May 13, 2019
Santa Clara County Update on development agreement negotiations with Stanford University; County has suspended negotiations due to problems with Stanford’s commitments to PAUSD Pursuant to Board of Supervisors direction at the October 16, 2018 (Item No. 9) meeting at which the Board directed the Administration to enter into a negotiation process with Stanford University on a possible development agreement relating…
May 10, 2019
Yesterday’s surprising announcement that Assembly Member Kansen Chu will make a play for Supervisor Dave Cortese’s open seat instead of seeking re-election has left folks wondering who will step up to be the next Assembly Member. Anna Song, the most seasoned member of the Santa Clara County Office of Education, is rumored to be interested. Song, with years of experience…
May 9, 2019
The race to replace termed-out Council Member Johnny Khamis is getting a little more crowded. Jenny Higgins Bradanini, President of the Bay Area Women’s March, was the first to announce her campaign in March of this year. Most recently Higgins Bradanini served as former Council Member Rocha’s policy director and previously worked on a number of local candidate campaigns. Rumored to be throwing…
May 9, 2019
Silicon Valley Assemblymember Kansen Chu is leaving Sacramento to run for Santa Clara County supervisor, San José Spotlight has exclusively learned. Chu, who represents the state’s 25th Assembly District, broke the news late Wednesday to friends and colleagues that he plans to give up his seat in the California Legislature in an attempt to replace outgoing Supervisor Dave Cortese on…
May 8, 2019
Yesterday, the Milpitas City Council rejected both rent control and an emergency just cause eviction ordinance. Council Members Anthony Phan, Carmen Montano and Bob Nuñez voted against asking staff to draft rent control and just cause eviction policies for the city, while Mayor Rich Tran and Vice Mayor Karina Dominguez supported moving forward with the tenant protections. The rent control…
May 7, 2019
We broke the story that 49ers exec and Stadium Manager Jim Mercurio looks like he has a serious conflict of interest. He makes decisions about stadium vendors and one of them is VenueNext. The company is a “sports and entertainment technology integrator.” Mercurio bought or received between $10,001 – $100,000 of stock in VenueNext. Click here to read the…
May 7, 2019
Santa Clara County Direction on Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking, incl. Chavez rec for $5M funding to address gender-based violence On April 15, the County’s Children, Seniors, and Families Committee (CSFC) and City of San José’s Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support Committee (PSFSSC) convened a joint Special Hearing on Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking to…
May 1, 2019
The Stadium Authority found out that the 49ers/ManCo had violated state prevailing wage laws. The team got a “breach of contract” warning from the Stadium Authority on March 28, 2019. They were supposed to “cure” the problem in 30 days. They didn’t. So last night, Stadium Authority Attorney Brian Doyle told the Board that he issued a “Notice of…