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March 2, 2007
| Amgen Tour of California finds its way to San Jose |
SJ cyclist dropped as world’s best rocket over Sierra Road onto podium at City Hall
By Karl Laucher
Special to the Times
It was there on a silver platter: the opportunity for cycling dynamo Ben Jacques-Maynes of San Jose to become a hometown hero for all time.
After two stages in the Amgen Tour of California bicycle race, Jacques-Maynes was standing in third place on the strength of his brilliant effort in the 1.9-mile prologue in front of 300,000 spectators on the streets of San Francisco three days earlier.
Jacques-Maynes knew his challenge well. Living just a 10-minute bike ride from the gut-ripping Sierra Road in North San Jose, the former National Collegiate champion Read more...
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Lifelong San Jose
resident named new SJPD southern division captain
Captain David Cavallaro seeks to deliver high ‘quality of life’ to San Jose
By Ali Abdollahi
Staff Writer
An officer that began his career a quarter-century ago “on a whim” has been named southern division captain for the San Jose Police Department, covering the largest geographical jurisdiction in the city. He’s filling the position vacated in January by retiring Captain Jack Farmer.
Though Captain David Cavallaro, 53, joined the force as an “old” 27-year old rookie in 1982, his Read more...
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