Dec 8, 2015
There are many words that can be used to describe the Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Education (Board), but “unified” is actually not one of them. The now six member board has consistently split 3 – 3, making virtually no headway on issues important to the education of our children. The citizens of Morgan Hill hope that the…
Dec 7, 2015
Santa Clara County Initial data on gender/race pay equity & direction on pay equity in County contracting policies Commission on the Status of Women’s (CSW) Pay Equity Study: In advance of the forthcoming pay equity study that will be undertaken by the Office of Women’s Policy and the Commission on the Status of Women, County Counsel and Administration have conducted…
Dec 4, 2015
Today marks end of former-Mayor Chuck Reed’s pension reform fiasco. The City of San Jose has now agreed to a settlement of the dispute surrounding Reed’s Measure B with City workers. The agreement covers all but one of the nine non-public safety unions, which represent 3,000 City employees. The terms of the settlement are similar to deal made with the…
Dec 3, 2015
The Morgan Hill Unified School District finds itself in yet another controversy, this time as a result of the extraordinarily insulting and inappropriate emails sent by Trustee David Gerard from his official email address. Gerard denigrated several of his fellow board members and the District Superintendent, but saved his most venomous slurs for then-Trustee Amy Porter Jensen, commenting on her…
Dec 3, 2015
The Santa Clara Valley Water District 1 seat, vacated by Dennis Kennedy due to his battle with cancer, has drawn a significant number of interested applicants, 21 to be exact. Rich Constantine continues to be the most viable candidate, currently serving as a Morgan Hill Council Member. Another familiar name is Jeff Cristina, the Mayor of Campbell. If appointed, Cristina…
Dec 2, 2015
By a vote of 5 – 2 last night, the Sunnyvale City Council chose to join Mountain View in setting the new regional minimum wage standard for the Bay Area – a minimum of $15 per hour by 2018 for all workers. “I’m a free market guy, the government should only step in when the free market is failing… its…
Nov 30, 2015
City of San Jose Priority Setting Session Dec. 8; potential priorities include gender pay equity, downtown storefront activation, 1% development fee for art, more Council to approve new items for the Council Priority List to create an updated, rank-ordered list. The process for establishing Council Priorities at the Dec. 8th meeting are as follows: Nominated Ideas Voting – Council will…
Nov 25, 2015
Earlier this month, Dennis Kennedy, former Mayor of Morgan Hill and current Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) Board Member, resigned due to his battle with cancer. While no candidates have officially filed for the vacant District 1 seat, there are a handful of people who are rumored to be interested. The first is Morgan Hill Council Member Rich Constantine…
Nov 16, 2015
Santa Clara County Proposed changes to County policy regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers / notification requests The board will consider adopting a Policy Resolution as proposed by Board President Cortese relating to civil immigration detainer and notification requests. It will also consider directing Administration to develop a Memorandum of Understanding with DHS & ICE contingent upon adoption…
Nov 10, 2015
Sexism was on full display Monday night as the male members of the West Valley-Mission Community College (WVMCC) Board appointed another man, Steve Landau, instead of a more qualified woman, Randi Kinman. Kinman was the only applicant for the open seat on the Board who had experience in the Community College arena, having served for twenty years as a Community…