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Santa Clara County Expanding CalWORKs subsidized employment  In 2013, Santa Clara County implemented an Expanded Subsidized Employment Program with the goal of increasing job opportunities for CalWORKS Employment Services participants.  The program offers local employers financial compensation for providing participants with a combination of employment, training, skill development and employment. The proposed recommendation would expand the program at no cost…

At The Left Hook we feel it’s our responsibility to make sure you, the reading and voting public, are properly informed about issues so we want to set the record straight on a recent post on San Jose Inside.  Jennifer Wadsworth reported the San Jose Ethics Commission “ordered” mayoral Candidate Dave Cortese to return close to $10,000 in campaign contributions…

SAN JOSE  Reed, Liccardo, Khamis plan to delay Measure B  As outlined in the memo from Reed/Liccardo/Khamis & recommended by Rules on Sept. 10, direct the City Manager to begin negotiations with the Police Officers Association and other applicable bargaining units to: (a)    Enter into a stipulation to defer the implementation of the portion of Measure B that calls for…

Santa Clara County Living Wage Forum results The Human Relations Commission will take action on a recommendation to present the final report on the “Price We Pay to Live in Santa Clara County” Public Forum to the Santa Clara County administration and the Finance and Government Operations Committee.  Hundreds of people turned out to testify on the state of income inequality…

San Jose When San Jose City Councilmembers meet next week (today’s council meeting was cancelled because of yesterday’s holiday) there may be another chance to revive the effort to crack down on Wage Theft in San Jose.  The need for an ordinance to keep unscrupulous employers from cheating their workers has the support of a few of our more fair…

Now that Vice Mayor Madison Nguyen is soon to be out of a job in San Jose City government, she’s looking around for her next gig.  After coming in  third in the race for San Jose Mayor, rumor has it that she’s eyeing the District 3 Board of Supervisors seat, which is currently held by Dave Cortese.  Never mind that…