According to a judge in San Benito County, it’s OK to call someone a dumb-ass on a website, The Fly reports in Metro.  Note to readers of my column feeling tempted: just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.

In the interest of making as much information public as possible, here’s the news of the week…

March is going out like a lion, not like a lamb, with the past week being chilly, rainy and dreary around here.  Let’s see if the news has been the same.

It’s St. Patrick’s Day and I just wanted to take this time, as I try to do every week, to point out that not all big stories get broken here at San Jose Inside.  Let’s see what’s been unearthed elsewhere in the last few days.

We wish SJ Mercury News VP and Editorial Page Editor David Yarnold a fond farewell. He’ll be missed.

Thanks to an intrepid San Jose Inside reader, we bring you the message he sent to the newsroom:

For those of you who rely on San Jose Inside as your primary news source (who doesn’t?), here’s some interesting stories from other publications.

Can we have hot meals, smooth traffic, a baseball team, living wage for car rental workers at the airport, a brand-spanking new city hall that opens on time and an ethical city government?  Well, judging by the news of the week, the answers appears to be yes, no, maybe, probably, there’s a good chance and, as the magic eight ball would say, ask again later.  Which answer goes to which question?  Let’s take a look…

In honor of the holiday, we’ve given Tom a day off.  The Vantage Point will return on Wednesday.  In the meantime, use this open thread to let the world know your innermost thoughts about San Jose…

Last week I enjoyed a meal at one of the finest establishments whose soup I have ever had the privilege of slurping: Chez Croissant, also known as Pho Bac So.  It’s on First Street near the County Building and it is a delight.  In fact, I guess you could say that this blog is brought to you by the numbers 2, 49 and 94.

When we launched this site on January 9th, we did so because we wanted to create a space for people to come to and discuss what’s really going on in this city.  We opened our doors to the public (so to speak) and hoped to get a response.

One month later, I’m proud to report that… the state of San Jose Inside is strong!

Thanks to those of you who have written about good pho restaurants.  I’m going to try each and every one of your suggestions.  Keep them coming. But I’ve scrapped my plans to host a big pho party using a city council special events account.

What the heck is going on here?  I take two weeks off from blogging while on special assignment to find the best pho restaurants in town and the city almost falls apart.

I’m going to keep my comments brief this week so that people can go read another guest column that we’ve got up.  San Jose City Council Member Dave Cortese has written an interesting article about how Terry Gregory should be replaced.  I do want everyone to know about an upcoming show on CNN that I know will be an interesting hour spent.

Within a five to ten minute drive (sometimes even just a walk) of where I work in downtown San Jose, there are a wealth of choices.  Choices for places to live or work?  Well, maybe, although not as many as there could be, but that’s John’s beat.

I was thinking of the diversity of restaurants.