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The San Francisco Giants have a taxable possessory interest over San Jose and Santa Clara County. It’s exclusive and valuable. They’ve never paid the tax that is due. County Assessor Larry Stone should step up to the plate and send them a property tax bill as required by the state tax laws. Recently, four San...
Shaw: Santa Clara County should be proactive about treating drug addiction
I am an individual who, like many other people, has a convoluted history of mental health and physical medical conditions, and utilize medications to offset the complications associated with these conditions. In addition to being neurodivergent, I also have attention deficit disorder or ADD. This isn’t attention hyperactivity deficit disorder or ADHD, because I don’t...
Dewan: Get ready for school and get vaccinated
It is back-to-school time for most children in Santa Clara County. Families are getting school supply lists and backpacks and preparing for all that is new and exciting when a school year begins. It is important families also prepare by ensuring their children have up-to-date immunizations and vaccines. Vaccines are another important part of growing...
Chung: DA Rosen needs to clean house in his Bureau of Investigation
On July 5, NBC published an investigation revealing that the District Attorney’s Chief Investigator Moises Reyes had “made discriminatory remarks towards and about women, transgender people and Black people” in formal settings and that the Santa Clara County Equal Opportunity Division (EOD) had sustained five allegations against him. Despite these sustained findings by EOD months...
Pham: Let’s collaborate instead of taking cheap shots at our neighborhood schools
As board president of the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District, I read the May 2 Mercury News op-ed “It’s code red for six of San Jose’s school districts” by County Board of Education Trustee Joseph Di Salvo and San Jose-Evergreen Community College Trustee Karen Martinez with dismay and disappointment. After not seeing my letter...
Silver Taube: We are facing a child labor crisis
Child labor violations have been on the rise in recent years. The U.S. Department of Labor has seen a 69% increase in child labor since 2018, with more than 3,800 children impacted in the 2022 fiscal year. A report from the New York Times revealed numerous instances of child labor law violations, with children—particularly migrant...
Ritchie: The Original Joe’s Index
No, this is not about the cholesterol, but a metaphor. Although I do hope my cardiologist does not subscribe to this column. I spend each week drifting between San Jose, San Francisco and Santa Cruz for my business life, as well as community, political and social events. It’s also a great cover for a surfing...
Bramson: The next San Jose housing director
“The city of San Jose offers a career capstone opportunity for leaders in housing and human services. With compelling financial resources, political, and organizational support, the selected candidate will have the opportunity to make generational impacts on the lives of many.” So reads the opening lines of the recruitment brochure for the new housing director...
Perry: Victory for tenants and unhoused people in San Jose
Tenants, unhoused and low-income people won a stunning victory on June 13 in San Jose. After hundreds turned out to testify about the dire need for affordable housing, the San Jose City Council voted 10-1 to reject Mayor Matt Mahan’s proposal to shift millions of dollars of Measure E funds away from permanent housing and...
Mallon: VTA has a vision for a better transit system
Last month, the VTA board unanimously approved the Visionary Network, a bold vision for transit service in Santa Clara County that aims to bring service levels up to what’s appropriate for today’s market. The vision includes 83% more service than what’s currently offered, including more frequent service on all routes, longer hours of operation and...