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Councilmembers Want to Ban Sale of Menthol Cigarettes in San Jose
First came a ban on smoking in public places; now local lawmakers are targeting a particular style of cigarettes. Seeing that menthol smokes are so popular with the youngsters, especially minorities,...
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Rules to Discuss Legislation Targeting Chronic Homeless
Of San Jose’s 5,000 or so homeless residents, nearly 30 percent are chronically on the streets, according to city housing officials. Most of the chronically homeless suffer from mental illness,...
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Rules to Discuss Rocha Memo on Recruitment of Department Heads
Should the city recruit more department heads from outside or promote from within? Councilman Don Rocha says he thinks the city needs to do a better job casting its net to outside talent. In a memo...
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Sacramento’s Worst Boss: How Nora Campos Lost Control of Her Office, $500K
Perhaps no local political star shone brighter than Nora Campos’ three years ago. After rising through the San Jose City Hall ranks from entry-level staffer to Manny Diaz to becoming Eastside’s...
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State Leaders Past, Present Honor John Vasconcellos
California’s political elite, including Gov. Jerry Brown, turned out in mass Wednesday at the State Capitol to honor the late former State Sen. John Vasconcellos. Brown noted that his long association...
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Assm. Rich Gordon Wastes No Time, Endorses Marc Berman
Peninsula politicos received an unexpected surprise earlier this week, when word began to spread that Assemblyman Rich Gordon (D-Menlo Park) was throwing his support behind Marc Berman in his run for...
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California Democrats Vie for Endorsements in San Jose
High-stakes power struggles will play out in San Jose this weekend at the California Democratic Party’s political convention. The three-day event starts today at the McEnery Convention Center and...
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Nonprofit 4C Council Accused of Financial Dysfunction, Leaving Low-Income...
When the day care center for Rochelle Kent’s two youngest children shuttered on very short notice last fall, it took the single mom until spring to find a new one. To make it through those four months...
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Dead Heat in San Jose’s District 8 Council Race; Other Victors Clear
Thousands of provisional and mailed ballots have still not been counted two days since the polls closed, and the contest for San Jose’s Evergreen-area City Council seat is too close to call. Jimmy...
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