Oct 30, 2017
City of San Jose Memo from Liccardo & letter from Sharks re: MOU with Adobe for Downtown HQ Expansion Mayor Liccardo memo recommends to accept the staff rec to authorize an MOU with Adobe. Letter from Sharks Sports & Entertainment expresses concern over the impact of the Adobe project on the Arena, and asks the City to do better in…
Oct 26, 2017
Tuesday evening, after more than five hours of public testimony and debate, six members of the San Jose City Council voted to undercut workers’ rights and deny career opportunity to local foster youth, veterans, low-wage workers and other hard-working community members. The 6-5 vote eliminated the possibility of implementing a Community Workforce Agreement policy for public, City-funded construction projects. While…
Oct 23, 2017
County of Santa Clara ALUC to consider San Jose’s proposed amendment to Diridon Station Area Plan Pursuant to State Law, anytime a Specific Plan is proposed within the Airport Influence Area (AIA) of an adopted CLUP, a referral must be made to the County ALUC for a consistency determination. The City must refer the application to the ALUC to provide…
Today, more than 300 workers and community members will rally and march in downtown San Jose to demand that as new developments such as Google’s mega-campus reshape the region, they also take responsibility for their impact on affordable housing and the poverty jobs crises. Service workers in Silicon Valley work hard every day to protect, feed, drive for, and clean…
Oct 9, 2017
Santa Clara County Direction on applying County Living Wage Policy to CBOs – including definition of trainees and limited term waiver process for CBOs Staff are recommending that the Committee consider recommendations relating to proposed provisions for community-based nonprofit contractors, including: Receive report from the Office of the County Executive relating to a living wage policy for community-based nonprofit contractors.…
Oct 3, 2017
County of Santa Clara Developing Business License Program, including framework to enforce wage & hour laws Direct Administration to develop a Business License Program for businesses in unincorporated Santa Clara County. The Program is intended to be a business registration and enforcement tool, not a business tax. In addition to enabling the County to accurately track data on business activity…