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Policy Watch: Week of 2/3


|| Santa Clara County || VTA: Approve Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with Lincoln Property Group for redevelopment of Cerone site, incl. hotel, office & adv. manufacturing Issue summary:  The committee will consider approving a staff recommendation allowing the General Manager to enter into exclusive negotiations with LPC West to redevelop a VTA-owned site at   VTA Cerone Maintenance Yard.  VTA received proposals…

Wage Theft Issue Gains Momentum


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…

San Jose Contractor Flouting Multi-Million Dollar Wage Theft Violation


The second largest waste and recycling company in the world is playing chicken with the City of San Jose, in a wage theft game that’s worth 14 million dollars to the City, and nearly five million to workers.  Republic Services was found to have been underpaying its sorters since 2011 to the tune of millions of dollars. When the City ordered Republic to pay…

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