Dec 21, 2015
When the Santa Clara County Water District Board appointed former Morgan Hill Mayor John Varela to fill the Board seat vacated by Dennis Kennedy, who is battling cancer, they probably were not looking ahead to the 2016 election, but one potential candidate was. Apparently, San Jose Vice Mayor Rose Herrera, who will be termed out at the end of 2016,…
May 5, 2015
It’s a story not too many other media outlets seem to be paying attention to, (except us and NBC Bay Area )yet it’s critical to thousands of Silicon Valley workers. The San Jose City Council voted to move forward with a proposal to strengthen wage theft laws in San Jose. The tally that put the close vote over the line…
Jan 5, 2015
Among the duties the new San Jose Mayor will take on this month is choosing a Vice Mayor. That’s a role for someone whom the Mayor can count on to automatically second motions he supports or make motions for him. Because, some say, she’s not particularly bright and her word cannot be trusted, Liccardo is going to want to…