Week in Review: Mtn View Man Killed While Boogie Boarding; Flu Deaths Rise in County; Postal Prices Jump

These were among the week's top stories:

• Mountain View Man Killed While Boogie Boarding
  A boogie boarder who died after being pulled from the ocean in Santa Cruz has been identified as James Zenk, 47, of Mountain View, according to the county coroner's office.

• Postage Increases Take Effect
  The U.S. Postal Service raised the price of a first class postage stamp to 49 cents. The 3-cent increase took place on Sunday, Jan. 26.
  
  
• Benefit Screening of ‘Documented’ Coming to Mountain View
  Autobiographical film by former New York Times writer Jose Antonio Vargas follows his life as an undocumented immigrant and immigration reform activist.
  
  
• Mountain View Earns a ‘D’ Grade for Curbing Tobacco Use
  A new report highlights the 50th anniversary of the historic 1964 Surgeon General’s report that linked smoking to lung cancer and other diseases for the first time.
  
  
• Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker Wins Mavericks Surf Event
  Grant Baker from South Africa claimed the top prize in this year’s Mavericks Surf Event held Friday, Jan. 24. Shane Dorian from Hawaii placed second, and Ryan Augenstein of Santa Cruz finished third.
  
  
• Flu Deaths Rise to 8 in County
  During the past two weeks, a 58-year old woman and a 43-year old man died of H1N1 in Santa Clara County.
  
  
• Unemployment Low in Mountain View
  The unemployment rate fell in both Santa Clara County and the state.

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