Aug 21, 2018
County of Santa Clara Approving Redevelopment Successor Agency’s sale of South Hall property to City of San Jose The South Hall Site is the most significant remaining Successor Agency property slated for disposition, This site is located on the block bounded by South Market Street, Balbach Street, Viola Avenue, and South Almaden Road. It is the current site of the…
Aug 14, 2018
County of Santa Clara Proposed feasibility study to provide childcare services at major County campuses for County employees No summary or attachments provided online. Where: Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors When: 8/14/2018, 9:30 AM, Board of Supervisors’ Chambers, County Government Center, 70 West Hedding Street, 1st floor, San Jose Link to item: No link for this item Link to…
Aug 10, 2018
In 2014, Palo Alto voters approved Measure D, which reduced the number of Council seats from nine to seven, and this November will be the first time residents elect candidates under the new system. The two seats being eliminated are currently held by Councilmembers Karen Holman and Gregory Scharff, both of whom are termed out of office at the end of the…
Aug 9, 2018
Gilroy City Council will have four seats up for reelection, and with no term limits in place, Mayor Pro Tempore Daniel Harney and Councilmembers Dion Bracco, Peter Leroe-Muñoz, and Marie Blankley – who was appointed to the position earlier this year – are all running to keep their seats. The only confirmed opponent is Tom Fischer, a well-known community leader and…
Aug 6, 2018
City of San Jose Khamis memo to extend standard hours for construction work Councilmember Khamis recommends that council direct the City Attorney to draft ordinance revisions to add standard hours of construction on Saturdays from 9am-6pm, present some options for revising the weekday hours of construction by raising the end time from 7pm to 9pm and implementing a standard “second…
Aug 3, 2018
The San Jose Unified School Board is going to see changes come the November election. Having made it to the runoff for Santa Clara County Supervisor District 4, Board President Susan Ellenberg will not run for reelection to the School Board. This vacancy has led to a faceoff between Helen Chapman and Peter Allen for Trustee Area 2. Chapman is…
Jul 30, 2018
City of San Jose Placing a $950M GO bond on Nov.6 ballot Council will review the results of a community survey and may place a general obligation bond measure on the Nov. 6 ballot that would levy16¢ per $1,000 of assessed value to raise $950M, averaging $51M annually. The revenue would be used to: Upgrade 911 communications/ police/ fire facilities…
Jul 26, 2018
Santa Clara’s newly imposed election map has created one predominately minority voter district, pitting candidates of color against one another in an effort to give them a better shot at a Council seat. The remaining five districts are majority white. Of the candidates who applied for an appointment to the Council seat recently vacated by Dominic Caserta, only two are…
Jul 24, 2018
Yesterday’s decision by the Superior Court to create a six district electoral map in Santa Clara was followed-up by an amended Order, released today, that addresses the “sequencing” of district elections. The newly created districts that will be up for election are Districts 2 and 3. As with other cities that use the district-based electoral system, candidates for Santa Clara…
Jul 23, 2018
Today, Superior Court Judge Thomas Kuhnle ruled that Santa Clara will be subdivided into six electoral districts for the November 2018 election. It is anticipated that the City will appeal the judge’s order, possibly putting the current at-large election system back in play this November. The changes set forth by the ruling require the Santa Clara County Register of Voters…