Labor Warms Up to San Jose’s Strong Mayor Proposal
A proposal by business-friendly San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo to expand the powers of the city’s highest office now claims support from across the aisle. Liccardo ally Vice Mayor Chappie Jones has teamed...
View ArticleSJ Mayor Tells Police to Hasten Release of Protest Footage
Three months after the George Floyd protests, Mayor Sam Liccardo has begun escalating calls for the San Jose police to release body-cam footage of the demonstrations. In an Aug. 21 memo, Liccardo asked...
View ArticleDelivery Fee Caps, Cocktails To-Go, Free Parking Considered to Spur Downtown...
Small business revenue in the heart of San Jose has fallen by 40 percent since January, according to a Harvard University economic tracker called Opportunity Insights, while consumer spending dipped by...
View ArticleSanta Clara County Proposes a New Cap on Food Delivery Fees
South Bay politicians are unveiling proposals to ease the blow to local restaurants which, as of Sunday, were ordered to close the patios that had become a critical part of their business models while...
View ArticleSmall Businesses Applaud San Jose’s Proposed Delivery-Fee Cap
A Slice of New York co-founder Kirk Vartan has his reasons for not using third-party delivery businesses like DoorDash, GrubHub and Uber Eats. Chief among them: that they simply take too big of a bite...
View ArticleCan ‘Fire Hardening’ Solve State’s Home Insurance Crisis?
Sue Ladich spent $1,600 clearing brush and trees from around her home in 2014. In 2017, she ponied up $3,500 to clear even more potential wildfire fuel from her property. This year, she spent another...
View Article2020: The Lost Year
It’s been exactly a millennium and a decade since two identical numbers divisible by 10 paired together in such a beautiful fashion, with the additional meaning of signifying perfect ophthalmological...
View ArticleSan Jose Considers ‘Hazard Pay’ for Grocery Store Workers
The San Jose City Council today plans to vote on a proposal that would require large corporate grocery stores, chain supermarkets and retail stores that sell food products to pay employees an...
View ArticleBurgeoning California Child Care Union Secures Approval for Covid-19 Relief...
California lawmakers and thousands of family child care providers have reached a tentative agreement to provide one-time stipends and paid days off for Covid-19 to help ease the burden of the...
View ArticleGuest Column: Harsh Questions for the American Press
For many years before the Covid-19 pandemic, journalists “weren’t there,” to a huge extent, in terms of reporting on the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
View ArticleCalifornia’s Big ‘Reopening:’ What Changes—and What Doesn’t—Today, June 15?
Gov. Gavin Newsom promised business as usual on Tuesday, but there could be exceptions to everyday life returning to normal. Here are questions and answers to clear up some of the confusion. The post...
View ArticleEviction Moratorium in California Likely To Be Extended Beyond June 30
The state’s eviction freeze will likely be extended past June 30, and lawmakers could finish haggling over details this week. The big issues include how long the extension will last and how much rent...
View ArticleFacebook Allowed Surge of Insurrection Threats Leading up to Jan. 6 Attack on...
A ProPublica/Washington Post analysis of Facebook posts, internal company documents and interviews, provides the clearest evidence yet that the social media giant played a critical role in spreading...
View ArticleSenate to Consider Bill to Give Fast Food Workers Power to Bargain with Industry
Push to pass a labor-sponsored bill is a key ‘Fight for $15’ priority and a potential organizing foothold in an industry where unionization has long been elusive. The post Senate to Consider Bill to...
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