Oct 19, 2014
Expect to see the race for Mayor of San Jose to get a little nastier, now that council member and mayoral candidate Sam Liccardo is running so far behind in the polls. A new poll commissioned by the San Jose Mercury News shows Dave Cortese with a commanding 8 point lead in the race for San Jose Mayor. Even with…
Oct 19, 2014
With a little more than two weeks until the election, latest fundraising numbers released by the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) show that the campaign of Congressman Mike Honda’s challenger, Ro Khanna, doesn’t have enough funds to meet its payroll and rent for the remainder of the campaign. Tweet
Oct 17, 2014
Sunnyvale is the latest municipality to boost the earning potential of its lowest paid workers. The City Council passed a $10.30 an hour minimum wage last night. The ordinance had been in the works for several months, and the final vote came closely on the heels of Mountain View which raised its minimum to the same level last week. Both…
Oct 13, 2014
Remember this one, from Sarah Palin? “Polls? Nah… They’re for strippers and cross country skiers.” But for more serious politicians polls can be a very effective tool in winning campaigns. It seems, however, there is a major discrepancy in recent polls measuring the candidates in the 17th Congressional District race. Tweet
Santa Clara County Supervisors are being challenged to see what it’s like to try and make ends meet on a low wage job in Silicon Valley. County Supervisor Dave Cortese, who’s supporting a new, comprehensive living wage county law, took the challenge and said he understands more fully the difficulty low wage workers have surviving in one of the most…
Oct 9, 2014
The former SJ Redevelopment Agency chief who was moved to scold City Council Candidate Don Gagliardi for his bad behavior, is shaking his head over why anyone would want to put Gagliardi in a position of trust on the San Jose City Council. Reached by phone at his Stockton Metropolitan Aiport office, Harry Mavrogenes, who led the San JoseRedevelopment agency…
Oct 9, 2014
The race for Mountain View City Council has a crowded field with 9 candidates vying for 3 seats. So doing something to make yourself stand out from the crowd is a plus. In this case, it’s family law attorney Mercedes Salem who’s far out raised her competitors with $32,829 in campaign funds. Tweet
Oct 9, 2014
Anthony Phan could be the youngest candidate on the ballot this campaign season. (He’ll turn 21 after the election) And he’s using his youth to his advantage. Adopting a unique approach to his campaign, Phan is enlisting the help of high school students, some of whom aren’t even old enough yet to cast a ballot, to give voters their perspective…
Oct 8, 2014
Informed sources are telling The Left Hook that San Jose D3 city council candidate Don Gagliardi was sent this letter calling Don out for his hostile, disrespectful and inappropriate behavior toward city staff. The letter was signed by Executive Director Harry Mavrogenes who was in charge of San Jose’s Redevelopment Agency at the time. Tweet