Jan 17, 2014
Little more than a year ago the County Board of Education approved 20 Rocketship charters all at once, but Wednesday night the same Board showed it is no longer rubber stamp for charters. With staff opposed to two charters in Morgan Hill – including another Rocketship charter — and Board members raising serious questions, Rocketship withdrew its appeal of a…
Jan 15, 2014
The Left Hook was contacted by Dr. Sophia Yen, one of the contributors to Ro Khanna who asked for a refund. Here’s her account of his response. He responded that he refunded those who had asked earlier in the campaign. I said I waited b/c i was hoping he would re-consider or drop out or people would convince him…
Jan 13, 2014
A new entry into the race for Congressional District 17 is a big problem for Ro Khanna. Like Khanna, Vanila Singh is a young, Indo-American, professional running against Mike Honda. She’s an anesthesiologist and a professor at Stanford Medical School. Unlike Khanna, she has strong ties to the community where she lives, Fremont. And she is a Republican, so she…
Jan 13, 2014
If litigation were a blood sport, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed would be looking at his entrails on the ground because the court gutted the signature accomplishment of his two terms in office, his effort to “reform” the pension system, Measure B. Reed’s defeat comes as no surprise. Even he knew the law was against him, which is why he…