Friday: a death, and bike news

Published / by Richard Masoner / 1 Comment on Friday: a death, and bike news

A colleague and friend passed yesterday morning after a too-short battle against the East Asian Curse, stomach cancer. James of Cupertino, California was a large man who never dressed up in lycra bike clothes, but friends, family and neighbors could still describe him as an avid cyclist. His fascination with bikes began in the early […]

Ewert Road around San Jose Airport

Published / by Richard Masoner / 7 Comments on Ewert Road around San Jose Airport

When San Jose International Airport built the “hands” parking garage and converted the old “Green Island” rental lot at the north side of the airport into the economy parking lot, the former economy lot on the Santa Clara side of the airport was no longer needed. Besides a small area used for police motorcycle training, […]

Manslaughter charges for Santa Cruz driver who fell asleep at the wheel

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Unlike many cases in which a cyclist fatality is dismissed as a tragic accident, justice may be on the way for Santa Cruz cyclist Joshua Alper, who was killed when Navindra Jain, also of Santa Cruz, allegedly fell asleep at the wheel of his Tesla last November 2013.