Reading, writing, low-flying jets: San Jose Toxic Tour Blog
By Jessica Olthof, Barbara Benton and Christian Ceaser Washington Elementary School is under the direct flight path of the San Jose International Airport. As many as 10 jets fly overhead per hour,...
View ArticleNoisy neighborhood? One family lives with it: SJ Toxic Tour Blog
By Donovan Farnham and Isaiah Guzman Alison Soman, her husband John and their five-year-old son Ben live in perhaps the loudest area in San Jose. Their home in the Newhall-Sherwood neighborhood sits...
View ArticleWashington Elementary students need microphones to talk
By Jessica Olthof, photo by Barbara Benton SAN JOSE, Calif.—For an elementary school here, the traditional "talking stick" (teaching patience and consideration) has been replaced with microphones....
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