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  • City Council Approves Raising Minimum Wage to $15

    San Jose, Calif. – The San José City Council voted on Tuesday November 15, 2016 to raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour by January 1, 2019 as part of a regional effort to ensure more Silicon Valley residents benefit from the region’s growing economic prosperity. “Raising the...
  • Executive James Williams

    Santa Clara County  / CALIFORNIA The County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors announced Tuesday June 7th the appointment of Deputy County Executive James Williams as Interim County Counsel. He will step into the role August 1 following the retirement of County Counsel Orry Korb. Williams has served as Deputy...
  • Martha Wapenski

    Santa Clara County / CALIFORNIA County of Santa Clara County Executive Jeffrey V. Smith, M.D., J.D., has appointed Martha Wapenski to the position of Deputy County Executive. Wapenski brings more than 28 years of experience working with the County’s law and justice departments. The appointment is effective May 23. “Martha’s...
  • John P. Mills

    Santa Clara County /CALIFORNIA County of Santa Clara County Executive Jeffrey V. Smith, M.D., J.D., has announced the appointment of Deputy County Executive John P. Mills to the position of Deputy County Executive/Director of the Employee Services Agency.  Mills has served as the Acting Deputy County Executive/Acting Director of...
  • Innovation Is a Risk

        Sam Liccardo/Mayor of San Jose Facebook’s recent announcement of the development of “Terragraph” — launching a project in San Jose to distribute free, publicly-accessible, gigabit-speed outdoor wireless internet access — captured the attention of national media. To us in San Jose, though, it’s about more than a...
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