Jan 31, 2018
Fundraising reports for the month of December are due today for San Jose City Council candidates. Fundraising started in December so these are the first reports, and they give a read on who’s running strong and who isn’t. Kalen Gallagher leads the race with $45,000 raised, much of it from techies. He also loaned himself $12,000. Shay Franco-Clausen is next…
Jan 31, 2018
San Jose City Council candidates were allowed to start fundraising in December, and today they reported how much they raised in that month. Leading the way for all City Council candidates in San Jose is Tam Nguyen with $80,000 raised from contributions and another $5,000 he loaned to himself for a total of $85,000. Coming in second is Maya Esparza…
Jan 24, 2018
This morning, nearly a hundred San Jose residents demonstrated at Google’s Mountain View headquarters over the tech giant’s plans to build a new mega-campus in San Jose. Google is negotiating with San Jose City Council to buy valuable public land near Diridon Station for its proposed 6-8 million square foot campus that will be home to up to 20,000 Google…
Jan 23, 2018
Yesterday, Monterey County Supervisor and former State Assemblymember Luis Alejo announced, via social media, that he will not be running for the District 12 State Senate seat Anthony Cannella is vacating. Alejo cited his new duties as Chair of the Board of Supervisors as the reason for his decision. However, there is some speculation that it was difficult for him…
Jan 22, 2018
The signs at Saturday’s Women’s March in San Jose did not disappoint. They were witty, clever, poignant, and downright hilarious. Thank you to all who joined the march and brought us these, and many more, catchy and meaningful words of wisdom: 80% Pay = 100% Wrong No one says “grab em by the weenie” We are not ovary acting I…
Jan 22, 2018
County of Santa Clara Update & direction on Child Care Services, plus approving $50,000 increase for 4Cs The board is consider approving a funding increase for the Community Child Care Council and receive a report on the state and budget of the Child Care Services department. The recommended actions will have the following fiscal impact Recommended Action (a) The CalWORKs…
Jan 19, 2018
Councilmember Tam Nguyen, who many view as being vulnerable in this year’s election, is off to a good fundraising start. As campaign fundraising numbers begin to trickle in ahead of the January 31st reporting deadline, Nguyen has disclosed that he was able to raise over $85,000 in the final weeks of December. Two years ago, District 6 Council…
Jan 18, 2018
Last week, labor organizations and local residents filed a lawsuit in Santa Clara County Superior Court to prevent the City of San Jose from planning development of a site, contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals, without evaluating the public and worker health risks and safety and environmental impacts. The Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health found that the project site, located in downtown…
Jan 17, 2018
In 2016, my union, the Service Employees International Union – United Healthcare Workers-West (SEIU-UHW) saw that we had a gap in our leadership. At SEIU-UHW, young workers are twenty-eight percent of our union’s membership, and it is growing every day. At that time there were less than five leaders under 35 on our 300 seat executive board. So we hosted…
Jan 15, 2018
Today, we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We reflect and honor his commitment to improving the lives of thousands of Americans, while continuously putting his own life at risk. We respect his non-violent approach, we are grateful for his courage and wisdom. He was a man of action and his unyielding desire for equality…