Sep 15, 2016
Cafeteria workers at Intel’s Santa Clara campus voted overwhelmingly to unionize and be represented by UNITE HERE Local 19. Following key wins by janitors, security officers and shuttle bus drivers, this victory for food service workers — the fastest growing subcontracted industry that serves the tech sector — breaks new ground for Silicon Valley Rising, an unprecedented campaign across these…
Sep 15, 2016
You’ve got to give it to San Jose City Council candidate Dev Davis for her chutzpah. She held a press conference to denounce fellow Republican Donald Trump for his Neanderthal views towards women, while Ms. Davis by contrast “vows to defend women.” Ironically, her answers on the questionnaire of the socially conservative Values Advocacy Council reveal a different Dev Davis. …
Sep 9, 2016
Let’s be blunt. San Jose City Council Candidate Steve Brown is a hate-filled bigot who believes that LGBTQ people are second-class citizens. He sees nothing wrong with businesses refusing to serve individuals they suspect of being LGBTQ. He also opposes marriage equality. “Steve Brown’s homophobic views perpetuate a cycle of oppression and fear that cannot be tolerated,” said Ben Field,…
Aug 31, 2016
This weekend, the El Camino Hospital board of directors unanimously voted to fire hospital president and CEO Tomi Ryba. Ryba, whose compensation package has her earning more than a million dollars a year, has a sorted history as head of the hospital. Her tenure has been wracked with labor issues, maladministration of staff and questionable employment practices. Her inability to…
Aug 16, 2016
Before wrongfully accusing South Bay Labor Council Political Director David Urhausen of lying about the reason for misspelling a candidate’s name, the Metro News tried to check out Urhausen’s explanation. Palo Alto City Council candidate Danielle Martell had complained to Urhausen that he misspelled her name by leaving out the last “L”. Urhausen responded by telling Martell that he had…
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 29, 2016
Earlier this month Victor Gomez, Director of Public Policy and Advocacy for the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce, sent out an email containing false information about the Opportunity to Work (OTW) initiative, which will be on the November ballot in San Jose. In fact, the Chamber deliberately mislead many of the email recipients who are not covered by…
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 25, 2016
A new poll released earlier today shows that, among likely general election voters, Congressman Mike Honda holds a considerable lead against Ro Khanna in California’s 17th Congressional District race. The poll, conducted by Lake Research Partners, shows that Honda heads Khanna 41% to 35%, with 23% of voters undecided. Additionally, Honda leads Khanna in favorability and name recognition, with 52%…
Jul 19, 2016
Political insiders are rolling their eyes at the strange and costly turn of political events in Sunnyvale. Dave Whittum resigned from the City Council even though only a few months of his term remained. He would have been termed out at the end of this year. His resignation was early enough to force the City Council to call a special…