Aug 27, 2018
County of Santa Clara Supervisor Chavez referral to provide pre-development support to School Districts or Public Hospital District to explore affordable housing developments This referral would authorize the Office of Supportive Housing to enter into agreements of up to six months with Santa Clara County school districts and or a public hospital district to explore specific affordable housing developments on…
Aug 23, 2018
Cupertino has a growing number of folks interested in having their names on the ballot for City Council this November. Mayor Darcy Paul and Councilmember Savita Vaidhyanathan are running for reelection, while Councilmember Barry Chang is termed out at the end of the year. Paul, who in the past has been critical of development, particularly the massive Valco project, but…
Aug 22, 2018
The Silicon Valley Organization (SVO), formerly the Chamber of Commerce, and the SVO PAC – the political action committee that supports pro-business candidates- are at odds according to an article published by The Mercury News. The crux of their infighting is whether or not the PAC is its own organization, independent of the SVO. Months of feuding have resulted in…
Aug 14, 2018
County of Santa Clara Proposed feasibility study to provide childcare services at major County campuses for County employees No summary or attachments provided online. Where: Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors When: 8/14/2018, 9:30 AM, Board of Supervisors’ Chambers, County Government Center, 70 West Hedding Street, 1st floor, San Jose Link to item: No link for this item Link to…
Jul 30, 2018
City of San Jose Placing a $950M GO bond on Nov.6 ballot Council will review the results of a community survey and may place a general obligation bond measure on the Nov. 6 ballot that would levy16¢ per $1,000 of assessed value to raise $950M, averaging $51M annually. The revenue would be used to: Upgrade 911 communications/ police/ fire facilities…
Jul 23, 2018
City of Cupertino Report & input on developing a regulatory program for Short-Term Rentals The Planning Commission will provide comments for the development of a short-term rental regulation program. At the February 5, 2018 study session, Council requested that staff explore Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) collection from STRs and the development of a regulatory framework for STR compliance. Based on…
Jul 3, 2018
County of Santa Clara Approving resolution to call for ballot measure extending sales tax, with $50M annual revenue The Board may approve a resolution to place on the November ballot a measure to extend the current one-eighth of a cent sales tax on an ongoing basis, which would generate an estimated $50M in general fund revenue annually. The current sales…
Jun 21, 2018
Today, a civil grand jury released a report calling out the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District for years of poor leadership and fiscal misconduct, and advocated for the resignation of the three-trustee bloc which has controlled the District for years. The report states that the “three Trustees who frequently vote as a bloc have lost the community’s trust…The Grand…
May 30, 2018
The East and South Bay are thriving – attracting new residents while seeing our business community expand. The cities in our community are at the nexus of a major transportation hub for the region and West Coast. From highway systems to public transportation like AC Transit and BART to bicycle and pedestrian paths, we rely on infrastructure and transportation investment…
May 28, 2018
City of San Jose Ending negotiations with current residential waste haulers for new contracts (CWA, Garden City, Green Team and GreenWaste) The City provides residential recycling and garbage services through four contracted service providers: California Waste Solutions (CWS), Garden City Sanitation Inc. (GCS), Green Team of San Jose, and GreenWaste Recovery. Combined, this system is one of the largest privatized…