May 18, 2020
In this week’s “Policy Watch” segment, we bring you the upcoming top ten policy issues for the South Bay area. |City of San Jose| Adopting amendments to strengthen eviction moratorium; update from BOS delay in extending countywide eviction moratorium Issue summary: Staff provide a supplemental memo with an update on Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors’ decision to wait until its…
May 11, 2020
|City of San Jose| Establishing Coronavirus Relief Fund and approving food delivery contracts, incl. $23.9M for Revolution Foods Issue summary: Staff recommend council approve an ordinance to establish the Coronavirus Relief Fund, and to take the following appropriation and funding actions: Establish an estimate for revenue from the Federal Government in the amount of $178,295,248; Establish an appropriation for COVID-19 Emergency…
May 8, 2020
Denying states and localities substantial financial relief would be an act of sheer economic madness.
Feb 13, 2020
After six months of campaigning for support, top labor leaders announced on Wednesday they’ve secured enough signatures to qualify the Fair Elections Initiative for the November 2020 ballot, a measure they say will put a cap on money in politics and increase voter turnout by aligning mayoral elections with presidential years. With the help of community organizations and powerful groups like the…
Feb 12, 2020
There was a lot of stuff that happened at the Council meeting last night. But we have to lead off with a closed session item. This is big news. And it was only one spoken sentence at the Council meeting last night. City Attorney Brian Doyle said: “In closed session, the City Council unanimously authorized the termination of the stadium…
Feb 11, 2020
San Jose City Council candidate Jim Zito controlled nearly every aspect of his ex-wife’s life, from the temperature in their home to chores, finances and even how much toilet paper the family used, court documents reviewed by San José Spotlight show. Zito and his ex-wife, Zoe Bizzell, married in 1991, lived in the Evergreen suburbs as he worked in tech…
Feb 10, 2020
In April 2019, in a 6-5 vote, the San Jose City Council defeated a proposal to move the timing of the city’s mayoral elections from their current gubernatorial cycle to presidential years, which have historically generated higher levels of voter participation. Indeed, political science research demonstrates clear evidence that the simplest and most effective solution for increasing voter participation in mayoral elections…
Feb 7, 2020
Supporters of San Jose Councilmember Sylvia Arenas are crying foul after an image of the Latina lawmaker surfaced on a new opposition website that appears to have darkened her skin. The image, which cropped up this week on a website funded by the Silicon Valley Organization’s PAC, first appeared in a Mercury News article four years ago. The newspaper published the photo again two weeks ago…
Feb 4, 2020
Embattled Council Member Lan Diep’s campaign for re-election just got harder. A new digital ad from the South Bay Labor Council hits him for using his office for personal gain while voting for giveaways to developers. Diep, who is heavily supported by developers and landlords, faces two tough opponents, Berryessa School Board Member David Cohen and worker rights attorney Huy…
Jan 31, 2020
California State Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley) is joined by Sunnyvale Councilmember Mason Fong, Saratoga Councilmember Yan Zhao, and Foothill-De Anza College Board Trustee Gilbert Wong to support Anne Kepner for State Assemblymember representing the 25th Assembly District, and Josh Becker for State Senator representing the 13th Senate District on January 31st. Tweet