Author Archives : The Left Hook

City of San Jose San Jose is considering recommendations related to the agreement with Taxi San José for the On-Demand Ground Transportation Program It is recommended that Council accept the report regarding citywide taxicab regulations and operations of taxicabs and Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) at the Airport, as recommended by the Transportation and Environment Committee on Oct. 5, 2015. Where:   …

The process for filling the vacant seat on the West Valley-Mission Community College District is underway.  Nick Heimlich resigned his seat, creating the vacancy on the board that oversees the maintenance and operation of West Valley College in Saratoga and Mission College in Santa Clara. Here are the candidates, as of today, who are looking to fill the position. Randi…

County of Santa Clara Overview of the Charter Revocation Process. After the discussion on October 7, 2015 regarding the failure of Spark Charter School to ensure all staff have the clearance and credentials required by state law and the city’s charter, and the closure of the school until these violations were corrected, the Board requested an information item on the…

City of San Jose San Jose Neighborhoods Commission will discuss Crime-Free Multi-Housing proposal by Council Members Khamis and T. Nguyen; would evict residents for any violation. On October 7, 2015, the Rules Committee referred the proposed Crime-Free Multi-Housing memo to the Council’s Neighborhood Services and Education Committee for future action, and to the Neighborhoods Commission to discuss the possibility of…

Santa Clara County Santa Clara County Board of Education: Update on fingerprinting, TB clearance and credentials for Spark Charter School Staff will provide an update on the status of Spark Charter School regarding procedures for conducting employee fingerprint and TB clearance. Where: Santa Clara County Board of Education When: Oct. 7, 2015, 5 pm Link to item: http://sccoe.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=1&event_id=57&meta_id=5668 Link to…

Parents and the media seemed surprised when Spark Charter School in Sunnyvale was forced to close down after one of its students was molested by a staff person.  The school had failed to keep the required background checks or TB tests for the majority of its employees.  But some saw this coming. The Sunnyvale Unified School District Board, denied the…

City of San Jose  Council Members Khamis, T. Nguyen call for Crime Free Multi-Housing program to be implemented in San Jose; would evict residents for any violation Council Members Khamis and T. Nguyen recommend the City Manager report out, at the October 6th City Council meeting, on progress toward the implementation of an opt-in Crime Free Multi-Housing Program to be…