Dec 9, 2015
The candidate pool for the vacant Santa Clara Valley Water District 1 seat, has been narrowed from 21 to five. The Board is set to make the appointment tomorrow afternoon. The final five candidates, all of which received at least three votes during the candidate screening process earlier this week, are: Morgan Hill Council Member Rich Constantine, President of the…
Dec 8, 2015
There are many words that can be used to describe the Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Education (Board), but “unified” is actually not one of them. The now six member board has consistently split 3 – 3, making virtually no headway on issues important to the education of our children. The citizens of Morgan Hill hope that the…
Dec 8, 2015
Yesterday, Assemblymember Luis Alejo announced his candidacy for a seat on the Board of the Monterey County Supervisors. This was somewhat unexpected, as many had thought he would jump in the ring for the newly open Congressional District 20 Seat, created by Sam Farr’s retirement. In his announcement, Mr. Alejo sighted a myriad of problems in Monterey County he intends…
Dec 4, 2015
Today marks end of former-Mayor Chuck Reed’s pension reform fiasco. The City of San Jose has now agreed to a settlement of the dispute surrounding Reed’s Measure B with City workers. The agreement covers all but one of the nine non-public safety unions, which represent 3,000 City employees. The terms of the settlement are similar to deal made with the…
Dec 3, 2015
The Morgan Hill Unified School District finds itself in yet another controversy, this time as a result of the extraordinarily insulting and inappropriate emails sent by Trustee David Gerard from his official email address. Gerard denigrated several of his fellow board members and the District Superintendent, but saved his most venomous slurs for then-Trustee Amy Porter Jensen, commenting on her…
Dec 3, 2015
The Santa Clara Valley Water District 1 seat, vacated by Dennis Kennedy due to his battle with cancer, has drawn a significant number of interested applicants, 21 to be exact. Rich Constantine continues to be the most viable candidate, currently serving as a Morgan Hill Council Member. Another familiar name is Jeff Cristina, the Mayor of Campbell. If appointed, Cristina…
Dec 2, 2015
By a vote of 5 – 2 last night, the Sunnyvale City Council chose to join Mountain View in setting the new regional minimum wage standard for the Bay Area – a minimum of $15 per hour by 2018 for all workers. “I’m a free market guy, the government should only step in when the free market is failing… its…
Nov 25, 2015
Earlier this month, Dennis Kennedy, former Mayor of Morgan Hill and current Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) Board Member, resigned due to his battle with cancer. While no candidates have officially filed for the vacant District 1 seat, there are a handful of people who are rumored to be interested. The first is Morgan Hill Council Member Rich Constantine…
Nov 19, 2015
The race for Assembly District 30 is heating up. Today, Anna Caballero, the Secretary of the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency officially announced her candidacy for the seat. Prior to serving in the Brown Administration, Caballero served in the California State Assembly from 2006-2010 and held the seat of Mayor and Council Member of Salinas for 15 years. She ran…
Congressman Sam Farr surprised many yesterday with a bombshell announcement he will not run for re-election. His sudden retirement creates an intriguing race in 2016 for California’s 20th Congressional District, which covers parts of Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. There are a few big names that we may see jump into this race. Monterey County District…