Apr 8, 2015
Former San Jose City Councilmember Madison Nguyen has set her sights on a seat in the California State Assembly. She plans to challenge former councilmate Ash Kalra, who has a $130,000 head start in the race. Tweet
Apr 8, 2015
He entered the race later than any other candidate, and with just three months to raise money and campaign Tim Orozco came out ahead. The candidate for San Jose City Council in District 4 is in first place with a 4 point lead over media executive Manh Nguyen and attorney Lan Diep in second and third place respectively. Tweet
Apr 7, 2015
Voters in San Jose City Council District 4 are choosing their city councilmember today. Or at least they’re supposed to. Election officials expect a dismal turnout for this little-known election but that doesn’t make it any less important. The candidate that takes over for the rest of the term left open when Kansen Chu was elected to the State Assembly…
Apr 6, 2015
San Jose Referral to ban City travel to Indiana City of San Jose Actions in Opposition to State of Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Public entity: San Jose Rules Cmte Date/time/location item will be heard: April 8, 2015, 2 pm Tweet
Apr 3, 2015
“When any city or state in our union makes efforts to curtail the equal rights under the law that all people are entitled to, it is incumbent upon us to stand up and speak out.” And that’s what four members of the San Jose City Council, under the leadership of Councilmember Ash Kalra, are doing. Speaking out against Indiana’s cockamamie “Religious Freedom…
Apr 3, 2015
** It seems we missed the last minute entry of Robert Varich, Moreland School District Trustee, vying for appointment to the Area 3 spot. UPDATE: Two more names were added to the list of candidates vying for appointment to Trustee Area 3: Rosemary Kamei, (mentioned below as a possibility) and Ramona Snyder, whose LinkedIn profile lists her current occupation as a…
Apr 2, 2015
Thousands of law enforcement officers from throughout the State of California, and some from out of state, paid tribute to San Jose Police Officer Michael Johnson in a moving tribute at SAP center. An hour long procession from a Los Gatos funeral home, through Campbell and into downtown San Jose included dozens of police agency cars and motorcycles escorting…
Apr 1, 2015
Mountain View City Council is moving ahead with plans to raise the minimum wage there to $15 an hour. It could happen this coming fall. Tweet
Mar 30, 2015
Mountain View Minimum Wage Ordinance – Regional Update and Potential Work Plan Date/time/location item will be heard: March 31, 2015 Receive an update on minimum wage ordinance regional developments and provide direction to staff on whether or not to proceed on a proposed work plan to achieve Council’s adopted goal of reaching a minimum wage of $15.00 per hour…
Mar 27, 2015
Late-comer to the District 4 SJ City Council race Tim Orozco managed to raise more money than his opponents in the most recent filing period, giving him a comfortable pile of cash going into the primary election. Tweet