Jul 31, 2017
City of San Jose Deferred to 8/22: Disposition and Development Agreement, Lease Amendment, and related actions for Insight Realty’s Museum Place mixed-use project Staff are recommending deferral of this item to August 22, 2017, pending Council approval. Staff are recommending that Council take multiple actions related to development activity at West San Carlos Street and South Market Street at 180…
Jul 28, 2017
Earlier this week, Working Partnerships USA, released a report with new data revealing that City of San Jose building projects are employing a largely out-of-town temporary workforce and offering few opportunities for historically under-represented communities. Over the next five years, the City of San Jose is projected to spend $1.42 billion on public construction projects. The report also addressed policy…
Jul 25, 2017
Yesterday, more than 500 food service workers at Facebook won union representation at the tech giant’s campus in Menlo Park, CA. The workers, who are employed by contractor Flagship Facility Services, are calling for increased wages to compete with skyrocketing rents and more affordable health benefits. These workers will join cafeteria workers at Intel, Cisco Systems, Agilent and Nvidia, who…
Jul 25, 2017
Bay 101 workers went on strike in the early hours of Friday morning and maintained a constant picket line in front of the 24-hour casino. While Bay 101 is putting the final touches on its shiny new building, many of its loyal employees are being left behind. The card room, which is owned by members of the prominent Bumb family,…
Jul 24, 2017
Alum Rock Union Elementary School District Contract with Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost Law Firm for legal service in response to FCMAT audit report The agreement would support ARUESD in responding to an audit report that found the district to be susceptible to fraud and misappropriation of funds due to close ties with a particular construction contractor. Board President believes this…
Jul 19, 2017
Last night, the Santa Clara City Council voted unanimously to enact a $15 minimum wage by 2019, three years before mandated by the State of California. Santa Clara joins Cupertino, Los Altos, Milpitas, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose and Sunnyvale in the first region-wide approach to raising the wage to $15 in the US, a concerted effort to ease…
Jul 18, 2017
Tonight, the Santa Clara City Council will vote on whether to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019. If passed, Santa Clara will become the latest city to join the regional effort in getting to a $15 minimum wage sooner than mandated by the State of California. The effort to increase the City’s wage to…
Jul 17, 2017
City of Santa Clara Raising minimum wage to reach $15 by 2019 – including economic triggers to delay implementation if major recession occurs Staff are recommending that the Council receive a report on community outreach results related to the proposed minimum wage increase and pass to print an amended ordinance establishing the City’s local minimum wage to reach $15 per…
Jul 12, 2017
Last night the City of Santa Clara, thanks to the leadership of Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Vice Mayor Dominic Caserta, voted to draft an affordable housing impact fee ordinance. This ordinance, which included the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee on Affordable Housing, will ensure that new residential and commercial developments either include affordable units, or pay an in-lieu fee. It will also encourage…
Jul 11, 2017
Tonight, the Santa Clara City Council will vote on whether to adopt a new policy on residential and nonresidential impact fees. The City’s impact fees are a critical component in creating an inclusionary housing program that is both financially viable and commensurate with the impact fees of cities across the region. Among the items to be considered in the inclusionary…