Tag: City Council Mon, May 20, 2013
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Plastic Bag Ban Part of a Larger Trend
BusinessCommunityEnvironmentPolitics Jan 11, 2012, by Josh Koehn 1 Comments
The complexity of San Jose’s plastic bag ban, which went into effect Jan. 1, has less to do with any potential fallout as where and how the ban is being implemented.
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Gaslighter Theater to Remain Dark
BusinessCommunityPolitics Jan 05, 2012, by Josh Koehn
The Gaslighter Theater in Campbell will remain dark, for now. Campbell’s City Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday to deny an appeal put forward by Melodann, Inc., which had hoped to convert the historic building into a night club named Dasha.
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Where’s the Fire?
BusinessCommunityPolitics Dec 28, 2011, by Josh Koehn
In its nearly 100 years of existence, the Gaslighter Theater in Campbell has gone from holding sharecropper’s cash as a bank in the 1920s and showing movies during World War II to being a small-stage theater for vaudeville acts and an all-ages rock venue as recently as 2006. At that time, the white marble landmark, with thick columns bracketing the entrance, was closed temporarily so it could be refashioned as a lounge. Five and a half years later, the Gaslighter remains dark. But there’s hope the theater could be resurrected in coming months if it can overcome the kind of obstacles that frequently crop up in small town development battles.
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Who Will Lead in Downtown Without RDA?
BusinessCommunityPolitics Oct 19, 2011, by Josh Koehn
Five storefronts and a parking lot along South First Street, from San Carlos to San Salvador, stand in dark contrast to their neighbors. The white lights and customers in occupied areas only accentuate what urban planners call “missing teeth” on this city block. Downtown San Jose, like many cities trying to recover from the recession, has seen companies come and go, and restaurants and bars launch and leave. But one entity the city could always rely on to plow money into recruiting and subsidizing new businesses has all but turned out the lights as well.
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San Jose Relents on Fees for Public Information
CommunityPolitics Oct 05, 2011, by Josh Koehn
San Jose citizens who want to know if the city’s becoming more dangerous will no longer have to pay the police department to find out. A key victory for public information access was scored last week when the city’s Rules and Open Government Committee—comprised of three council members and the mayor—voted unanimously to overrule a $42 charge request by the SJPD’s research unit for an annual crime stat.
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The San Jose City Council’s Rules and Open Government Committee this afternoon unanimously voted to move forward with a proposal to lower speed limits around schools.
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Sam Liccardo
Politics Aug 29, 2011, by Guest Writers
With roots in San Jose that go back generations, Sam Liccardo is a City Councilmember for San Jose’s downtown core, District 3. He was elected to the council in November 2006. Before joining the council, Liccardo worked as a prosecutor in the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.
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Ash Kalra
Politics Aug 29, 2011, by Guest Writers
Ash Kalra is a San Jose City Councilmember for District 2. He was elected to the council in November 2008. Before joining the council, Kalra worked as an attorney for the Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office representing indigent clients in Drug Court.
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Kansen Chu
Politics Aug 29, 2011, by Guest Writers
Born in Taiwan, Kansen Chu came to the US in 1976 and is a city councilmember for San Jose’s District 4. He was elected to the council in June 2007 and re-elected without opposition in 2008. Before joining the council, Chu was a member of the Berryessa Union School Board for five years.
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Pete Constant
Politics Aug 29, 2011, by Guest Writers
The lone San Jose councilmember who identifies himself as a Republican, Pete Constant represents District 1. He was first elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. Before joining the council, Constant worked as a police officer for 14 years and ran his a photography studio.
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