Nov 19, 2015
The race for Assembly District 30 is heating up. Today, Anna Caballero, the Secretary of the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency officially announced her candidacy for the seat. Prior to serving in the Brown Administration, Caballero served in the California State Assembly from 2006-2010 and held the seat of Mayor and Council Member of Salinas for 15 years. She ran…
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…
Congressman Sam Farr surprised many yesterday with a bombshell announcement he will not run for re-election. His sudden retirement creates an intriguing race in 2016 for California’s 20th Congressional District, which covers parts of Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. There are a few big names that we may see jump into this race. Monterey County District…
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…
Nov 6, 2015
The field is set for the appointment to the vacant Area 4 seat of the West Valley -Mission Community College District. Two candidates have thrown their hats into the ring. First we have Randi Kinman, a long-time activist in the community college arena. Kinman has served as a community liaison between her neighborhood and the Managements of the San Jose…
Oct 27, 2015
The City of Palo Alto is considering a minimum wage tip credit, despite the fact that it is illegal. The proposed credit would authorize employers to pay tipped workers less than the local minimum wage, with the assumption that the employees’ tips would make up the difference. Specifically, Section 351 of the California Labor Code, which makes tips “the sole…
Sep 25, 2015
The San Jose City Council District 8 candidate pool is filling up quickly. The seat is currently held by San Jose Vice Mayor Rose Herrera who is terming out in November 2016. Let’s take a look at who may be considering a run for the seat. Joshua Barousse is currently serving as a Council Assistant to District 2 Council Member…
Jul 13, 2015
Sunnyvale Affordable Housing Impact Fees The Sunnyvale City Council will introduce an ordinance and potentially adopt two resolutions to approve two new affordable housing impact fees: one for Nonresidential Development and one for Rental Housing. Tweet
Jul 6, 2015
San Jose Manh Nguyen found to have multiple campaign law violations Agenda Item Name: Hearing on Complaint filed by Tom Cochran on June 5, 2015 against Manh Nguyen and Manh Nguyen for City Council D4 alleging violations of the San Jose Municipal Code Tweet
Jun 25, 2015
Something strange happened at El Camino Hospital last week. The publicly elected board that oversees the hospital appointed 36-year-old Lanhee Chen to the corporate board of directors for the hospital. The appointment raised some eyebrows because, unlike other applicants for the job, Mr. Chen has almost no experience in healthcare and hospitals. Two unsuccessful candidates for the board position had…