Fashion show must go on for hobbled S.J. mayor
The Silicon Valley Education Foundation’s Style of STEM fashion show Wednesday night had a runway filled with movers and shakers — plus one hobbler. San Jose Mayor Sam
Liccardo’s big fashion accessory was a set of crutches, which he used to strut his stuff at the fundraising event held at Santana Row. Liccardo, who thought he had merely twisted his ankle while running a few days ago, found out Thursday that he had broken his left foot.
You might remember that then-Councilman Liccardo broke his right foot back in 2012 while running in the Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot, an injury that took months to heal. The mayor might want to get some safety tips from Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager, another fitness buff who finished the BattleFrog obstacle-course race in Patterson last weekend without apparent injury.
Or maybe he should just stick to running for office. This exercise stuff is dangerous.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Chef Matt Close transformed Firehouse No. 1 in San Jose’s San Pedro Square from a college dive into a pretty fine gastropub. Right now, Close is getting a new restaurant, the Halford in Santa Clara, ready for a late August opening — but first he’s going to be cooking up the menu for Veggielution’s eighth annual Bounty of Heart’s Delight fundraising dinner on Aug. 27.
The 4:30 p.m. event at Emma Prusch Farm Park in San Jose, as always, will rely on fresh and local ingredients, but it’s a lot more than that. On top of the meal — including local beers and wine — the evening includes live music, hayrides, lawn games, tours of Veggielution’s community farm and a barn dance to end the night.
Tickets are currently $120 a person, but that goes up to $140 on Aug. 20. Reserve a spot or just get more details at http://veggielution.org/bohd.
POLITICAL PLATE: Fremont resident Gretchen
Kyle is fascinated by the different responses she gets to the personalized plate on her Acura, “OBMA4LF.” The “Obama For Life” message is obviously in support of the White House’s current occupant, and she says when she’s driving in a liberal haven like Palo Alto, people take photos or give her a thumbs up. In more conservative Bay Area communities, she says, nobody wants a picture.
“As I go from one city to the next, the climate changes,” she said.
One fan of the plate, though, is President
Barack Obama himself. Kyle sent the president a photo and got a letter back thanking her for the support. And she says she has no plans to change it when he leaves office in January. ROADSIDE ATTRACTION: Highway 87 commuters in San Jose have no doubt spotted the massive metal arches that have been constructed near the Julian Street exit. For those who haven’t seen the signs, that’s the structure for the 12-story, white big top tent that will be part of “Odysseo,” the new equestrian spectacular from Cavalia.
The show opens Sept. 14, and you can get more info at http://www.cavalia.net.