Nov 19, 2018
County of Santa Clara Consider Resolution to approve purchase of Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, CA On November 6, 2018, the Board approved the acquisition of Saint Louise Regional Hospital, currently owned by Verity Health System of California—a nonprofit public benefit corporation that has declared bankruptcy. Adhering to standard due diligence and public notification procedures for a purchase of…
Oct 30, 2018
City of San Jose Direction on North SJ Area Development Policy; staff proposes advancing development of up to 8,000 housing units & funding transportation improvements The North San Jose Area Development Policy was first adopted in 2005, and in 2016 the Council directed staff to analyze the possibility of amendments to the plan. These amendments focused on increased residential development,…
Oct 23, 2018
City of San Jose Direction on North SJ Area Development Policy; staff proposes advancing development of up to 8,000 housing units & funding transportation improvements The North San Jose Area Development Policy was first adopted in 2005, and in 2016 the Council directed staff to analyze the possibility of amendments to the plan. These amendments focused on increased residential development,…
Oct 17, 2018
Last week, The Left Hook reported on the attack mailers the Silicon Valley Organization (SVO), formerly the Chamber of Commerce, sent out against San Jose District 9 candidate Kalen Gallagher. On Monday during a press conference, Pam Foley, Gallagher’s opponent denounced the SVO attacks and stressed that she was in no way involved with the creation of the mailers. However,…
Oct 15, 2018
County of Santa Clara Community forum & direction regarding the County’s law enforcement agencies’ cooperation with ICE The report and community forum will provide information, regarding County law enforcement agencies’ provision of access or information to ICE during 2017. Under the TRUTH Act, providing “ICE access” includes responding to an ICE hold, notification, or transfer request “for the purposes of…
Oct 8, 2018
County of Santa Clara Approving bid to buy O’Connor and St. Louise Hospitals The Board will hold a special meeting to approve making an offer to purchase O’Connor and St. Louise Hospitals and DePaul Health Center, and related items. The current owner, Verity Heath Systems of California, has declared bankruptcy for its network of hospitals. Where: Santa Clara County Board…
Sep 18, 2018
County of Santa Clara Direction on the Affordable Housing Impact Fee and the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance for Stanford The Council will receive a report from the Office of the County Executive relating to an Affordable Housing Impact Fee Ordinance and Resolution and an Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance for the Stanford University Community Plan Area, and forward a favorable recommendation to the…
Sep 12, 2018
A new Institute for Policy Studies report exposes the huge gaps between CEO and worker pay at companies that rely on taxpayer dollars. This report, the first to analyze CEO-worker pay ratios at top federal contractors and subsidy recipients, shows that corporations raking in the most lucrative federal contracts and subsidies have gaps between CEO and worker pay that are vastly…
Sep 12, 2018
County of Santa Clara Deferred to 9/25: Certifying Final EIR for 55-acre Civic Center Master Plan This issue was on the August 28th agenda, but was held over until this meeting, nd has been deferred again to Sept. 25. The Board may certify the Final Project EIR for the Civic Center Master Plan. The Master Plan includes 55 acres of…
Aug 29, 2018
There are three seats up for election in the Evergreen School District, and interested candidates have already thrown their hats into the ring. Trustee Jim Zito – a conservative vote on the Board- and his ally Trustee Balaji Venkatraman are both campaigning to be reelected, while Board President Sylvia Alvarez has decided to step down when her term expires later…