City Council to Discuss Pension Reform, Redevelopment Money
The two biggest issues facing San Jose so far this year—pension reform, the future of redevelopment—will be discussed at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, and the public forum concluding the session is...
View ArticleMayor Reed Repeats Budget Warnings to Wall Street Journal
Mayor Chuck Reed sat down with the Wall Street Journal for a Q&A article published today, and the responses were strikingly similar to the State of the City Address he delivered last Thursday....
View ArticleSan Jose’s Pension ‘Cancer’
Last week, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown offered stark comments and opinions on the subject of runaway public employee compensation and pensions. In an...
View ArticleMayor Taking Fiscal Reforms to Voters
Declaring a fiscal and public safety emergency, Mayor Chuck Reed unveiled his fiscal reform proposal Friday afternoon at City Hall. The reforms will focus on pension and health care for current and...
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Santa Clara County Faces $1.68 Billion Unfunded Liability
As if the county needed more problems. The Harvey Rose audit and actuarial firm sent a disturbing report this month to county Supervisor Joe Simitian, who was interested in knowing how the unfunded...
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No More Pay Raises for Govt. Executives
City Manager Debra Figone made the correct decision in turning down a raise. What was astounding was that it was ever offered in the first place. (Here’s the memo from the city manager.) Her current...
View ArticleCouncil to Consider New Contractor for Environmental Innovation Center
After royally screwing up the Environmental Innovation Center (EIC) project, the city’s trying to clean up the mess by hiring a financially stable contractor. The City Council will consider a takeover...
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Both Sides Disappointed in Description of Statewide Pension Reform Initiative
Neither Mayor Chuck Reed nor his union opponents liked the way California Attorney General Kamala Harris worded the official description of a polarizing pension reform ballot measure, which on Monday...
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Mayor Reed’s State Pension Initiative May Get Delayed to 2016
A legal fight may keep San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed’s state public pension initiative off the November ballot now that proponents want to sue over the way California Attorney General Kamala Harris worded...
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City Debates Library Tax Renewal
City leaders on Tuesday will consider placing a measure to extend an about-to-expire library parcel tax on the June ballot. Revenue from the assessment makes up a quarter of the budget to run San Jose...
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