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Dec 15, 2014

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San Jose: Reed/Liccardo seek to ram D4 Council replacement through, waiving Sunshine rules. As recommended by the Rules and Open Government Committee on December 10, 2014, the council is being asked to appoint an interim representative for Council District 4 to serve until a new council member has been elected. (Mayor/Liccardo). Reed and Liccardo recommend appointing former Council member Margie…

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Dec 12, 2014

Dueling Memos Debate D4 Replacement Process

UPDATE: Memo madness. Two more memos were added to Tuesday’s San Jose City Council agenda, in an attempt to pull the reins on Mayor-elect Liccardo’s rush to appoint an ally on the dais. While nevertheless expressing his great respect for likely appointee Margie Matthews, Councilman Don Rocha called for a longer application process with the Council taking up the option to…

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Dec 11, 2014

District 4 Appointment is Coming Up Quickly

UPDATE: Two candidates have thrown their names into the pot to be considered for a temporary appointment to serve in District 4: David Hernandez, and former City Council member Margie Mathews, according to the City Clerk’s office.  Anyone else interested has until noon today to apply for consideration, and the City Council is expected to make an appointment Tuesday Dec.…

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Dec 9, 2014

Santa Clara County Sets Progressive Living Wage Standards

Santa Clara County Supervisors have taken the bold step toward establishing the most comprehensive living wage law in the nation.  At the board meeting Tuesday morning, Supervisors voted 3 to 1 (yea: Chavez, Cortese, Yeager; nay: Wasserman; Supervisor Joe Simitian abstained) on the substance of a law that will require county contractors to pay their employees a living wage, in…

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Dec 2, 2014

Campaign Season Isn’t Over Yet

If you’re diverting your attention to more mundane issues now that the General Election is over…not so fast.  San Jose City Council members decided to call a special election to fill the seat in District 4 left vacant when Kansen Chu was elected to the State Assembly. Tweet

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2014 Black Friday Walmart Protests

This Black Friday we need to send the Waltons a message. We can’t sit back while their workers go hungry any longer. And Walmart and the Waltons must stop taking illegal actions against Walmart workers who want to work hard and be able to provide for our families. Tweet

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Nov 25, 2014

A Crowded Field to Fill SJ City Council District 4

There could be a very crowded field vying for the open District 4 seat on the San Jose City Council.  Kansen Chu, on his way to the State Assembly in District 25, has two more years in his Council term.  Mayor-elect Liccardo could choose the unpopular option of appointing someone to the post for the rest of the term, but…

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Nov 20, 2014

Getting to the Bottom of a Big Mess

Everyone’s talking about it.  The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters is a mess.  Now the Board of Supervisors has ordered an investigation into the “processes, procedures, and technologies used by the Registrar of Voters that may have impeded the timely delivery of a secure and accurate vote tally.”  County Executive Jeff Smith has until January to get back to…

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Nov 18, 2014

The Number of San Jose Cops Will Fall to Lowest in 30 Years

The San Jose Police Department projects it’s staffing level of officers will be its lowest since 1985, according to a report the department prepared for City Council.  At the rate offices are leaving, either through retirement, or because they can find a department elsewhere that will offer appropriate retirement and disability security, the force will dip below 1000 officers by…

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Nov 13, 2014

Another TKO for Measure B?

A new ruling is out requiring the City of San Jose to rescind Measure B.   An administrative law judge for the California Public Employment Relations Board, ruled  that the City violated the law when it failed to meet and confer in good faith with at least one city union (IFPTE Local 21) over placing Measure B on the June 2012…

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