Apr 4, 2017
City of San Jose Creating new “office/R&D” development categories to reduce construction tax for applicants; new memo recommends further lowering proposed total tax rate from 2.5 to 2% Since presenting the item to the Community and Economic Development Committee on January 23, 2017, staff has obtained additional feedback from the development community and conducted additional analysis of the fiscal implications…
Apr 1, 2017
After extensive research and branding analysis, the South Bay Labor Council announced today that it now will be known simply as “The People.” The organization, which represents 100 unions in Silicon Valley, decided to change its name after polling and focus groups demonstrated that residents of the South Bay strongly identify with the idea of being people. In addition, the…
Mar 31, 2017
On Cesar Chavez Day we remember another key Labor Movement leader who passed away earlier this week, former SEIU USWW President Mike Garcia. Garcia was an unwavering advocate for working families, dedicating his life to improving working conditions, increasing wages, and empowering those who were most vulnerable, especially immigrant workers. He championed the Justice for Janitors movement, leading a historic strike…
Mar 29, 2017
After losing her bid for San Jose Mayor in 2014 and her bid for State Assembly in 2016, Madison Nguyen isn’t giving up on elected office. This time she has her eye on County Supervisor Dave Cortese’s seat. Cortese isn’t termed out until 2020, but Nguyen is wasting no time campaigning. She’s already making the rounds and asking for support. …
Mar 28, 2017
Santa Clara County Yeager referral to develop County program for access to child care, education, health care for kids age 0-8 A referral from Sup. Yeager directs administration to report on the possibilities of creating a program with a goal of providing comprehensive health care, quality early learning, and quality child care from birth to age 8. The report should…
Mar 23, 2017
On Tuesday, the Santa Clara City Council made history by becoming the first city in Silicon Valley to pass a worker retention ordinance. This ordinance, which received unanimous support from the City Council, will provide job security for food and building service workers in the city. Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Vice Mayor Dominic Caserta lead the efforts by introducing the…
Mar 20, 2017
City of San Jose 2017-18 Mayor’s March Budget Message Conduct a Public Hearing and approve the FY 2017-2018 Mayor’s March Budget Message. Where: San Jose City Council When: Tues. March 28, 2017, 1:30pm, Council Chambers Link to item: n/a Link to agenda: http://sanjose.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?event_id=52109c17-5d60-407d-b3d9-cb4c84801c77 Tweet
Mar 4, 2017
San Jose Council Member Don Rocha is terming out of his District 9 seat in 2018, and names of possible candidates are already being floated. The three individuals rumored to be interested in replacing Rocha all sit on local schoolboards. The first is Pam Foley, Board President of the San Jose Unified School District, whose term expires in 2020.…
Feb 8, 2017
I’m calling 2017 the Year of Compassion. The first ingredient of compassion is acceptance. We do not tolerate people here in Santa Clara County, we accept and embrace them. Whether they are members of our LGBTQ community seeking civil rights, or refugee children seeking asylum, women seeking equity, immigrants seeking a path to citizenship, the indigent seeking health care, the…
Feb 7, 2017
Tonight, the Milpitas City Council voted 4 to 0 to raise its minimum wage to $15 by 2019, three years sooner than mandated by the State of California. Workers in the City will see their first raise in July of this year. Voting in support of $15 by 2019 were Council Members Marsha Grilli, Anthony Phan, Bob Nuñez and Mayor Rich Tran.…