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 31, 2015
As a progressive Democratic woman my endorsement of Tim Orozco for San Jose District 4 City Council was a no-brainer. Tim has pledged to continue the fight for a living wage, pay equity and pension protection for the city’s workforce. Since many of the lower-paid workers within city government are women, decent pay and benefits are imperative to strengthen the…
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
Mar 27, 2015
Microsoft announced that it will require many of its 2,000 contractors and vendors to provide their employees who perform work for Microsoft with 15 paid days off for sick days and vacation time. This comes after months of public pressure by Silicon Valley Rising, a coalition of faith, community and labor groups, who have been working to improve the conditions of…
Mar 27, 2015
It didn’t take long after Officer Michael Johnson was fatally gunned down for the platitudes to begin. The shooting reminds us, Scott Herhold intoned, the “the job is fundamentally different than other dangerous lines of work.” Reminds us, the columnist wrote. Implying something all of us always knew. An editorial quickly followed. It righteously observed, “For all of our political…
Mar 26, 2015
It is with the deepest of sympathy that I write this message today. Last night, our city lost a hero. San José Police Officer Michael Johnson was shot and killed while serving and protecting us all. My thoughts, love, and prayers go out to his family, friends and fellow officers, and to all those who have lost their lives to…