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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.
I was amazed that Barack Obama Boulevard went from idea to reality in just four years. Alex Shoor was surprised it took so long.
Andrea Amavisca, a legislative aide to State Sen. Dave Cortese, joins to talk about how the plan became law. Veronica Vieyra, who participated in a smaller test of guaranteed income in Santa Clara County, joins us to reflect on the impact that help has had on her life this year.
A San Jose State University professor is joining a broader effort to help research and combat racial profiling in California.
Universal basic income was championed by Martin Luther King Jr., promoted by Silicon Valley citizens as the “social vaccine for the 21st century” and endorsed by 2016 presidential candidate Andrew Yang, but it has never really caught on.