Monthly Archives : June 2019

Following multiple scandals uncovering wage theft and human trafficking at some on the city’s largest development projects, San Jose City Council voted to approve a groundbreaking ordinance requiring prevailing wages as a condition of any tax and fee breaks, development incentives, or other public subsidies provided to for-profit private developments. Other elements relating to expanding the workforce pipeline, including providing…

City of San Jose 6/21 CARRASCO, LICCARDO, ARENAS, FOLEY MEMO – Direction on moderate-income housing strategy, including approving a forgivable loan program for ADU construction 6/21 Memo – The Mayor and 3 councilmembers recommend: Directing staff to continue to pursue process improvements that can streamline the ADU permitting process Adopt Councilmember Foley’s memorandum to the extent that a loan program…

The Valley Transportation Authority Board of Directors on Thursday voted unanimously to approve new plans for a light rail extension to San Jose’s Eastridge Transit Center — giving what should be the go-ahead on an almost 20-year-old project. The vote came decades after East San Jose residents waited for the wheels of government to crank the fully-funded project into action,…

Santa Clara County Amending county policy regarding cooperation with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) On October 18, 2011, the Board of Supervisors adopted Board Policy 3.54 regarding cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Civil Immigration Detainer Requests. The Policy states that the County will honor civil detainer requests from ICE only if, among other requirements, “there is…