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Feb 14, 2018

South Bay Labor Council Announces Endorsements for County Supervisor and San Jose Council Races

Yesterday the South Bay Labor Council announced its candidate endorsements for the Santa Clara County Supervisor District 4 race and the San Jose City Council races.  In the supervisorial race, the Labor Council endorsed both San Jose Council Member Don Rocha and Santa Clara Council Member Dominic Caserta.  In the San Jose Council races, the Labor Council endorsed: Council Member…

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Feb 14, 2018

Kathleen King Wins Appointment to County Board of Education

In December of 2017, Santa Clara County Board of Education Member Michael Chang stepped down from his post on the Board.  His sudden resignation left the Board in a challenging position, often tying on critical issues it faced and being divided between members who rubber stamp charter school petitions and those who take a more balanced approach. Yesterday, the Board…

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Feb 12, 2018

Policy Watch: Week of 2/12

City of San Jose Memos from Liccardo / Carrasco / Arenas / Jimenez / Peralez & Rules Committee recommend an opposing City-sponsored ballot measure to the Evergreen Senior Homes Initiative UPDATES: Liccardo, Carrasco, Arenas, Jimenez and Peralez recommend: Approve recommendation (a) and (c) as outlined in the staff report dated February 2, 2018 related to the petition initiative amending the…

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Feb 9, 2018

Healthcare System in Santa Clara County Under Attack

Santa Clara County officials are alarmed.  Trump Administration actions could cost the County $200-$400 million per year, decimating the County’s social safety net.   Among the gravest threats are: Increased cost of healthcare to those no longer insured by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and once more uninsured. This alone would impact the County healthcare system by approximately $150 million per…

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Feb 6, 2018

Early Campaign Fundraising Numbers Show Some Incumbents Running, Some Walking

The December fundraising numbers for incumbent City Council members and their challengers demonstrate a range of enthusiasm levels for the filthy lucre from high to no.  In Council District 1 Charles “Chappie” Jones raised $16,000 and loaned himself $10,000.  District 3 incumbent Raul Peralez raised an impressive $52,000.  District 5 Councilmember Magdalena Carrasco raised $42,000, but her challengers, Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm…

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Feb 1, 2018

Pierluigi Oliverio Called Out for Sexual Harassment

Ouch.  That’s the automatic reaction to this hard-hitting video about the sexual harassment case against Pierluigi Oliverio, who is now running for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors: Pierluigi has already raised the maximum amount of funds for his campaign, but one has to wonder whether some of his contributors will want their money back. Tweet

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Jan 31, 2018

Early Campaign Fundraising Numbers: San Jose City Council District 9

Fundraising reports for the month of December are due today for San Jose City Council candidates. Fundraising started in December so these are the first reports, and they give a read on who’s running strong and who isn’t. Kalen Gallagher leads the race with $45,000 raised, much of it from techies. He also loaned himself $12,000. Shay Franco-Clausen is next…

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Jan 31, 2018

Early Campaign Fundraising: San Jose City Council District 7

San Jose City Council candidates were allowed to start fundraising in December, and today they reported how much they raised in that month. Leading the way for all City Council candidates in San Jose is Tam Nguyen with $80,000 raised from contributions and another $5,000 he loaned to himself for a total of $85,000. Coming in second is Maya Esparza…

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Jan 23, 2018

Alejo Drops Out of State Senate Race

Yesterday, Monterey County Supervisor and former State Assemblymember Luis Alejo announced, via social media, that he will not be running for the District 12 State Senate seat Anthony Cannella is vacating. Alejo cited his new duties as Chair of the Board of Supervisors as the reason for his decision. However, there is some speculation that it was difficult for him…

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Jan 22, 2018

The Left Hook’s Top 10 San Jose Women’s March Signs

The signs at Saturday’s Women’s March in San Jose did not disappoint.  They were witty, clever, poignant, and downright hilarious. Thank you to all who joined the march and brought us these, and many more, catchy and meaningful words of wisdom: 80% Pay = 100% Wrong No one says “grab em by the weenie” We are not ovary acting I…

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