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Last night the City of Santa Clara, thanks to the leadership of Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Vice Mayor Dominic Caserta, voted to draft an affordable housing impact fee ordinance. This ordinance, which included the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee on Affordable Housing, will ensure that new residential and commercial developments either include affordable units, or pay an in-lieu fee. It will also encourage…

Tonight, the Santa Clara City Council will vote on whether to adopt a new policy on residential and nonresidential impact fees. The City’s impact fees are a critical component in creating an inclusionary housing program that is both financially viable and commensurate with the impact fees of cities across the region. Among the items to be considered in the inclusionary…

When former Council Member and candidate for County Supervisor Pierluigi Oliverio decided to ride in a privately owned vintage fire truck during this year’s Rose, White and Blue Parade, he put Joseph J. Albanese, a 3rd-generation, family-owned construction company and owner of the classic fire truck in an awkward position. The use of the fire truck appeared to be an…

Bob Brownstein is one of the most influential people in South Bay political circles, and here is one reason why: when Bob tells you something, you can bank on it.  Case in point is his report that he caught an enormous 40 inch lake trout on his recent fishing trip to Dalton Lake.  Anyone who might have suspected an exaggeration will…

City of Gilroy Considering a proposed Economic Incentive Payment Plan Policy for large economic development projects Staff are recommending that Council consider a proposed incentive payment plan policy for large economic development projects. Where: Gilroy City Council When: July 10, 2017, 6:00pm Link to agenda: http://www.cityofgilroy.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/2593?fileID=6365 Tweet

The South Bay Labor Council’s “Call For A Change” Campaign is rattling vulnerable Republican Congressman Jeff Denham. On his Facebook page, Denham posted the Labor Council’s announcement of the “Call For A Change” phone bank targeting his district, which has been a swing district for the last three election cycles.  In the same post, Denham asked his supporters help him…