South Bay Labor Council – San Jose Inside

Labor Ties Could Be Key To Cindy Chavez Getting Top San Diego County Post

Barry Holtzclaw — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 03:48:37 +0000

he San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted today to rehire retiring Chief Administrative Officer Helen Robbins-Meyer to stay on until her replacement is hired May 2.

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Meet San Jose’s New City Council: Six New Faces, More Diverse, Fewer Women

Barry Holtzclaw — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 20:41:01 +0000

The city’s shifting demographics, a continuing affordable housing shortage, endemic homelessness, a looming budget deficit and the reality of five council elections – plus another mayoral ballot – in just two years create additional uncertainties.

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Questions of Conflicts of Interest Loom Over Santa Clara County Redistricting

The Fly — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:10:19 +0000

Endorsements from supervisors Susan Ellenberg and Cindy Chavez mean two of the voters aren’t exactly impartial decision makers.

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Transit Advocates are Pushing MTC to Release $1.7 Billion in Federal Funding to Grow Services

Silicon Valley Newsroom — Thu, 13 May 2021 13:00:57 +0000

The MTC adopted austerity budgets through July 1, but advocates say they are fed up with waiting for service increases.

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Opinion: Google Shows SJ Needs a Stronger Development Process

Guest Columnist — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 13:00:38 +0000

San Jose Planning Commissioner Justin Lardinois says Google's community benefits package shouldn’t be considered unusual, but the standard.

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Local Labor Escaped Reckoning for Earlier Racist Campaigns

Dan Pulcrano — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 17:06:10 +0000

South Bay Labor has employed racist tactics to prevent minorities—including 1998 San Jose council hopeful Tony West—from securing office.

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South Bay Labor IE Blows Past Campaign Filing Deadline

The Fly — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:24:03 +0000

Missing a campaign filing deadline is no small offense. Especially this close to the Nov. 3 Election Day.

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The New Face of Labor?

Dan Pulcrano — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 14:46:10 +0000

The SBLC reportedly passed the torch Tuesday, at least on an interim basis, to Jean Cohen, its first vice president.

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San Jose ‘Fair Election’ Initiative Falls Short on Signature Recount

Grace Hase — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 19:35:05 +0000

Proponents of the Fair Election Initiative failed to gather enough valid signatures to qualify the measure for the November ballot.

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San Jose City Clerk Accuses County’s Top Election Official of Bowing to Political Pressure

Jennifer Wadsworth — Sat, 02 May 2020 00:09:20 +0000

Toni Taber levels the charge as part of a lawsuit filed by the ROV against the city to try to revive the labor-backed Fair Elections Initiative.

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