{"id":604,"date":"2013-03-12T13:31:06","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T20:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/thisisus\/?p=604"},"modified":"2013-03-12T13:31:06","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T20:31:06","slug":"bear-bull-fights-were-once-common-in-san-jose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/thisisus\/2013\/03\/12\/bear-bull-fights-were-once-common-in-san-jose\/","title":{"rendered":"Bear &#8216;n Bull Fights Were Once Common in San Jose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"San Jose History Tour\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aWfnvYg0zXw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This week This is Us explores the rich history of San Jose with former president of the California Pioneers of Santa Clara County, Jim Zetterquist. <\/p>\n<p>San Jose was founded in 1777 and was once the state capitol. This city is the oldest civil settlement in the Golden State and it&#8217;s chock-full of surprising stories. It&#8217;s hard to imagine bear &amp; bull fights playing our on the site of the Sainte Claire Hotel but they were a popular Sunday entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll also meet Terrie Williams, Ph.D an evolutionary biologist who is one with the dolphins; astronaut, Karol &#8220;Bo&#8221; Bobko who took flight aboard three different space shuttles and one of California\u2019s most famous Rugby coaches, Jack Clark.<br \/>\nWatch and discover what makes San Jose one of the most surprising and fascinating cities in California. Ep. 504<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week This is Us explores the rich history of San Jose with former president of the California Pioneers of Santa Clara County, Jim Zetterquist. San Jose was founded in 1777 and was once the state capitol. 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