Feb 21, 2019
Senator Jim Beall is termed out in 2020 and his soon-to-be vacant seat is attracting a number of political heavy weights. First on the list is Dave Cortese. Cortese, who is termed out of his Supervisorial seat in 2020, is no stranger to the political scene. He is a former San Jose Council Member, served for eight years as a…
Feb 20, 2019
There are two candidates vying for the open 17th Senate District seat. The position is currently held by Bill Monning who is terming out in 2020. The front runner, John Laird, is a former Santa Cruz City Council Member, a former State Assembly Member and most recently served as the State Secretary for Natural Resources under Governor Jerry Brown. His opponent,…
Feb 19, 2019
County of Santa Clara Updates on negotiations for a development agreement between with Stanford University related to its General Use Permit The October 16, 2018 (Item No. 9) Board meeting, the Board of Supervisors considered a report arising from a Board referral at the September 25, 2018 (Item No. 15) meeting requesting information about proceeding with a process to negotiate…
Feb 14, 2019
The City of San Jose has been quick to send out evacuation orders this storm, something it failed to do the last time the city was hit by a strong rainstorm. A couple of years ago, the City took a lax approach to evacuating its citizens, resulting in the loss of millions of dollars of personal property. This time, it…
Feb 12, 2019
Today, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to double the funding of the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement – increasing the capacity of the current wage theft prevention program and protecting thousands of workers and women from wage theft, human trafficking, and sexual abuse. This vote, which provides $500,000 of funding to the Office of Labor Standards…
Feb 7, 2019
Over 100 Santa Clara University faculty, students and community allies rallied outside of SCU’s fundraising gala on Saturday, Jan. 19 in support of a fair vote on unionization for non-tenure track faculty. The gala featured musician James Taylor, who performed to a sold-out crowd of the university’s most elite donors. While community members marched with signs calling for a vote…
Feb 4, 2019
City of San Jose NEW MEMO + LETTER – Update on design concepts for Diridon Station redevelopment MEMO FROM MAYOR, JIMENEZ, PERALEZ, DAVIS & ESPARZA – As leaders whose constituents live in districts through which the train will likely pass, these elected identify four key issues that they ask Partner Agencies to thoroughly address: 1. Having grade separations (i.e. rails…
Jan 29, 2019
Tomorrow, the San Jose Rules Committee will vote on whether to update the City’s Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance. The ordinance, which was originally enacted in 2016, excluded one of the industries most impacted by wage theft: construction. One in six California construction workers is a victim of wage theft. Since 2011, approximately 7,000 Bay Area construction workers at over 500…
Jan 28, 2019
County of Santa Clara Adding $500,000 to new OLSE budget for community-based outreach & giving direction on workplan On December 4, 2018 (Item No. 22 and Item No. 31), the Board approved the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) wor kplan with an allocation of $500,000 for the Labor Standards Outreach and Education Initiative. The Board directed Administration to report…
Jan 24, 2019
While Google publicly supported employees who protested company policies, it quietly asked the government to narrow the right to organize over work email By Josh Eidelson, Hassan Kanu, and Mark Bergen January 24, 2019, 2:00 AM PST Google, whose employees have captured international attention in recent months through high-profile protests of workplace policies, has been quietly urging the U.S. government to narrow legal protection for…