Author Archives : The Left Hook

May 15, 2018

Dominic Caserta Suspends Campaign after Mounting Sexual Harassment Allegations, Time for Pierluigi Oliverio to do the Same

After growing calls to resign from office and drop out of the Santa Clara County Supervisor’s race, Dominic Caserta has suspended his campaign and resigned from his position as a city councilman for the City off Santa Clara.  Calls for his resignation grew louder over the week as more former students came forward with sexual harassment allegations.  His campaign’s full statement…

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May 14, 2018

Why Does the Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce Exist?

Sometimes it is hard to understand why businesses join the Silicon Valley Organization (SVO), otherwise known as the Chamber of Commerce.  The SVO’s record in political campaigns certainly does not stand its members in good stead.  It has opposed, abandoned or offended a majority of the San Jose City Council and the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. The SVO’s…

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May 11, 2018

Supervisor Candidates Pierluigi Oliverio and Dominic Caserta On the Creep Sheet

The Santa Clara County District 4 Supervisor race now has two candidates on the Creep Sheet “an encyclopedia of public figures accused of sexual assault and harassment.”  Former San Jose City Council member Pierluigi Oliverio and Santa Clara City Council member Dominic Caserta both made  the national list after facing allegations of sexual harassment. A former employee accused Oliverio of…

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May 10, 2018

San Jose City Council Votes to Give Developers Large Financial Benefit

On Tuesday, the San Jose City Council voted unanimously to give developers a large financial benefit by effectively delaying the implementation of the city’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (IHO). Years ago, San Jose passed an Inclusionary Housing law to require market-rate housing developers to build a portion of their projects to be affordable to low-to-moderate income families. However, that ordinance was…

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May 4, 2018

Santa Clara County Democratic Party Condemns County Supervisor Candidate Pierluigi Oliverio for Sexual and Verbal Harassment Allegations

Last night, the Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee (SCCDCC) voted to adopt a resolution condemning the conduct and candidacy of Pierluigi Oliverio for Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 4. Oliverio, a former San Jose City Councilmember, was sued by a female subordinate for alleged sexual and verbal harassment in the workplace while he was serving as an elected…

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May 3, 2018

Hundreds Gathered for 2018 San Jose May Day March

On Tuesday, hundreds of labor, faith and community leaders, along with student activists gathered for International Workers’ Day. The theme of the 2018 Silicon Valley/San Jose May Day March and Rally was Sow. Grow. Know. The event began in Roosevelt Park with local musicians and ended at San Jose City Hall with a number of cultural events, including spoken word…

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Apr 30, 2018

Policy Watch: Week of 4/30

County of Santa Clara Consider impact fees for residential and non-residential development at Stanford University and in unincorporated areas of the County The Board will: (a) Receive report and Affordable Housing Nexus Studies; (b) Direct Administration and County Counsel to prepare an ordinance implementing affordable housing impact fees for Academic Space (non-residential) and Faculty and Staff Housing (residential) development at…

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Apr 27, 2018

Hirokawa’s Sheriff Fundraising Efforts Fall Flat

The race for Santa Clara County Sheriff shows a stark difference in the fundraising power of each of the candidates. Former Undersheriff John Hirokawa raised $10,000 this period and loaned himself $25,000. While Hirokawa’s records show that he currently has $105,000 in the bank, after subtracting his debt of $75,000, he is actually closer to $30,000 cash on hand. In…

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Apr 27, 2018

Newest Set of Fundraising Numbers Are In

The newest set of fundraising numbers are in and show some candidates holding strong, while other are falling behind. In the race for Santa Clara County Supervisor, most candidates have neared or hit the fundraising cap of $250,000. Santa Clara Council Member Dominic Caserta raised $52,000, Susan Ellenberg brought in $32,000, San Jose Council Member Don Rocha raised $27,000, Pierluigi Oliverio…

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