San Jose Inside has entered the ranks of the mega-whopper with their endorsement of Sam Liccardo. The designation comes not from their decision to back Sam; one expects sycophants to endorse the man they adulate. Rather, it results from their consistent use of grotesque forms of distortion as they make their case. Let’s review a few specific examples: Tweet
Oct 17, 2014
Sunnyvale is the latest municipality to boost the earning potential of its lowest paid workers. The City Council passed a $10.30 an hour minimum wage last night. The ordinance had been in the works for several months, and the final vote came closely on the heels of Mountain View which raised its minimum to the same level last week. Both…
In the Valley of Plenty, one in three residents do not earn enough to get by. As the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors contemplates creating an ordinance requiring its contractors to pay employees a living wage, a new economic report was released Tuesday, Oct. 14, illustrating the profound and widening economic gap in Silicon Valley. Tweet
Santa Clara County Supervisors are being challenged to see what it’s like to try and make ends meet on a low wage job in Silicon Valley. County Supervisor Dave Cortese, who’s supporting a new, comprehensive living wage county law, took the challenge and said he understands more fully the difficulty low wage workers have surviving in one of the most…
Oct 10, 2014
It’s a big win for working families, and Mountain View deserves a pat on the back. The city that’s home to Google and a host of other high tech giants, is joining the ranks of cities moving to help lower wage workers earn a basic, fair wage. Going into effect next summer, Mountain View will join San Jose at a…
Oct 9, 2014
The former SJ Redevelopment Agency chief who was moved to scold City Council Candidate Don Gagliardi for his bad behavior, is shaking his head over why anyone would want to put Gagliardi in a position of trust on the San Jose City Council. Reached by phone at his Stockton Metropolitan Aiport office, Harry Mavrogenes, who led the San JoseRedevelopment agency…
Oct 9, 2014
The race for Mountain View City Council has a crowded field with 9 candidates vying for 3 seats. So doing something to make yourself stand out from the crowd is a plus. In this case, it’s family law attorney Mercedes Salem who’s far out raised her competitors with $32,829 in campaign funds. Tweet
Oct 9, 2014
Anthony Phan could be the youngest candidate on the ballot this campaign season. (He’ll turn 21 after the election) And he’s using his youth to his advantage. Adopting a unique approach to his campaign, Phan is enlisting the help of high school students, some of whom aren’t even old enough yet to cast a ballot, to give voters their perspective…
Oct 8, 2014
Informed sources are telling The Left Hook that San Jose D3 city council candidate Don Gagliardi was sent this letter calling Don out for his hostile, disrespectful and inappropriate behavior toward city staff. The letter was signed by Executive Director Harry Mavrogenes who was in charge of San Jose’s Redevelopment Agency at the time. Tweet