Baseball San Jose: Why Not the A's in San Jose?

Adobe Gets Even Greener

LEED is a certification standard used to measure how "green" a building is, specifically measuring the environmentally sustainability of the design, construction, and operation of the building. There are 4 different obtainable rankings: LEED Bronze, LEED Silver, LEED Gold, and LEED Platinum... the last of which is essentially a tree-house powered by hugs. There are only 15 or so LEED Platinum high-rise buildings in the world, and 3 of them are in Downtown San Jose. As you might have guessed from this post's title, Adobe owns all 3. Despite already being at the very highest echelon of green, they managed to find a way to take it to the next level. 

Adobe will install 4 "Bloom Boxes" on top of each tower, which will generate 1/3 of the energy required to run the entire complex. In a nutshell, a Bloom Box is a futuristic fuel cell array that generates up to 100 kilowatts of electricity using air and natural gas while producing little to no emissions. Adobe will have a total of 12 of these to complement the 20 turbine wind farm they have already installed on site (seriously, take a good look at the towers next time you're in downtown, you can see them). For more information on Adobe's quest for LEED certifications that have yet to exist, check out this GreenBeat article.

San Jose Animal Activists

I just wanted to quickly plug a new organization dedicated to making San Jose the model of animal welfare awareness. San Jose Animal Advocates is trying to spread the word about local animal shelters and rescue groups and hopes to make the community more aware of pet overpopulation and encourage residents to make a difference in the lives of animals. Fore more information, please take a look at their website right over here or a recent article published on them in the Rose Garden Resident.

Spirit of Japantown Festival in San Jose!

Looks like a great event is coming to Japantown this weekend in celebration of its 120 year history. All sorts of Japanese cultural entertainment, food, art & crafts, music, and exhibits are taking over 7 city blocks in Japantown! For more information, check out this link.



Also, an inside scoop on some of the food there from Kathy Sakamoto: "Spirit of Japantown FOOD!: Willydog (kimchee burritos-yes-that's what we said!), TREATbot, Tengu Sushi (sushi and spam musubi), Mariani's sausage sandwiches, Yogurtworks, Nijiya Market (okonomiyaki, yakisoba), LOCO GRINDZ-fried rice & noodles, Portuguese sausage, Quickdog "traditional"hotdogs!, Jamba Juice, House of Si...am (Thai food from the two sisters!), Corn-fu (kettle korn), Momiji Kayo Club gyoza..G.Biersch, Sapporo, Primo, Kirin, Ito-En drinks...more!"

San Pedro Square Market Update! Veggie Box and Crewners Sign Leases!

Over the next few weeks we will be revealing several of the tenants coming to the San Pedro Square Market, Downtown San Jose's entertainment-oriented version of the Ferry Building or Pike's Place scheduled to open early next year! This is why every sentence is ending with exclamation marks! Below are two of the establishments with official, signed leases:

Veggie Box: Fresh from the Valley of Heart's Delight, Veggie Box brings the best of California produce, gourmet goods, and prepared foods to the San Pedro Square Market. Owner Diana Foss is committed to serving only the finest fruits, vegetables, and gourmet goods. She will offer products which are simply not available anywhere else. Taste the difference that truly local makes.

Crewners: A unique, yet traditional barbershop offering precision haircuts and straight razor shaves for gentlemen. Crewners includes a beautifully restored vintage barber chair. Owner Dan Dixon is the most talented and charming barber you’ll ever meet.

SJ Development Forum: clubHOUSE Coming Soon to Downtown!

Posted by "guru_ck":

The signs from Hawgs were taken down yesterday and the new signs for clubHOUSE were put up today. Can't wait to see the interior when it opens.

AXIS Promo

With the upcoming San Pedro Square Market, Little Italy, and several new restaurants... it looks like AXIS residents have a lot to look forward to over the next few months. Have a look below at the latest AXIS promo from WMS Media:

The Tech Awards 2010

Just a quick post to share the video feed for this year's The Tech Awards.  You can see all of the action just by clicking here. Press release below.




Science and technology innovators from around the globe recognized
for their groundbreaking work
Live webcast to announce The Tech Awards laureates 2010

SAN JOSE - Via live webcast, The Tech Museum will introduce 15
technology innovators who have developed or applied technology
toward the common goal of improving our world and its people.
The webcast will include a brief overview of each laureate
project, details on The Tech Awards, an appearance from a
former laureate and an opportunity for a virtual Q&A.

WHEN:

Tuesday, September 21, 2010
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (PST)

WHERE:
Live Webcast – http://www-
waa-akam.thomson-webcast.net/us/dispatching/?
event_id=78a4893aac2d554ad74281ef1633e7cf&portal_id=fc99
82d27a02c2490a53aed0ac754b6f

LAUREATES: For more information on The Tech Awards,
The Tech Awards Laureates and their projects, go to http://
www.techawards.org/.

The Tech Museum established The Tech Awards in 2000 in
partnership with presenting sponsor Applied Materials to
celebrate technology and innovation benefiting humanity.
Since then, the program has recognized 230 laureates whose
creative applications of technology tackle crucial issues in the five
following areas: environment, economic development, education,
equality and health. A major corporation or foundation sponsors
each category: Environment (Intel); Economic Development
(BD Biosciences); Education (Microsoft); Equality (The Swanson

Foundation), and Health (Nokia).

The laureates will be honored at The Tech Awards 10th
Anniversary Gala on November 6, at the Santa Clara Convention
Center and will be joined by keynote speaker Her Majesty Queen
Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan, this year's James C. Morgan Global
Humanitarian Award recipient.