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 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…
Jan 15, 2018
Santa Clara County Discussion on possible ballot measure to extend County’s 1/8-cent sales tax The current County 1/8 cent sales tax (2012 Measure A) is set to expire on March 31, 2023. The Board directed the Administration to provide information to the Board regarding the County’s one-eighth cent tax, including: Workplan or decision matrix for the Board to examine the…
Jan 12, 2018
In recent days there have been rumblings that former Congressman Mike Honda might consider running for San Jose Mayor. To date, Honda has only said that he is not ruling out the possibility. The City of San Jose has been plagued with a number of issues that have not been adequately addressed by the current Mayor – increase in crime…
Jan 12, 2018
San Jose Vice Mayor Magdalena Carrasco will face an opponent in her bid for re-election. Yesterday, Jennifer Imhoff, Secretary for the Santa Clara County Libertarian Party and Communications Director for the Libertarian Party of California, submitted her Candidate Intention Statement for District 5 to the San Jose City Clerk. Currently, there are 156 registered Libertarians out of 32,500 registered voters…
Jan 11, 2018
In our January 5th post, The Silicon Valley Organization and Its Employee Candidates, The Left Hook shared that the Silicon Valley Organization (SVO), formerly known as the Chamber of Commerce, had committed to staying out of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors race because it employs Susan Ellenberg, a candidate for the open Board seat. The SVO stated that…
Jan 10, 2018
Tomorrow morning, the Committee to Recall Judge Persky (Committee) will submit nearly 100,000 signatures to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, placing the recall of Judge Persky on the June 5, 2018 ballot. After four months, the Committee has completed its signature gathering efforts and with the number of signatures gathered, the recall appears to be one of the…
Jan 10, 2018
In January of every year, the Mountain View City Council elects one of its members as Mayor and another as Vice Mayor. Last night, the Council voted Vice Mayor Leonard (Lenny) Siegel to the office of Mayor and Councilmember Lisa Matichak to the position of Vice Mayor. Both Siegel and Matichak are progressive leaders. Siegel is replacing Mayor Ken Rosenberg.…
Jan 8, 2018
County of Santa Clara Provide direction regarding 10-year Capital Improvement Program, including possible GO bond or other revenue strategies The Board will receive a report on the 10-year Capital Improvement Program Development. It is estimated that current capital needs over the 10-year horizon is approximately $4 to 5 billion. The administration has identified an approximately $2 billion funding gap between…