If you listen to California’s political class, the high-speed rail project sounds like a textbook boondoggle – over-budget, delayed and larded up with waste. Yet in communities across California’s farm belt, the discourse is refreshingly different.
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Downtown Hotel to Sell One Tower for Proposed San Jose State Student Housing
A $113 million lease-buy-back deal will convert the south tower of the former Fairmont Hotel in downtown San Jose into a 700-bed student residence hall.
Gavin Newsom Signs Law Boosting Minimum Wage to $20 for Fast-food Workers
More than half a million fast-food workers, mostly minorities and women, will earn higher minimum wage, but some say that’s not a living wage.
Downtown Ice Returns to Downtown San Jose Holiday Season with New Operator
Traditional ice skating experience returns to Circle of Palms starting Nov. 17 for 26th season, after a one-year hiatus.
Support from CA Lawmakers Resulted in Big Gains for Unions
Unions won major victories in this year’s legislative session on pay for fast food and health care workers, benefits for strikers and bargaining rights. Business groups say labor has too much power at the Capitol. Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas says unions are counting on lawmakers to deliver results.
Santa Clara County Supervisors Decide How to Spend $48M from Opioid Lawsuit Settlement
Santa Clara County is getting a piece of a national, multibillion-dollar opioid settlement against drug manufacturers, distributors and retailers for their role in creating a state and national crisis.
Fast Food Workers’ Agreement for $20/Hr Pay in ’24 Goes to Legislature for Approval
Agreements between labor groups and the fast food industry would give workers a $20 minimum wage and pull a measure off the 2024 ballot. The Legislature has until Thursday to approve it.
Big Bucks for Ballot Measures in 2024 California Election
Ballot measure campaigns are already building their war chests for the costly fight to come, raising more than $60 million since January.
California Forbids In-N-Out – and Most Other Employers – from Un-masking Workers
The iconic California burger chain known for its not-so-secret menu and cups printed with Bible verses banned its employees in five states from wearing masks at work, except California and Oregon.
Tech Layoffs Continue in Bay Area, Led by Santa Clara County
At the same time, as the layoffs continued a six-month trend of Silicon Valley downsizing, overall statewide employment slipped slightly, unemployment claims grew and the total number of unemployed Californians grew.
Court Decision Creates Boom for Concealed Carry in CA, But Permit Waiting Lists Are Long
Many more gun owners are seeking California concealed carry permits, even in blue, coastal counties. Gov. Newsom and Democrats in the Legislature are trying again to limit where weapons are allowed.
CA Pandemic Emergency Officially Ends Feb. 28
California's coronavirus emergency declaration will expire on Feb. 28, almost three years after it began. It gave Gov. Gavin Newsom broad power to issue mandates intended to slow the spread of the virus, as well as to bypass certain state laws.
Tech Layoffs in Silicon Valley Continue, as Overall Jobs Grow
Reports filed with the state in the last six months showed 3,384 permanent layoffs among tech employers in Santa Clara County, and 8,765 permanent tech layoffs statewide since August.
Labor Unrest at UC, Kaiser and Starbucks Across California
Starting today, as many as 48,000 University of California academic workers — including teaching assistants, postdoctoral scholars and graduate student researchers — are set to strike at all 10 UC campuses, a move that could cause some classes, grading and lab work to grind to a halt just weeks ahead of final exams.
Poll Reveals Concern About the Fate of Downtown San Jose
The latest San Jose Inside Power Poll finds widespread concern for the state of downtown San Jose as it emerges from the depredations of the pandemic.
California’s Propositions: When Industry Takes Its Beef to the Ballot
As Democratic control over the Legislature has become even more dominant, aggrieved businesses are creating their own ballot measures.
