked the user desktop to a host of Microsoft-supported services, many rivals saw a clear-cut abuse of its market dominance. But...

Largest Printing Companies.
November 2, 2001... Largest Printing Companies Operating in Silicon Valley [*] - ranked by most recently completed fiscal-year revenue Company Address Most recently completed Rank Phone, fax ...

Limited vocabulary.(Metabyte Networks Inc.'s service information)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... CEO of startup MbTV doesn't know from 'no' as he pushes self-learning TV equipment Your television may soon be able to "learn" that you really like to watch TV shows about bass fishing. And it will know your spouse just has to see the...

Five questions.
November 2, 2001... What was the inspiration for the company? Managing the bandwidth to the brain. There is so much information overload on the poor consumer today. There are like 500 channels on TV and you compound that with the Internet, video-on-demand, and...

Laughter, silence to share center stage at City Lights event.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Silent auctions aren't usually accompanied by laughter, but City Lights Theater Company of San Jose is bringing the two together. ComedySportz-San Jose, an improvisational comedy troupe, will be one of the highlights of the company's Annual...

Explorer critical to Ford, but newest version is not inspiring.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... It's hard to overstate the importance of the all-new Explorer to Ford Motor Co. The sport-utility vehicle has been an icon for Ford and the industry in general, with more than 3.6 million sold since its introduction. But the popular SUV has...

Agencies hit the road to explain who's getting relief dollars.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... In tracking how donations for Sept. 11 relief efforts are being spent, Derek van Brockhorst, director of corporate marketing for Verity Inc., shares the concerns of many in Silicon Valley. "When you're 3,000 miles away, you really don't get...

'Look for ways to show how you are bucking a trend'.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Because many companies have slashed or eliminated their public relations and marketing budgets, it is more important than ever to be creative in capturing the attention of the media. In the context of public relations, it means doing more...

Avoid the big chill by dressing right during outside activities.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Before Bob Faulhaber begins his daily eightmile commute from Sunnyvale to Santa Clara, he dons gloves, a jersey, cycling shorts and a windbreaker. It's rare that you'll find Fujitsu PC Corp.'s vice president of customer service behind the...

Organizations offer assistance after Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
November 2, 2001... The Business Journal is providing resources and information to readers wishing to offer assistance in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. We encourage companies, agencies and organizations seeking to publicize their individual efforts...

Insight into online search issues paves way to CEO's success.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Ramana Rao, chief technology officer and vice president of visualization products for Inxight Software Inc. in Santa Clara, was atypical from the beginning. The son of an aeronautical engineering professor at Texas A&M University, he was a...

People in the News.(appointments in the law, advertising, banking, and technology sectors)
November 2, 2001... Architecture The Beals Group Inc. of San Jose has named Derek McKee principal. Mr. McKee joined the firm in 1996 and has held a number of positions, including project landscape architect, senior project manager and associate. He is also...

Ask the Exec: Who will be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004?(asked to Silicon Valley executives)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Dan Fenton President and CEO San Jose Convention Center & Visitor's Bureau San Jose I think Dick Gephardt will be the Democratic nominee in 2004. Ever since Sept 11 he has shown himself to be a consensus builder. My crystal...

Sales tax proposal aims to help police battle bioterrorism.(quarter cent increase)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Law enforcement and hospital workers are pushing for a ballot initiative next year that would ask voters to add one-quarter of a cent to the state, sales tax to better equip and train police officers, sheriff's deputies and hospital workers to...

Tech agenda.(Richard Gephardt speaks at Silicon Valley conference)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Richard Gephardt, U.S. House minority leader, came to town Sept. 28 and said all the things the technology folks wanted to hear. Speaking at the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group's annual policy luncheon at the Fairmont Hotel, he said he's all...

Will Richard Riordan run?(for governor of California)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Technically Richard Riordan isn't a candidate for governor yet. Bill Jones and Bill Simon have said plainly they are candidates. But Mr. Riordan, former mayor of Los Angeles, has remained in an exploratory phase. Even at the California...

Water districts pump up security against bio-scares.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Area water districts already were nervous about security in the wake of the Sept 11 terrorist attacks and subsequent anthrax incidents. Then in October came reports that burglars had hit a truck owned by the East Bay Municipal Utility District....

Firms must plan, support workers.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Things were dreary enough before Sept. 11, with the burst not of a bomb but of an inflated dot-corn bubble, the implosion of which decimated the economy almost overnight. Then came terrorist attacks on the East Coast, war in Afghanistan,...

Of feature films and real estate.(top real estate and property moments in film history)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... "Location, location, location." "Put that coffee down. Coffee is for closers." "We're adding a little something to this month's sales contest. First prize is a Cadillac Eldorado. Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is...

Letters to the Editor.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Fair coverage Editor: I read your article on San Jose State University sports ["SJSU huddling to solve sports budget deficit," Oct. 19 Business Journal] and was impressed by the evenhanded treatment you gave the subject. Much of...

E-security: Not just a bit player in information age.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The devastating effects of the World Trade Center disaster have rippled far beyond the New York City financial district and affected industries ranging from airlines to retail to manufacturing. Clearly we are in a different business...

Mixed-housing plans.(largest urban/mixed-use development in the history of downtown San Jose planned)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Cultivating San Jose urban living means starting from scratch Earlier this year, the San Jose Redevelopment Agency announced the selection of a developer -- New York-based Palladium Co. -- for the largest urban/mixed-use development in the...

If you redevelop it, they will come (despite delays), say experts.(San Jose's downtown redevelopment plans)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... San Jose's downtown redevelopment plans often appear to be at the mercy of Murphy's Law. But whether it's irate residents, an uncooperative economy, or terrorist attacks that delay or complicate progress, urban planners say the...

Consumer confidence crumbling in Silicon Valley housing market.
November 2, 2001... Even with near-record low mortgage interest rates, confidence among prospective homebuyers in Silicon Valley has fallen victim to a growing economic threat of job loss recently exacerbated by terrorist attacks on the nation. The valley is...

On the cheap: $14 per acre property located far, far away.(Dennis Hope sells moon real estate for $14 an acre)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... These days you can buy just about anything -- including your own home away from home on the moon. American entrepreneur Dennis Hope, of Rio Vista, has cornered the real estate market on the moon, selling bits of the celestial body through...

With interest rates dropping, homeowners rush to refinance.(their mortgages)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Things are looking down for T.R. Chandrasekar, and he couldn't be happier. As interest rates drop, the Dublin homeowner has refinanced his mortgage twice in less than a year. During the summer, he saved $150 a month by lowering his...

Solar advocates promote their cause with energy-efficient homes.
November 2, 2001... In the fable about the three little pigs, the big bad wolf was able to blow over the house made of straw But radiologist John Rennick's Los Altos home, which is made partly of rice straw, is not only strong and attractive. It is also energy...

Clustering homes, shops dates back to Roman grid system.(mixed-use neighborhoods)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Mixed-use housing. It has the ring of 20th-century urbanism, of a new design meant to invigorate aging cities. But in fact, mixed-use housing is downright ancient, going back a couple thousand years. The use of the grid system of...

San Jose: Community collaboration behind tradition's success.(Christmas decorations)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The years have passed quickly and volunteers can hardly believe this season marks the 22nd anniversary of Christmas in the Park, a downtown San Jose exhibit that has gained national recognition as the largest of its kind. "I have been...

New Orleans: Let the good holiday times roll, the Big Easy way.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Christmas in New Orleans is one spirited and soulful experience. Papa Noel jingles and jives as the city sparkles with lights illuminating the stately mansions of the Garden District. Balconies are bedecked with ribbons and wreaths, bayous...

Pasadena: Get ready for a doo-dafi, DOO Dah day.(parade)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Like a lot of good concepts, the Doo Dah Parade was hatched in the "Cheers"-like atmosphere of a Pasadena watering hole. The story goes like this: a group of business types decided to entertain the early birds camped out for the city's...