Jul 5, 2016
City of Cupertino Placing initiative to approve Vallco Town Center Specific Plan on the November ballot Council will be receiving a report related to the proposed impacts of an initiative that would approve and adopt the Vallco Town Center Specific Plan as a mixed use development area – to include at least 389 residential units, as well as retail, office,…
Jun 14, 2016
County of Santa Clara Annual budget hearings; approval of $6.1B budget for FY 2016-17 The County Executive’s Fiscal Year 2017 Recommended Budget represents a $6.1 billion spending plan (all funds) for the County of Santa Clara for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016. Since the analysis of major revenues was performed in March 2016 for the FY 2016-17 Recommended…
May 30, 2016
City of San Jose Review of the Fire Department Strategic Plan (Vision 2030) Recommendation from the Fire Chief that Council adopt the San Jose Fire Department Strategic Plan, which includes a roadmap to provide ongoing quality services to the community and establish the San Jose Fire Department as a national leader in all-risk emergency response and fire prevention services.…
May 27, 2016
Any grassroots, community or neighborhood activist who has struggled to get the City of San Jose to expand public services has likely encountered a perennial refrain – We’d love to help but the money just isn’t there. A year ago, my think tank, Working Partnerships USA, and SPUR, a Bay Area urbanist organization decided to take a cold look at…
May 26, 2016
In an article published on EBCitizen.com, Bill Ferguson, a former Ro Khanna staffer, says Khanna refused to pay him $6,000 for work done during an unsuccessful 2004 Congressional race and is now lying about the money owed. Khanna claims that Ferguson has been paid. However, emails sent between the two men, starting as far back as July of 2004, show…
May 24, 2016
Special to The Mercury News By adopting only minimal improvements to San Jose’s rent control law, the City Council has allowed our affordable housing crisis to grow worse each year. Wildly escalating rents are the most damaging effect of the region’s housing problems. High rents displace seniors and low wage workers; they force multiple families to crowd into a single…
May 23, 2016
County of Santa Clara Special election to be held August 16 to fill vacant Sunnyvale City Council seat The City of Sunnyvale submitted a resolution on April 27, 2016, requesting that the Registrar of Voters (ROV) provide services for a special election to be held on August 16, 2016 to fill the Council seat vacated Where: Santa Clara County Board…
May 18, 2016
Today, the San Jose City Clerk announced that the Opportunity to Work Initiative has the signatures needed to be placed on the November 2016 ballot. The Council, which will hear the item at their May 24th meeting, has the option of placing the measure on the November 2016 ballot, adopting the ordinance or requesting an impact report. Silicon Valley Rising,…
May 18, 2016
Below is the statement released by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in response to the new overtime rules: “New overtime protections mark a major victory for working people that will improve the lives of millions of families across America. The new rule more than doubles the salary threshold, ensuring workers who make less than $47,500 are eligible for overtime. We applaud…
May 9, 2016
County of Santa Clara Approving Master Development Agreement with Lowe for master plan & entitlements/CEQA review for redevelopment of 55-acre Civic Center site This is the next step in the redevelopment of the 55-acre County-owned Civic Center site in north San Jose. Pursuant to the terms of the Predevelopment Facilities Agreement with Lowe Enterprises, approved by the Board on February…