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Free Postage for Mail-in Ballots


In a move designed to address the problem of abysmally low voter turnout, yesterday the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted to pay postage for vote-by-mail ballots.  The change will go into effect in the November 2015 elections, at a cost of $31,000.  For the two elections scheduled in 2016 the estimated cost to the County is $198,000, about…

From an Educator’s Perspective, How a Living Wage Helps Students


I attended private Catholic schools in Ohio for 18 years.  I have taught in public schools in California for 20 years.  Each year I take students from Live Oak High School to a three-day program, Camp Everytown, during which we participate in a privilege exercise.  In this exercise, you move up if you have received some sort of privilege (such…

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