Dec 17, 2018
Santa Clara County Public hearing to consider approval of purchase of Saint Louise Regional Hospital On November 6, 2018, the Board approved the acquisition of Saint Louise Regional Hospital, currently owned by Verity Health System of California—a nonprofit public benefit corporation that has declared bankruptcy. Adhering to standard due diligence and public notification procedures for a purchase of this size…
Dec 13, 2018
The San Jose City Council voted to draft a source of income discrimination ordinance that would make it unlawful for landlords to discrimination against tenants solely because they use vouchers to help pay the rent. The ordinance, if passed, would not force landlords to accept tenants using vouchers, such as those issued by US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s…
Dec 10, 2018
City of San Jose Approving amendments & Implementation Framework for 4 Urban Villages City Council may approve amendments, including an Implementation Framework, for the following Urban Village Plans: Roosevelt Park Little Portugal Five Wounds 24th & William. The Implementation Framework would apply to new development projects that are subject to a rezoning application which converts employment lands to allow residential…
Dec 5, 2018
After a 10-hour City Council meeting filled with protests and impassioned testimony, the San Jose Council voted to sell public land in downtown to Google for its mega-campus. Hundreds of San Jose residents raised concerns that the deal, which had been marred by a lack of transparency and community engagement, could displace families, worsen the housing crisis and fail to…
Dec 4, 2018
Today, the City Council will vote on selling some of San Jose’s most valuable public land in the Downtown-Diridon area to Google for their proposed mega campus. The City and Mayor claim the land is being sold at fair market value, yet that is a misrepresentation. Google is, in fact, getting nothing short of a sweetheart deal. The fair market…
Dec 3, 2018
Santa Clara County Approving workplan & budget for the new Office of Labor Standards Enforcement At its November 7, 2017 meeting, the Board of Supervisors approved the creation of the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) in order to increase workplace equity and establish a fair and healthy economy for workers, businesses, and residents. OLSE’s mission is to advance labor…
Nov 28, 2018
Next week, December 4th, the City of San Jose will vote to sell Google public land for a 30,000 people campus in downtown San Jose. The City has been negotiating behind closed doors with Google regarding the mega campus, causing major concern among residents, non-profits, and neighborhood activists. The secretive nature of the negotiation has been said to violate the…
Nov 26, 2018
City of San Jose Ethics Commission to give input on proposal to hold Mayoral Elections concurrent with Presidential Elections The Rules Commission voted to recommend to City Council to adopt a resolution calling for a ballot measure asking the voters of San Jose to move San Jose mayor elections to years concurrent with national Presidential elections (currently they are held…
Nov 19, 2018
County of Santa Clara Consider Resolution to approve purchase of Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, CA On November 6, 2018, the Board approved the acquisition of Saint Louise Regional Hospital, currently owned by Verity Health System of California—a nonprofit public benefit corporation that has declared bankruptcy. Adhering to standard due diligence and public notification procedures for a purchase of…
Nov 15, 2018
In the hotly contested race for the San Jose City Council District 7 seat, challenger Maya Esparza is on pace to oust current Councilmember Tam Nguyen. Election night saw Nguyen leading Esparza by 10 points, but as the Registrar continued to count votes, Nguyen’s lead shrank. Five days after the election, Esparza surpassed Nguyen by more than 500 votes, and…