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SJUSD Trustee Paymon Zarghami has recently become embroiled in a controversy regarding his treatment of a district parent who questioned his apparent lack of transparency and possible conflict of interest on the Perseverance Charter School petition vote. The Trustee’s conduct resulted in a complaint filed by the district parent. The parent alleged that on both May 4 during the Board meeting…

County of Santa Clara Developing Business License program for unincorporated areas of SCC; may be used to help enforce against wage theft Board will consider directing staff to develop a proposed business license program for the unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County. The county is working to adopt a business license program because it would offer numerous benefits to the…

City of San Jose Memo from Liccardo & letter from Sharks re: MOU with Adobe for Downtown HQ Expansion Mayor Liccardo memo recommends to accept the staff rec to authorize an MOU with Adobe. Letter from Sharks Sports & Entertainment expresses concern over the impact of the Adobe project on the Arena, and asks the City to do better in…

Santa Clara County Direction on applying County Living Wage Policy to CBOs – including definition of trainees and limited term waiver process for CBOs Staff are recommending that the Committee consider recommendations relating to proposed provisions for community-based nonprofit contractors, including: Receive report from the Office of the County Executive relating to a living wage policy for community-based nonprofit contractors.…

County of Santa Clara Developing Business License Program, including framework to enforce wage & hour laws  Direct Administration to develop a Business License Program for businesses in unincorporated Santa Clara County. The Program is intended to be a business registration and enforcement tool, not a business tax. In addition to enabling the County to accurately track data on business activity…