Sep 12, 2016
City of San Jose Approving 1 million square feet for Santana West development The proposed Santana West development includes 1 million square feet of office and commercial/retail, including mini-storage, outdoor theater, and television/radio station uses; conceptual drawings show ground floor retail including a grocery store. The 12.99-acre site currently houses the historic Century 21 Theater domes, Flames Restaurant, and a…
Sep 7, 2016
County of Santa Clara Consider recommendations & direction on pay equity and wage theft Possible action: Receive report from Office of the County Executive and Office of the County Counsel relating to the State’s audit on county pay practices and proposed policy changes related to pay equity for County employees and contractors. Provide direction relating to proposed amendments to Board…
Aug 29, 2016
County of Santa Clara Receive report from the Office of the County Executive and Facilities and Fleet Department relating to submissions received in response to the Fairgrounds Request For Qualifications Process. On June 21, 2016, the Board approved the release of a Request for Qualifications, provided 60 days for interested parties to respond with their concepts and qualifications, and delegated…
Aug 22, 2016
City of San Jose Holding further work on North San Jose Area Development Policy pending VTA Tax Measure and City Place lawsuit Staff recommends holding further work on the North San Jose Area Development Policy pending the result of the VTA’s November ballot measure for sales tax funding of regional transportation improvements and the outcome of the City of Santa…
Aug 15, 2016
County of Santa Clara Cortese referral to adopt support position for Opportunity to Work Cortese memo: The City of San Jose’s Opportunity to Work Initiative, slated for the November ballot, will help to support residents by ensuring that businesses are hiring employees in a manner that better supports self-sufficiency. Currently, some businesses will hire new part-time employees rather than increasing hours…
Aug 1, 2016
City of San Jose Approving Ad-Hoc Council Committee on Development Services to facilitate private sector development; Mayor Liccardo to chair As recommended by the Rules and Open Government Committee on July 27, 2016, approve the creation of an Ad-Hoc Committee on Development Services and setting the following dates for the meetings to be held in the City Manager’s Conference Room.…
Jul 26, 2016
As of 5 pm yesterday, all candidates who had filed to run for Santa Clara City Council had officially selected the specific seat for which they would be vying. Below is the breakdown of the current candidates and the Santa Clara City Council seats they are running for: Seat 3 *Debi Davis John McLemore Tweet
Jul 14, 2016
The official recount is over and Lan Diep has been named the winner of the San Jose City Council District 4 race, again. But the news of a confirmed defeat has not stopped Nguyen and a voter from requesting yet another recount, this one at their own expense. The recount will cost approximately $20,000 and take one month. The general…
Jul 12, 2016
Now that the Opportunity to Work Initiative has been placed on the November Ballot, I’d like to make a prediction. San Jose’s elected leaders are going to hear from outraged business owners who will argue the proposal will do them grievous harm. The source of their information will be the Chamber of Commerce, and the information will be a disgraceful…
Jul 11, 2016
City of Sunnyvale Placing Users Utility Tax measure on November 2016 ballot City Council sponsored a Study Issue to evaluate the potential of a Utility Users Tax (UUT) ballot measure for the November 2016 election. On December 1, 2015, a Council Study Session was held to discuss the City’s current UUT regulations and ways to prevent UUT revenues from declining due the…