Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara California and to stay at San Jose’s Fairmont Will Cost A Mere 150K

I enjoy football like millions of people around the world but to pay a 150K to stay at a hotel and get some perks is not something I would do. These perks you get in my opinion don’t justify paying a price of $50,000 a night with a three-night minimum Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the four-bedroom Presidential Luxury Suite. All you get is 8 tickets to the February 7th game, with seats in Section 300/Corner Loge these seats are not even close to the field. Oh Wow! You also get two chauffeured Cadillac Escalades for the full stay. One good thing you won’t have to drive in this Silicon Valley traffic or the crazy traffic conditions around Santa Clara's Levi's Stadium on game day. You’re going to need your complimentary private bar and your case of Dom Perignon. If you always wanted a butler you get private butler service, in-room catered breakfast and an "Apple dream gift package" worth $5,000 and you get to pick the products you want. Wow! On Saturday a day before Super Bowl 50 you get a wine country excursion to Sonoma Valley, where the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn is located. You can play golf at the Sonoma Golf Club or indulge in spa treatments at the inn. You'll be treated like a VIP at local wineries, and eight magnums of wine will be shipped home for you. For a stay at San Jose’s Fairmont Hotel for a mere 150K you get all this. Not to mention standing in the long lines at the game and fighting the crowds. No Thanks! I would rather stay home kick back in my living room and enjoy the best seat in the house. Someone going to pay this kind of money just for 3 days, I think if you have money like that to burn why not give it to Feed America Don’t be so selfish. Oh well "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)".

LM

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/eat-drink-play/

https://secure.feedingamerica.org/site/Donation2?df_id=23470&23470.donation=form1&s_src=Y15YP1B1X&s_subsrc=c&s_keyword=feed%20america&gclid=Cj0KEQiAtMSzBRDs7fvDosLZmpoBEiQADzG1vFGfERvJIHv6zn_RAb9q-6FhTucKF7knGx4JysuhqOUaAiIM8P8HAQ

Google Driverless Car Gets Pulled Over In Mountain View For Driving 25mhp In A 35mph Zone

It’s a sunny cool 53 degrees on Friday morning here in San Jose. As I’m sitting here to the morning news, I hear that the Google driver less car gets pulled over for driving to slow in Mountain View, California. It was going 25mph in a 35mph zone delaying traffic. Say it’s not so because Silicon Valley drivers are so impatient. You don’t see police officers stopping people for driving to slow, especially here. My first thought was who getting the ticket? If there is no one driving the car? No ticket was given. 

LM
http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_29110712/google-self-driving-car-pulled-over-mountain-view?source=infinite-up

Debris From Overpass Falls Onto I-880 in Oakland, Sparks Multi-Vehicle Crash

I’m a native Californian, I love living here and the weather despite the drought great. That can’t be said about the decaying highways and the streets though. On Monday October 19, 2015 around 6:30 p.m. on highway 880 at 23rd avenue in Oakland during the already horrific commute, 100 feet of fence came crashing down across the highway causing a shut down in both directions. This incident caused 8 cars to crash sending two people the hospital with minor injuries. I couldn’t even image driving home after an along days work  and all of a sudden you see a fence coming down in front of you, when you’re going over 40 miles per hour. It is a blessing no one was killed.

Not only are highways bad, the streets in the cities are bad as well. There are pot holes and sinkholes popping up. In Union City California on October 13, 2015 a sinkhole appeared at the corner of Alvarado Boulevard and New Haven St. This sinkhole in a matter of hours had gone from 6 feet by 6 feet to 25 by 25. Crews from Alameda County Water District went down 10 feet in order to repair a 16 inch water main that was ruptured as the sinkhole grew.

California is supposed to be the 9th richest state according to Forbes 2014 list. If that is the case, how come we have such terrible highways and streets? Is it because budgeting for transportation, roads and bridges including utilities would never get first priority. The infrastructure in California needs to be fixed. It is old and decaying. If it’s not fixed we will continue to have incidents like this and people will die.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Debris-From-Overpass-Falls-Onto-I-880-in-Oakland-Sparks-Multi-Vehicle-Crash-334432491.html
https://twitter.com/CornellBarnard/status/654503586479542272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathryndill/2014/10/13/the-richest-and-poorest-states-in-2014/

Mudslides and Flash flooding Are Damaging Southern California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — flash flooding in northern Los Angeles County has filled several roads with mud, stranding vehicles and blocking traffic on one of the state's main highways.

There is one disaster that I hope, I never have to experience in my life time that is mudslides and flash flooding. To see a wall of mud and water coming towards me out of nowhere, with such force would scare me to death. I was watching the news and they were showing the enormous mudslides and flash flooding on Interstate 5 known as the Grapevine, near the town of Castaic California which is in northern part of Los Angeles County. During the afternoon commute on October 15, 2015 hundreds of drivers were stranded a sudden on slot of rocks, mud and debris that poured onto the Interstate 5. At least 6 cars were swallowed up by mud, 4 drivers were stranded and 2 dogs. The authorities were checking cars buried for more victims of this massive mudslide. Interstate 5 five will be closed between Lancaster Freeway to Fort Tejon until the mud and debris is cleaned up. This is only the beginning if El Nino comes this winter like meteorologist are saying, we better get ready. Southern California as well as Northern California will be hit with more flash flooding and mudslides then we have ever seen before. With all the fires that burned thousands of acres this past summer, there is nothing keeping the earth from moving. It is going to be awful.



LM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castaic,_California
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/10/15/massive-mudslide-flash-flood-forces-shut-down-of-grapevine-on-i-5-in-both-directions/

Fleet Week San Francisco 2015

I remember back in 1983, several of my friends and I got together and decided to attend the fleet week celebrations in San Francisco on Friday. Now mind you we had never been before, so we didn’t know what to expect. After watching the parade of ships and the air show on Friday and partying with the Navy, Marines and Coast Guards we all decided to make a weekend out of it. We toured the ships, went to the festivals and enjoyed the entertainment. I must say it was one of the best weekends we ever had in San Francisco. All of us still talk about it to this day.

The second week in October, in the San Francisco Bay Area is Patriotic and exciting! Fleet week in San Francisco is one spectacular, fun week. For all you that don’t know what fleet week is all about? Fleet Week is a United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard tradition in which active military ships recently deployed in overseas operations dock in a variety of major cities for one week. Once the ships dock, the crews can enter the city and visit its tourist attractions. At certain hours, the public can take a guided tour of the ships. Often, Fleet Week is accompanied by military demonstrations and air shows such as those provided by the Blue Angels.
I think if you never been to a Fleet week celebration, you have to go just once.

 There are so many activities for everyone to enjoy. I put a few links to those activities. I also advise you to take public transit parking is horrendous.

LM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Week
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/10/05/fleet-week-schedule-time-blue-angels-air-show/
http://fleetweeksf.org/
http://www.pier39.com/home/events/fleet-week/

Events & Festivals For The Month Of August in San Mateo, Fremont, Oakland, San Jose, Monterey, Palo Alto, Watsonville, Aptos, Hollister, Los Gatos & Santa Cruz

The hot day of summer is going by so fast. August is just around the corner. There is still time to get outside and enjoy the sun before winter gets here. If you’re trying to decide what to do, below are some suggestions that covers a variety of tastes. So go and have some fun.

Aloha Festival - Bay Area! AUGUST 1 & 2, 2015 Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm

San Mateo County Event Center 1346 Saratoga Drive San Mateo, California

http://www.pica-org.org/

                                                                          

The Fremont Festival of the Arts August 1 & 2, 2015 10 am to 6 pm

http://www.fremontfestival.net/

                                                                     

Oakland Art & Soul Festival Saturday & Sunday August 2^nd & 3^rd Frank Ogawa Plaza, 14th Street and Broadway Advanced ticket prices are $5-$15.

http://www.artandsouloakland.com/

                                                         

                         

Santa Clara County Fairgrounds 344 Tully Rd. San Jose, CA 95111 July 30 - August 2, 2015

http://www.thefair.org/directions.cfm

                                                 

August 1 & 2 2015 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 2-3. Monterey County Fair & Event Center, 2004 Fairground Road

http://www.montereyscotgames.com/

       

                                                            

Palo Alto Buddhist Temple OBON & BAZAAR August 1^st 5pm-9:30pm & August 2^nd 12-9:30pm

http://www.pabt.org/index.html

Watsonville Strawberry Festival August 1 and August 2, 2015 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Historic downtown Watsonville Free admission!

http://cityofwatsonville.org/visitors/strawberry-festival

California Beer Festival Santa Cruz 12:30-5 p.m. Aug. 9-10. Aptos Village Park, 100 Aptos Creek Road, Aptos.

http://www.californiabeerfestival.com/

Bluegrass Festival Aug. 7-10. $17-$95. Bolado Park, near Bolado Road and Airline Highway, Hollister

http://www.scbs.org/events/

Los Gatos Fiesta de Artes 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 9-10. Los Gatos Town Civic Center, 100 E. Main St. Free admission

http://www.lgfiesta.com/

Italian Family Festa. Art, crafts, entertainment, food, children's activities. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Aug. 23, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 24. Julian and Santa Clara Street, San Jose

http://www.italianfamilyfestasj.org/

Aloha Races and Polynesian Festival in Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, Beach Street and Pacific Avenue. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 24

http://www.cityofsantacruz.com/departments/parks-recreation/community-facilities/santa-cruz-wharf

Palo Alto Festival of the Arts. Art, music, food and beverages. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 23-24. University Avenue, between High and Webster streets. Free admission

http://www.mlaproductions.com/

Assyrian Food Festival Free. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Aug. 23 and 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Aug 24. Assyrian Church of the East, 680 Minnesota Ave., San Jose

http://assyrianfestival.com/default.aspx

Free & Cheap Festivals and Events June 6th & 7th in San Jose, San Francisco, Berkeley, San Leandro, Oakland and Alameda

I love this time of year, summer is just around the corner. I’m getting out the sundresses, shorts and sandals. I plan on going to free music in the parks, festivals, and children activities with my granddaughter. I put together twelve events and festivals going on in the Bay Area June 6^th & 7^th. Also a link for other events that you may enjoy. So dust off those summer clothes and get out there and enjoy!

National Trails Day 2015: Volunteer Outdoors Saturday, June 6 – 8:30 am | Cost: FREE* | San Francisco Bay Area

Celebrate National Trails Day, the nation’s largest celebration of trails and the outdoors, in the Golden Gate National Parks on June 6, 2015. The Trails Forever Team and partner organizations, One Tam, REI, and American Hiking Society, will host a series of trail and habitat service projects.

http://sf.funcheap.com/national-trails-day-bay-area/

2015 Sand Castle & Sand Sculpture Contest | Alameda Saturday, June 6 – 9:00 am | Cost: FREE* | Robert Crown Memorial State Beach Park

Start your creative juices flowing and get ready to bring your shovel and buckets to the beach to create a unique piece of art at the annual Sand Castle and Sand Sculpture Contest on Alameda’s Robert Crown Memorial State Beach.

http://sf.funcheap.com/annual-sand-castle-contest-alameda/

2015 Union Street Festival June 6^th & 7 All Day | SF

The Union Street Festival is one of San Francisco’s largest free annual events and launches the start of the city’s summer street festivals. Join more than 100,000 attendees in the heart of the historic shopping and residential district of Cow Hollow.

http://sf.funcheap.com/san-franciscos-union-street-ecourban-festival/

Bank of America Free Museum Weekend

Saturday, June 6 – All Day | Cost: FREE* | San Francisco Bay Area

Holders of Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit cards and debit cards get free admission to six Bay Area museums and two Sacramento museums for the first weekend each month. Bank of America Free Museum Weekend First weekend of each month.

http://sf.funcheap.com/bank-of-america-free-museum-weekend-21/

 

2015 Bay Area Book Festival: Literary Block Party & Magic Book Castle | Berkeley Saturday, June 6^th & 7^th – All Day | Cost: FREE | MLK Jr. Civic Center Park (Berkeley)

The inaugural Bay Area Book Festival is a free world-class international celebration of the past, present, and future of the book and taking place indoors and outdoors in Berkeley. 300 diverse authors from the Bay Area, California, the nation, and world, from prize-winners to stellar emerging voices.

http://sf.funcheap.com/2015-bay-area-book-festival-literary-block-party-magic-book-castle-berkeley/

Noodle Mania Zine-Making Workshop Saturday, June 6, 2015 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Oakland FREE Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre (McLaren Park)

Celebrate the art of sound. Megapolis Audio Festival is happening in Oakland. Come be part of my collaborative zine, Noodle Mania.

Workshop Description:

Make a zine, share a true story, and eat noodles! Noodle Mania is a DIY audio documentary art project that provides a forum in print, online, and in person for people to share true stories about their lives and practice art making.

http://sf.funcheap.com/noodle-mania-zinemaking-workshop-oakland/

 

Omino Day 2015: All Day DJ & World Music Festival SF Saturday, June 6 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Saturday, June 6, 2015 | 9:30 am to 4 pm Jerry Garcia Amphitheater (McLaren Park)

Omino Day is a free day-long outdoor music festival which provides a social, musical, artistic, and cultural celebration for the families and youth of San Francisco.

http://sf.funcheap.com/ominoday-day-dj-music-festival-mclaren-park/

 

106th Annual Cherry Festival & Parade: En Vogue Live | San Leandro Saturday, June 6 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Downtown San Leandro

The San Leandro Cherry Festival is a long-standing San Leandro tradition celebrating the city’s past, present and future. The Cherry Festival offers attendees the option to partake in food, a beer garden serving local craft beers, live entertainment, handmade arts and crafts, a special Kids Zone.

http://sf.funcheap.com/san-leandro-cherry-festival/

 

2015 Sub ZERO Festival: Outdoor Music & Art Festival | San Jose

Saturday, June 6 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | SoFA District (San Jose)

Come check out the annual Sub ZERO Festival, a DIY, artistically bent, hi/lo-tech mashup focused on emerging and present subcultures thriving in the region, where street meets geek in San Jose’s SoFA District on the first Friday and Saturday of June.

http://sf.funcheap.com/subzero-festival-san-jose/

 

Off the Grid: Presidio Picnic & Food Truck Party Sunday, June 7 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE* | Main Post Lawn Off the Grid hosts a full season of Picnic at the Presidio from 11 am to 4 pm every Sunday through the fall at the Main Parade Ground Lawn. Expect yummy offerings available for purchase from San Francisco’s favorite eateries and food trucks, Mimosa and Bloody Mary drink kits.

http://sf.funcheap.com/off-the-grid-presidio-picnic-food-truck-party-sf-68/

La Peña 40th Anniversary Party: Puerto Rican Dance & Afro-Cuban Drums | Berkeley Sunday, June 7 – All Day | Cost: FREE | La Peña Cultural Center

La Peña Cultural Center celebrates 40 years of art and activism in the Bay and beyond throughout the month of June, kicking off with an open house, a facility-wide art exhibit, free music and dance classes, and more. “La Pena” means gathering place.

http://sf.funcheap.com/la-pea-40th-anniversary-party-puerto-rican-dance-afrocuban-drums-berkeley/

 

San Francisco International Arts Festival: Final Day Sunday, June 7 – 2:15 pm | Cost: FREE* | Fort Mason Center

The Eyes and Ears Foundation present the annual San Francisco Arts Festival featuring two weeks of art programs, exhibits and performances happening at the Fort Mason Center. The theme for 2015 is Bearing Witness: Surveillance in the Drone Age and the events and exhibits.

http://sf.funcheap.com/san-francisco-international-arts-festival-final-day-fort-mason/

LM

http://sf.funcheap.com/weekend/

NIGHTLIFE STEPPIN OUT

NIGHTLIFE STEPPIN OUT
BY. Amero

Ok people its Saturday night and another weekend of Saturday night live
will have you going insane been there done that. So you wanna step out so
call a friend or two and everybody revved up and down to go. Only thing is
you guys are looking to have a great time in a place where the energy is
positive and the drinks are flowing. A Place where the ambiance seduces
you into a trance of fun and socialization.Then Ambiance Entertainments
Saturday nights at Club Infused 1217 Wildwood Ave. Sunnyvale, CA is
where you need to stop by. They have drink specials and bottle service
also. If you go to the Ambiance Ent. Facebook page you can find out how
to throw birthdays and record release parties. I love the venue and its for
the ‘Grown and Sexy’. Check it out if you're in the area.
So you're not feeling the club tonite but still wanna get out with the friends
I got you.

One of my late night indulgences is Hookah Beats on fourth
and St. John in San Jose, Ca. They have a variety of awesome Hookah
flavors to try and the music is set to where you can still socialize and dance
on the floor with ease. Instead of getting drunk and smoking a bunch of
smelly cigarettes you can enjoy some mango vanilla smoke instead. or
you can just dance away whatever floats your boat but one things for sure
you will have a good time. They don't sell liquor but they have plenty of
refreshments and snacks so slide thru try it out or not… LOVE PEACE
AND HAIR GREASE.

Hookah Beats
 https://www.facebook.com/HookahBeats
http://www.hookahbeats.com/
115 N 4th Street, Suite 115
San Jose, CA 95112

 CLUB INFUSED
1217 Wildwood Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
  http://www.ambianceent.com/#!location/csxp

Two Great Places To Eat In San Jose California, Fogo De Chao and Veggie Grill

ON THA ROAD WITH AMERO!!
By. Amero
After reading the headline you should be overjoyed and salivating at the
opportunity to hang out with ‘the kid’. I'm like the jolliest person in the world
except for Santa. I'm going to take you for a spin today and San Jose is our
stomping ground for some good eats. If you have read any of my blogs
you know by now that I'm all over the place. My thoughts are sporadic and
my actions even more spontaneous. As always I'm more than prepared
to entertain you on this trip. I have planned two options for us to go eat at
since i really don't know what you like, but these restaurants are sure to
please.

The first place is called Fogo De Chao which is a Brazilian steakhouse
renowned for its gaucho style of preparing meat originating in Porto Alegre,
Brazil. I don't know where to start. Ok I lied. I do know where and that's the
gourmet salad bar which is absolutely amazing and a total setup. From
Smoked Salmon to Prosciutto and Italian Salami. Artichoke Hearts, Jumbo
Asparagus and many signature cheeses. Please don't be dumb like me on
my first time here and get blinded by the amazing variety of the salad bar
and load up a ridiculously large plate of fresh and tasty treats because you
haven't even tasted any of the 16 cuts of meat that will be bestowed upon
your table for you. The table side service in which you use tongs to grab
choice cuts of meat literally off the skewer adds to the ambiance of the
restaurant. Fogo has bacon wrapped Fillet Mignon, Beef Ancho or Rib-Eye
they also have Cordeiro or lamb and also chicken and pork. The signature
or my favorite of all was the Picanha which is a portrait worthy cut of Sirloin.
The marbling of the meat is exemplary and don't come with your ‘WELL
DONE’ wishes because we won't be sitting together long if so! The flavor is
packed in every bite i can't say enough about how they make your tummy
happy. They boast an award winning wine list so if we have room for more
we can indulge. Fogo is great because they offer imported cheeses cured
meats and a fresh and delicious dessert menu. OK, so you're not into the
whole stuff yourself till you die movement.I get it. You are more eccentric
and chose to be more conservative with your lifestyle and your wallet.

Lets do Veggie Grill. Veggie Grill is a
healthy alternative to eating out that combines fresh vibrant flavors with
organic and gluten friendly ingredients. Veggie Grill takes pride in being a
sustainable practice business that goes above and beyond normal industry
requirements. I had the Buffalo wings and I really enjoyed them. My entree
was the Bombay Bowl and it was the BOMBAY!!! Fresh is my attitude and
the food here is fresh. I love this place because you leave out feeling better
 than you came in. The menu is large and there's something for everybody
including the kids (just don't tell them what it is).
Whether you wanna gorge and pillage or be thoughtful and conscious we
got two options. What's it going to be?

Fogo de Chão

377 Santana Row, Ste. 1090 San Jose, CA 95128
San Jose, CA 95128
Ph. 408.244.7001

 

 

The Veggie Grill

3055 Olin Avenue, Suite 1030
San Jose, CA 95128
Ph. 408.296.6473