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Tag Archives: San Jose City Council
Just How Bad is San Jose's Budget Situation, Really?
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On Wednesday of this week, one could read an account of the previous day's San Jose City Council meeting in the Mercury News that started this way: Every San Jose branch library shuttered. All city community center programs shut down. … Continue reading
Morning Splash: East Bay Papers to Consolidate; San Jose City Council Actions; Facebook Privacy Settings; Police Decoys at Sonoma Cty Wineries
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East Bay papers to consolidate, cut 8% of staff (SF Chronicle) …Bay Area News Group said Tuesday it will consolidate 11 local newspapers in the East Bay into two regional newspapers and lay off 8 percent of the staff…Starting Nov. … Continue reading
San Jose City Council Approves Budget, Cuts 500 Jobs
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Update 7:15 p.m. The San Jose City Council has adopted a budget that closes a projected $115 million deficit. But as KQED's Rachel Dornhelm reports, the pain in the spending plan involves cutting 500 positions. Listen here: Earlier post: San … Continue reading
Live: San Jose City Council Discusses 'Fiscal State of Emergency' as Labor Invokes Wisconsin
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The San Jose City Council meets today at 1:30 p.m. and you can watch the proceedings live online. Here is today's agenda, which includes discussion of a controversial fiscal reform plan, outlined in this memo from Mayor Chuck Reed, Vice … Continue reading
Morning Splash: SJ City Council Caps Pot Clubs at 10; SJ Dog Park Closed Due to Possible Poisoning
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San Jose City Council limits pot clubs to 10 (San Jose Mercury News) A sharply divided San Jose City Council voted Tuesday to limit the number of medical marijuana dispensaries to 10, after more than two hours of debate that … Continue reading
