The Merc Editorial Board apparently received their ballot… They are going to start taking positions on local stuff today. And they want you to vote no on the increased minimum wage initiative in San Jose… (And no, it is not because they are worried about paying their reporters more than $8/hour, although…)
This should be a popular story among some (like everyone who doesn’t live close to Stanford) and unpopular among others (like the NIMBYs that live close to Stanford)… Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital to double in size…
This is interesting… You might remember that a pharmacist at Valley Medical Center doesn’t want his union dues to go toward political activity, lobbying, or “member-only events”… On his behalf, the California Public Employment Relations Board filed a complaint against the local Service Employees International Union. Until the next update…
Speaking of employment issues in the news today… Mi Pueblo supermarkets is finding itself in some hot PR water. At issue (sort of) is that Mi Pueblo is using E-Verify to check the immigration status of new employees. But beneath the surface, this seems to be a union-organizing issue. Mi Pueblo is not a union shop, and at least one County Supervisor (Dave Cortese) would like it to be… Read the story, this is pretty interesting.
Finally, to the blogs…
Over on Protect San Jose, they are being highly critical of San Jose Councilmember Sam Liccardo’s comments about the CHP helping out SJPD to fight crime. Of course, thrown into the mix is that a CHP officer died tragically during a traffic stop.
Speaking of CHP… We can’t wait for San Jose Inside’s update from DNC-going Ash Kalra. Word on the street (and on Instagram/Twitter/Facebook) is that Kalra had quite the celebrity siting/conversation…
