Mar 15, 2016
County of Santa Clara Forwarding letter of concern over San Jose Crime-Free Housing proposal The City of San Jose is considering adopting a new law enforcement program that focuses on reducing crime and calls for service at multi-housing complexes. San Jose staff will present a draft report on Crime-Free Housing to the Housing and Community Development Commission on March 10,…
Feb 29, 2016
In an unexpected move, it appears that San Jose District 6 Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio has declared for California’s Congressional District 17 Seat. According to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voter’s Website, Mr. Oliverio has paid the $1,740.00 candidate ballot filing fee and was issued his candidate statement last Friday. He joins an extremely competitive race with longtime incumbent Mike…
Feb 24, 2016
Santa Clara County Approving financing plan & design-build construction for $281M new jail On August 11, 2015, the Board of Supervisors considered the Administration’s proposal to construct a new jail facility, including housing, programming, treatment, and the financing necessary to complete this complex project. On December 17, 2015, the County received a letter from the BSCC notifying us that the…
Feb 16, 2016
Santa Clara County Report on existing pay equity laws and recs on amending County contracting policy This is the second in a series of report-backs provided by the County Counsel and the Office of the County Executive in response to the Board of Supervisors’ September 15, 2015 directives for more information. One of those directives was to assess current County…
Feb 13, 2016
Today, Justice Antonin Scalia, the most vocal conservative on a conservative Supreme Court, died at the age of 79. There are many implications for Supreme Court cases that have already been heard and cases that are upcoming. It is expected it will take quite some time for President Obama and United States Senate to decide on the next justice. We…
Feb 2, 2016
County of Santa Clara Reinstating Turner to complete Valley Medical Center retrofit; subsequent cost increase means add’l funding needed for other Measure A projects Measure A authorized the County to borrow $840 million to fund the earthquake retrofitting of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and other hospital maintenance and refurbishing projects knows as the Seismic Safety Program. The pinnacle project…
Jan 25, 2016
Today, Silicon Valley Rising (SVR) filed the Opportunity to Work Initiative which would require employers to offer qualified part- time employees the opportunity to work additional hours before hiring new part-time or temporary employees. It is the first initiative of its kind in the country. Although San Francisco and SeaTac have adopted similar ordinances, no previous initiative has aimed to provide…
Jan 4, 2016
City of San Jose Agreement with San José Sports Authority The San Jose Sports Authority (SJSA) is a nonprofit corporation formed in 1991 to promote San Jose as a location for high profile, marquee state, national and international sporting events and to develop and support existing sporting events and organizations in San Jose and the Bay Area. The proposed agreement…
Dec 24, 2015
New U.S. Census Bureau data show the Bay Area is booming, but rising housing costs and poverty rates are making the recovery a spectator sport for many people trying to pay their bills while eliminating their personal debt. Incomes have increased, but rents have jumped way more, and owner-occupied housing has dropped in the region. For most people, it’s hard…
Dec 21, 2015
When the Santa Clara County Water District Board appointed former Morgan Hill Mayor John Varela to fill the Board seat vacated by Dennis Kennedy, who is battling cancer, they probably were not looking ahead to the 2016 election, but one potential candidate was. Apparently, San Jose Vice Mayor Rose Herrera, who will be termed out at the end of 2016,…