Andrew Burnett throws Leo, a Bichon Frise, into traffic – NASDAQ stock market crashes – Metro publishes first report that Mayor Gonzales is dating a staff member 8 Recording industry sues Napster – Microsoft is ruled a monopoly 8 San Jose residents report the highest median income of any big U.S. city – Montgomery Hotel moved to make way for Fairmont Hotel expansion
What’s the Matter With Mathers?
Eminem— Marshall Mathers—who appears as part of the Up in Smoke concert June 19 at the San Jose Arena, is the latest and not so greatest in a century-long parade of artists whose chosen purpose is to shock the bourgeoisie. Manet, Picasso, Duchamp, Presley, Dylan, Johnny Rotten—all have purposefully challenged the perceptions of society in order to protest the stultifying and often stupid norms imposed by our ridiculous class society. Gina Arnold, June 15, 2000
Public Eye: The Ronathon
Call Ron Gonzales San Jose’s Comeback Kid. Two months ago, a sex scandal threatened to submarine the ambitious Ron Juan’s career aspirations … Election night, however, belonged to Hizronner: All three city council candidates he endorsed cruised to victory. Editors, Oct. 11, 2000
The Untold Stories of 2000!!
Some of NASDAQ’s former enthusiasts have begun to question who is responsible for their recent trauma. One fallen day trader admits that he has contacted famed ambulance chasers Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach to explore the possibilities of filing a class-action suit against someone—anyone—on behalf of all the morons who believed that they could make easy money really, really fast. Dec. 28, 2000
