Oct 23, 2018
City of San Jose Direction on North SJ Area Development Policy; staff proposes advancing development of up to 8,000 housing units & funding transportation improvements The North San Jose Area Development Policy was first adopted in 2005, and in 2016 the Council directed staff to analyze the possibility of amendments to the plan. These amendments focused on increased residential development,…
Oct 19, 2018
Last week, the Silicon Valley Organization (SVO), formerly the Chamber of Commerce, came under fire when its PAC sent out a mailer with an image that had been manipulated to appear as though San Jose Council candidate Kalen Gallagher was flipping off the camera, instead of pointing to the “I voted” sticker that they had removed from the altered photo.…
Oct 17, 2018
Last week, The Left Hook reported on the attack mailers the Silicon Valley Organization (SVO), formerly the Chamber of Commerce, sent out against San Jose District 9 candidate Kalen Gallagher. On Monday during a press conference, Pam Foley, Gallagher’s opponent denounced the SVO attacks and stressed that she was in no way involved with the creation of the mailers. However,…
Oct 15, 2018
County of Santa Clara Community forum & direction regarding the County’s law enforcement agencies’ cooperation with ICE The report and community forum will provide information, regarding County law enforcement agencies’ provision of access or information to ICE during 2017. Under the TRUTH Act, providing “ICE access” includes responding to an ICE hold, notification, or transfer request “for the purposes of…
Oct 10, 2018
A mailer paid for by the Silicon Valley Organization’s PAC attacking San Jose City Council candidate Kalen Gallagher is getting attention, and not because of the accusations it made against the candidate. The SVO photo shopped an image of Gallagher taken from his Instagram account. The original photo is a selfie of Gallagher pointing to his “I voted” sticker. The…
Oct 10, 2018
A new report released this week shows that despite strong growth, the tech economy has meant declining wages, increasing inequality, and a shift towards low-wage jobs. The study, Innovating Inequality, found that since 2001, Silicon Valley has led the nation in economic growth per person, yet nearly nine in ten jobs here pay lower wages today than they did 20…
Oct 8, 2018
County of Santa Clara Approving bid to buy O’Connor and St. Louise Hospitals The Board will hold a special meeting to approve making an offer to purchase O’Connor and St. Louise Hospitals and DePaul Health Center, and related items. The current owner, Verity Heath Systems of California, has declared bankruptcy for its network of hospitals. Where: Santa Clara County Board…
Oct 4, 2018
The Deputy Sheriffs’ Association (DSA) just closed their “primarily formed” campaign committee that exists solely for the purpose of electing John Hirokawa sheriff and opened a “general purpose” committee called “Ready for Reform.” What could be the advantage of doing that? One possibility is that the DSA plans to make independent expenditures for several candidates, but up to now they…
Oct 3, 2018
City of San Jose Vice Mayor Carrasco, and Councilmembers Jones, Jimenez and Rocha memo for a charter amendment to move Mayor elections to presidential election years Memo from Councilmembers Carrasco, Jones, Jimenez, and Rocha asks the Rules Committee to agendize for the Oct. 16th City Council a resolution to change Mayoral elections to presidential election years, in order to increase…
Sep 27, 2018
As Bob Nunez, long-time Chair of the Santa Clara County Republican Party transitions out of his role, new leaders are emerging within the party. Shane Patrick Connolly, Chief of Staff for Councilmember Johnny Khamis, will take over Nunez’s role as Party Chair. Nunez is respected as an honest, forthright, sensible leader. His ability to cross political lines has been apparent…