Capping a year of ambitious promises and unprecedented funding for housing, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed more than two dozen bills that attempt to spur new development while also holding cities’ feet to the fire if they don’t approve more homes to address California’s housing shortage.
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Mountain View is just one of the Bay Area cities moving ahead with a guaranteed or universal basic income program. That’s what Saturday’s rally was primarily about but there was also talk of a different kind of politics.
Mountain View is one of a growing list of Bay Area cities ready to test out a Universal Basic Income program.
UBI aims to lift people out of poverty by guaranteeing a minimum level of income to be spent however people want. View the full story here.
The City of San José is set to receive $20.2 million from SB-170, the Budget Act of 2021, for investments in emergency services and transportation infrastructure.
A state-of-the art technology to help first responders fight wildfires is making its way to San Jose.
Senator Dave Cortese is seeking an Office Assistant for his District Office located Campbell. Under the supervision of the District Director, the Office Assistant duties include directing incoming constituent communication, both phone and email, drafting letters and certificates, and working on casework on behalf of constituents.
Bay Area legislators authored and passed a bill this week that ends the legal distinction between spousal rape and rape, sending it to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. View the full story here.
Alfonso Salazar’s mural, “We Are Still Here,” is a powerful addition to Pow!Wow! San Jose’s effort to create an art walk along the Guadalupe River Trail. But what makes this one really special is the meaning behind the images, which pay tribute to the Muwekma Ohlone tribe of the Bay Area.