Juvenile Justice Cut Would be a Mistake
Jan 27, 2012, by Sparky Harlan Politics, Culture Comments (0)
One of Governor Brown’s budget trigger cuts for California is the $72 million spent on the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ, formerly the California Youth Authority). The governor is proposing to shut down the state juvenile justice detention system and send the youth back to the counties for rehabilitation. On the surface, this seems like a good move—DJJ has a horrible reputation for punishing wards and providing little rehabilitative services.
City Raises White Flag on Medical Marijuana
Jan 27, 2012, by Josh Koehn Politics, Culture Comments (3)
Mayor Chuck Reed put out a memo Friday calling on the city to quit working on a compromise to its medical marijuana ordinance in light of recent developments. According to the memo, Reed recommends rescinding the city’s ordinance for a year as the California Supreme Court reviews four cases that deal with the interpretation of state law relating to medical marijuana collectives. Reed told San Jose Inside that the court’s decision as well as a potential ballot initiative that could go before voters in November made it clear that he and city officials should devote the next 10 months to other issues.
Obstructionists Could Kill 49ers Stadium
Jan 26, 2012, by Rich Robinson Politics, Culture Comments (55)
A group called Santa Clara Plays Fair is trying to stop plans to build a new football stadium in Santa Clara for the San Francisco 49ers.
It is fundamentally wrong in a representative democracy to allow a minority to game the system and stop progress because they don’t like the result. The tea party is an example on the national level and the efforts of the ironically named Santa Clara Plays Fair is another.
Chu, Nguyen Trade Accusations via Email
Jan 25, 2012, by Josh Koehn Politics, Culture Comments (42)
It’s officially election season—two San Jose city councilmembers sparred via email this week following a Vietnamese New Year flag raising ceremony held Monday at City Hall. Kansen Chu sent the first email to Madison Nguyen, accusing the vice mayor of sponsoring an event that featured “campaign activity” by his challenger, Tam Truong, in this June’s election. Nguyen disputed this in her own email and concluded that Chu is grandstanding.
Beattie, Lopez Back to Work
Jan 25, 2012, by The Fly Politics, The Fly Comments (22)
George Beattie surprised some folks last November when he resigned from his post as president of San Jose’s police union. He surprised some more people a short time later when he then withdrew his retirement papers.
Campos Craigslist Ad Goes Personal
Jan 25, 2012, by The Fly Politics, The Fly Comments (7)
State Assemblymember Nora Campos (D–San Jose) probably doesn’t need to worry all that much about Anthony Macias, a 21-year-old college student at Chico State who wants to run against her. In a recent Craigslist post, he excoriates the former San Jose City councilwoman for supporting bills that would allow “girls as young as 12 to be swept away to a clinic” for STD vaccinations and “requires that public schools teach homosexuality to children as early as kindergarten.”
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