Tag: Santa Clara County Thu, May 23, 2013
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Santa Clara City Council voted on Tuesday night to appoint a new stadium authority, even though the Governor wants to take the city’s redevelopment money to cover the state’s budget deficit. The decision was contested by Santa Clara Plays Fair, which hopes to prevent the city from building the stadium. If the Governor does take the funding, Santa Clara will have to find another source for $42 million.
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No More Juvie for Young Offenders?
Local Jan 26, 2011, by Silicon Valley NewsroomIn his State of the County address on Tuesday, Supervisor Dave Cortese called for a restructuring of the juvenile justice system that would keep young offenders out of juvenile hall. He proposed that the age limit for incarceration be raised from twelve to sixteen. Juvenile Court Judge Patrick Tondreau wants to extend the age distinction to probation as well by establishing a separate probation office for juvenile offenders.
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County Plans More Cuts to Social Services
Local Jan 24, 2011, by Silicon Valley NewsroomOn Tuesday, Santa Clara County officials will vote on a $6 million cut to the local Social Services Agency’s budget. The Agency’s Director Will Lightbourne calls the services being cut vital, noting that the most obvious cuts, the ones that will have the least impact on the county’s most vulnerable populations, “have been gone for a long time.”
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County Going Solar
EnvironmentLocal Jan 10, 2011, by Danny Wool
Santa Clara County is about to decide who will supply solar panels for a $24 million project. The panels are expected to save the county some $14 million over the next 25 years. Kaiser Permanente launched its own solar project when it switched on the solar panels at the Santa Clara County Medical Center.
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Dropout Rate Climbing in Santa Clara County
LocalNews Dec 08, 2010, by Danny WoolThe percentage of high school dropouts is inching up in Santa Clara County, and in 2009 stood at one out of every six students. The figures are making it hard to compete with up and coming educational powerhouses, like Shanghai, China.
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Get Out of Jail Free
Local Dec 02, 2010, by Silicon Valley Newsroom
Santa Clara County is handing out Get Out of Jail Free cards this month to anyone with a misdemeanor warrant for a nonviolent offense or a traffic violation. Until the end of the year, people with warrants against them for nonviolent crimes can simply walk into the local police station, get their citation, and schedule a new court date.
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Smokers Speak Out
BusinessLocalNews Nov 23, 2010, by Danny Wool
Smokers signed a petition on Monday protesting the proposed extension of anti-smoking measures in the county’s unincorporated areas. The new ordinance would institute an annual permit fee on shops that sell tobacco, prevent pharmacies from selling tobacco products, and ban the sale of tobacco 1,000 feet from schools and 500 feet from other shops selling tobacco. It would also ban the selling of flavored tobacco.
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Thank You for Not Smoking
CommunityLocal Oct 20, 2010, by Danny WoolIt is about to get harder to smoke in Santa Clara County, at least in the unincorporated areas. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors passed a series of ordinances that increased restrictions on the sale and use of tobacco products in the county. The new ordinances had two purposes: to reduce the level of youth smoking, and protect all residents from second hand smoke.
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City, County Challenge Federal Safety Project
LocalPolitics Oct 12, 2010, by Danny WoolSan Jose was excited when the news of a $50 million public safety telecommunications project to create a broadband network linking police, firefighters, and rescue workers throughout the Bay Area in the event of a major emergency. Now the city and county are saying that there may have been improprieties and conflicts of interest in the selection of a provider and its exclusion from the project’s initial stage.
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Santa Clara County’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to opt out of the Secure Communities federal program, also known as SCOMM. Members of the Board of Supervisors and the public claim that the program, which submits all fingerprints taken in the county to the Department of Homeland Security, only drives illegal immigrants deeper underground, and encourages them to avoid the police at all costs.
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