Havlat, Niemi lead Sharks by Blues in double OT
It didn’t take San Jose long to settle into a bit of postseason drama. However, the seventh-seeded Sharks picked as good a time as any to defeat the St. Louis Blues for the first time this season, using a Martin Havlat goal in double overtime to gain a 3-2 victory in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference playoffs Thursday night in St. Louis.
Roundup: Bulldogs rebuild – with championship
Sobrato boys tennis coach Ken Marques had no qualms when his team was voted down to the West Valley Division this past offseason.
Lack of downtown parking irks resident
“Dear Red Phone, I am writing on behalf of the residents of North Depot Street. I have lived downtown since 2008 and have seen increasing problems with traffic and parking since then. On March 31 I returned home about 10:30 p.m. and there were no parking spots on the street. Knowing I was leaving early in the morning I parked in my driveway, as I always do when there are no spots left across the street from my residence. (Which is a very normal occurrence since Odeum and the Granary opened). I received a ticket from the MHPD at 1:30 a.m. for parking across a sidewalk. My issue is not with the ticket; I get it MHPD was doing their job, however I do feel it was petty at 1:30 a.m. but we need revenue right! My problem is that we the residents would like to pay the city to have the parking in front of our homes in front of the Granary and Odeum be residents only. Not all day, just after 5 p.m. on weekdays and all day Saturday and Sunday. We as residents of downtown have to endure parades and special functions, and we feel that since we support the city the city should support us and help us with our problem. It is not a matter of convenience either, it is a matter of safety for me. We have had shootings, stabbings and just this past Friday night a woman on Third Street was almost abducted. So when the patron’s of Odeum and employees park in front of my house I have to park sometimes two blocks away and it is not safe for me to have to do so. Any help we could get to make the community aware would be greatly appreciated. The more downtown gets redeveloped the more these concerns will grow and I feel the city needs to be sympathetic to the downtown residents since we are huge supporters of downtown businesses.”
