Clik here to view.
San Jose Joins Regional Push to Up Minimum Wage to $15
San Jose will raise its minimum wage to $15 when the clock strikes 2019. The City Council’s unanimous vote Tuesday is part of a regional effort to up the hourly wage floor ahead of the statewide...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Op-Ed: Why We Disrupted the Diridon Station Advisory Meeting
Eleven months ago, local news outlets announced that the San Jose City Council had entered into exclusive negotiations with Google to build a mega campus in downtown. This was a surprise to many,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Google Poised to Strike $111 Million Land Deal with San Jose
Google’s move to San Jose would radically alter the landscape of the 10th largest city in the U.S. by redeveloping 50 acres of downtown into taller, denser blend of offices, shops, restaurants and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Union Coalition Pushes Reform Measure That Would Shift San Jose’s Mayoral...
Just as Citizens United changed the campaign finance game on a broad scale, a local coalition of union-aligned advocacy groups hope to upend what they call a pay-to-play environment in San Jose...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SJ Council Extends High-Rise Housing Incentives in Split Vote
Developers scrambling to finance high-rise apartments in San Jose will get a break on taxes for at least a few more years. The San Jose City Council voted Tuesday to extend an incentive that gives...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Google Submits Official Mega-Campus Plans to San Jose
Last December, the San Jose City Council took a unanimous vote to sell acres of its own land to Mountain View-based Google. Ten months later and the tech giant has officially submitted plans to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
San Jose City Council Mulls Changes to Ellis Act Ordinance
After nine months of work by San Jose housing officials, the City Council on Tuesday will re-consider a law that aims to preserve rent-controlled units when landlords decide to redevelop a property....
View Article
