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Festival facts
Garlic festivalFacts from the Gilroy Garlic Festival: • 2.5 tons: Amount of garlic delivered to the 2008 Garlic Festival • 72 tons: Amount of garlic delivered over the last 29 Garlic Festivals • 100,000: Number of visitors expected this weekend • $8
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Garlic festivalFacts from the Gilroy Garlic Festival: • 2.5 tons: Amount of garlic delivered to the 2008 Garlic Festival • 72 tons: Amount of garlic delivered over the last 29 Garlic Festivals • 100,000: Number of visitors expected this weekend • $8
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Garlic beckons health buffs
The odor of the stinking rose is pungent around Gilroy this time of year. "People ask if we spray garlic in the air, the smell is so strong," said Kirsten Carr, vice president of the 2008 Gilroy Garlic Festival, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this weekend and is expected to draw
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The odor of the stinking rose is pungent around Gilroy this time of year. "People ask if we spray garlic in the air, the smell is so strong," said Kirsten Carr, vice president of the 2008 Gilroy Garlic Festival, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this weekend and is expected to draw
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Never too late to try something terrifying
At some point, I let go. I said goodbye to fear, anxiety and the nagging feeling that I was doing something really, really stupid - and jumped out of the plane.
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At some point, I let go. I said goodbye to fear, anxiety and the nagging feeling that I was doing something really, really stupid - and jumped out of the plane.
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Poll: 63% of Californians say they're worse off than a year ago
In a half-century of polling, the independent, non-partisan Field Research has never recorded so many Californians reporting woeful financial conditions as this month: A record 63 percent now say they are worse off than they were a year ago.
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In a half-century of polling, the independent, non-partisan Field Research has never recorded so many Californians reporting woeful financial conditions as this month: A record 63 percent now say they are worse off than they were a year ago.
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Check scheme cracked, cops say
Police arrested an Oakland woman Wednesday who allegedly passed phony traveler's checks in Santa Cruz, Los Gatos, Sunnyvale and Mountain View, and in other Northern California communities.
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Police arrested an Oakland woman Wednesday who allegedly passed phony traveler's checks in Santa Cruz, Los Gatos, Sunnyvale and Mountain View, and in other Northern California communities.
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Green waste linked to P.A. landfill fire
A load of green waste containing combustible materials caused Wednesday's fire at the Palo Alto landfill, officials said Thursday.
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A load of green waste containing combustible materials caused Wednesday's fire at the Palo Alto landfill, officials said Thursday.
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They're funny, and they're clean
CLEAN COMEDIANSAmong the comedians known for performing inoffensive material on stage:• Jim Gaffigan: One of the most gifted funnymen in comedy has a self-effacing, askew perspective on the world.
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CLEAN COMEDIANSAmong the comedians known for performing inoffensive material on stage:• Jim Gaffigan: One of the most gifted funnymen in comedy has a self-effacing, askew perspective on the world.
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Brian Regan live
BRIAN REGAN LIVEWhere: Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga. When: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8Tickets: $39.
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BRIAN REGAN LIVEWhere: Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga. When: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8Tickets: $39.
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In comedy's dirty world, clean can be funny
After comedian Bernie Mac performed at a Barack Obama fundraiser July 11, the presidential candidate playfully scolded the comedian, who offended some audience members with jokes about sexual promiscuity.
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After comedian Bernie Mac performed at a Barack Obama fundraiser July 11, the presidential candidate playfully scolded the comedian, who offended some audience members with jokes about sexual promiscuity.
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Agencies practice oil spill skills
Trainees from two dozen federal, state and local agencies converged at the mouth of Bolinas Lagoon on Thursday to test oil spill skills as they prepared for the next disaster.
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Trainees from two dozen federal, state and local agencies converged at the mouth of Bolinas Lagoon on Thursday to test oil spill skills as they prepared for the next disaster.
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