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January 9, 2007
2006: Extreme weather, new businesses
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By Carol Rosen
Staff Writer
New Year’s Day 2006 came in with a roar as heavy rains and strong winds felled trees throughout the Bay Area, especially in the South Bay. Weather made news throughout the year. There was a long, very hot heat wave in July along with some bitter cold weather—for Californians—in the late fall and a dusting of snow on the East Hills in February.
It was a time of change for business. New stores in downtown Campbell increased foot and auto traffic and big box stores on Hamilton Avenue brought new revenue into the city. The November election brought changes to the City Council and the mayor’s office as Jeanette Watson retired after five terms and 23-year-old Read more...
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Campbell Business all in the family
Cupertino Body Shop owners hand over the keys to the second generation
By Carol Rosen
Staff Writer
Little did Larry Cooper know when he opened Cupertino Body Shop more than 38 years ago, that it would become a staple of his family and that shortly after his first great grandchild was born he would pass it on to his children Russ and Nancy.
But that’s indeed what has happened. The body shop, which originally opened in Cupertino but stayed there only about six months, moved to Sunnyoaks in Campbell Read more...
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