#santa clara city council

[santaclaralocalnews]

A Santa Clara City Council candidate claims a phone survey is spreading lies about him, violating the city’s dark money ordinance, but his social media posts tell a different story. Satish Chandra, a candidate for District 1, recently addressed the council during public presentations — a segment of the meeting earmarked for items not on the agenda. During his address, he urged the council to investigate a phone survey he said is propagating lies about him. Read complete news at svvoice.com.

[heliavaz]

SECRET SANTA 2023

Every year, Helia sends out gifts to people in the city of Fenrir's Wood, whether friends from her work, people from her coven, other Supernaturals, or simply those she feels would benefit from being given a gift, she delivers them righter after New Years.

for Sofia & Micah @thesofiavaldez @museinitalics

The couple receive a box of local produce on their doorstep on the 3rd of January, with a note from the council, signed only by them, describing the products in the box. Even though the only people who actually helped Helia with finding the right ingredients were Nishant & Aldemar.

for Chae @museinitalics

On Chae's desk at the Little Duck there is a small package waiting, special candles made by Witches in South Africa that dispell Spirit activity for up to eight hours.

for Evanora @evanoraray

A thick red scarf is handed to Evanora personally by Helia.

for Joel @museinitalics

A package of quality Brazilian coffee is delivered to Joel's desk at the police station, the smell clear to whomever stands close enough to the box.

for Zach @mischicvous

Zach receives a gift card for Paint Ball with four friends and a leather bracelet in the mail. The note attached says: "from your magazine buddy"

for Clara & Ares & Marsden & Maria Elena @theclaradelaval @museinitalics

Upon a visit to Marsden's house, Helia comes bringing presents, for Ares she's brought a water colouring set and sketchbook, for Maria Elena a pink duck plushie made by a local, for Marsden a pair of expensive leather pants - with the receipt - and for Clara a box with shampoos and other beauty items made by friends of hers in Brazil.

for Axel @mischicvous

Axel gets gifted an assortment of incense and a cool dragon statue to burn them on.

for Roxy @mischicvous

On the first of January, Roxy gets handed a parcel of an antique wooden table with a lot of room to put stuff in. The antique still smells of old Magic.

for Sena @senathemenace

Sena receives a box with goodies from the Caribbean, hair products, food, etc. Including some snacks from Brazil and Aruba.

for Sunil @sunilxinthesky

Wrapped in beautiful paper is a first edition of an old encyclopaedia created over four hundred years ago by a local Witch on the nature surrounding Fenrir's Wood. It never became a best-seller, but Helia was once gifted it many years ago, and she's certain it will be treasured by Sunil.

[gadgetsforusesblog]

San Francisco 49ers political influence in leaked report

The former chief lobbyist for the San Francisco 49ers has testified that a Silicon Valley city councilman illegally leaked a confidential report criticizing the team’s political clout, it was reported Friday. Rahul Chandhok told a criminal grand jury on March 21 that Santa Clara City Council member Anthony Becker digitally sent him the report last October — which was prepared by a civilian grand…

[nfliplnews]

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO -- A Silicon Valley city councilman has been charged with perjury after he allegedly lied about leaking a grand jury report to the San Francisco 49ers last year that detailed a purportedly unethical relationship between the team and the city council, prosecutors said Friday.Santa Clara city councilmember Anthony Becker is accused of providing the secret report titled "Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Santa Clara City Council" to the team's former top spokesperson and a local media outlet in 2022, days ahead of its official release.Becker then allegedly lied to the grand jury about the leak, prosecutors said, prompting the criminal charges.The 49ers play in Levi's Stadium in the city of Santa Clara, about 35 miles south of San Francisco. Santa Clara County is broadly considered home to Silicon Valley.The city of Santa Clara owns the stadium and leases it to the team; fighting between the two groups has led to ethics complaints, legal disputes and years of bad blood.Al Guido, the team's president, and Larry MacNeil, the former CFO who worked extensively on the team's stadium project, were named in the indictment as witnesses who spoke to the criminal grand jury for Becker's indictment."The 49ers have cooperated fully with the District Attorney's Office in their investigation, and will continue to do so," team spokesperson Brian Brokaw said in a statement Friday. "However, because this is an ongoing legal matter, the organization is not able to make any further comment at this time."Prosecutors say the team has bankrolled Becker's political career by spending $3.2 million through independent expenditure committees for his 2020 city council race, which he won, as well as his unsuccessful 2022 mayoral bid.The "Unsportsmanlike Conduct" report alleged that Becker and four other councilmembers regularly voted "in a manner that is favorable to the 49ers" and would routinely meet with the team's lobbyists but not disclose what was discussed.Becker faces a felony charge of perjury under oath, as well as a misdemeanor charge of willful failure to perform duty. He is scheduled to be arraigned Monday.Becker did not immediately respond to requests for comment Friday, and it was not clear whether he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf."Councilmember Becker violated the public's trust," Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a statement. "That an elected official would commit perjury and lie under oath before the grand jury strikes at the very heart of our justice system and requires accountability."Representatives for the Santa Clara City Council did not immediately respond to a request for comment. [ad_2] Source link

[alphabetsoup-blogposts]

"Linda Buchanan"

Gosh, it's hard not to see Canadian, China and DAL, isn't it?

Um...:

Nail and Can—Hub

or

Nal and China—UB/BU (eg, Myanmar National Airlines)

where Nails are Red but a Nail is a Stick and Can is Jane (usually 1oz); Nal is Nyl and China is Nurse.

Am I reading you correctly?

"Net Zero"

is

Zero—Net/Ten (Netjets, $10k, 10kg...)

where Zero is Ope of course, but, in HNW retail, I guess it could be:

Oz—Enter

"Guy Heywood"

is probably:

Do Yey, Hug—WO (Swoop)

Yey dough—OW (money, funds)

Hug, Yeyo, [Dinkie] Dow

or

Yey, Hug—Wood. (a place or carrier by abbreviation)

where Yey and Yeyo are Yayo, Dinkie Dow is Jane and Hug is Kleenex.

"Don Bell"

Blonde—L (London, ON; London, UK...)

where Blonde is Barrato

"Tina Hu"

Tina—HU/UH (perhaps, Hainan Airlines, Hungary or a university campus)

where Tina is Shabu

"Jessica McIlroy"

too many to mention. I was looking for MJ (cf "smoking") but:

Jam or Icicles—SY (Sun Country)

works quite well, where Jam is Blow and Icicles are crystallised Blow.

"Mayor"

is

Yam—OR

Mary—O (eg Orlando)

or

Mayo—R (eg, Richardson Terminal)

surely, where Yam is Yayo, Mary is Jane and Mayo is Yayo or Marrion?

"Council"

is:

C in Coul. (Coulter, Coulson...)

or

C in Colu. (Columbia, Columbus...)

It's the best I can do.

"Strata"

is

Tar—Sat/SAT/at S (eg, San Antonio)

A start...

or

Star—AT/TA/ta! (as before—Austria, TA Services, Air Transat, Royal Air Maroc, thank you...)

where Tar is Brown and Star is Whitey, M-kat or Amps.

"Rental"

evokes Rents, ie the proceeds of sale. I guess there are also plausible anagrams:

Lenta—R (eg, Richardson Terminal or Russia)

Rane—LT/TL (Lithuania, Air North...)

Lena—TR/RT/Tr. (Turkey, Scoot, maybe Toronto...)

Tea—NLR/LNR (eg, North Little Rock or a railway seat)

where Rane and Lenta are Brown and Lena and Tea are Lima.

what else?

"E-bike"

You don't need me for that

"Urbanist"

might be:

Tar in/Train—Bus/UBS/Sub (Surabaya, SubAir,...)

Bar in UST (Terra)

Rust in BA (British Airways, Buenos Aires)

Burn [One] is AT/TA (as above)

Rib at SUN/NUS (Sun City, Santa Clara...)

or

Star/Tars in UB (Myanmar National Airlines)

where Tar and Star are defined above. Train is Tar, Bar and Burn One are Jane, Rust is Oxi and Rib is Hug.

"Preservationist"

is highly indeterminate and a potential headache but I will offer up:

Nieves Port is RTA/TAR/etc (quite a few port codes, mostly European)

or

Eve is i-Transport

Star is in port, [this] eve

Eve in STS airport (Santa Rosa)

[Old] Steve in airports

where Nieve and Star are Blow, Eve is Hug and Old Steve is Train.

"Pigeongate"

❓❓

"Pets"

is

Sept (a date or 7g, usually of Nieve)

[mmckenzieport]

By Melissa McKenzie

July proved to be a busy month for Santa Clara’s elected officials and included a review of City Manager Deanna Santana, the return of Related Lobbyist Jude Barry and the start of Pat Nikolai’s campaign to be appointed police chief.

Each Santa Clara Council Member participated in a governance session check-in and City Manager performance review with Jan Perkins of Management Partners in July. Additionally, Barry had a solo meetings with Mayor Lisa Gillmor on July 12 regarding City Place. Nikolai, who ran an unsuccessful campaign for police chief against Mike Sellers in 2016, met with multiple Council Members regarding the upcoming police chief vacancy including: Kathy Watanabe on July 8, Raj Chahal on July 17 and Teresa O’Neill on July 2.

Missing was a meeting with Gillmor, who was Nikolai’s strongest supporter during the 2016 election; notably saying at a campaign event that he would remove the “stench” from Santa Clara.

Here’s how the rest of July shaped up for City Council.

Mayor Lisa Gillmor

On July 7, Gillmor met with Old Quad Association President Adam Thompson about the massive Gateway Crossing project. A day later, she had a second meeting about the project with Hunter Properties’ Josh Rupert and Ed Storm.

Gillmor recorded a meeting with Santana, San Jose Vice Mayor Chappie Jones and staff regarding the Innovation Zone/Stevens Creek corridor on July 12. She had meetings with resident Dan Ondrasek about the “downtown train station area” on July 18 and July 31. The Mayor met with the Santa Clara and San Benito Counties Building and Construction Trades Council, South Bay Labor Council and UA Local Union 393 about the City Place/Related project on July 29 and had a meeting with Catalyze SV’s Executive Director Alex Shoor about the advocacy group on July 31.

Vice Mayor Patricia Mahan, District 5

No meetings of note.

Kathy Watanabe, District 1

Watanabe’s meetings included one on July 12 with Common Networks’ Business Development Director Hala Hijazi about the company and a City Place tour with Related Companies’ Steve Eimer. Korean delegates, including the Mayor of Icheon, Consul and Consul General of the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea, as well as members of the Silicon Valley Korean American Federation met with Watanabe on July 17. The group also took a tour of Nvidia and Nvidia’s Endeavor campus and participated in an Icheon Friendship City Dinner attended by Gillmor, Davis, Chahal, O’Neill, Assemblymember Kansen Chu, City staff, and Santa Clara County’s Undersheriff Rick Sung.

Additionally, Watanabe had a meeting on July 17 with the River Terrace Apartments, located off Montague Expressway and Agnew Road, about Levi’s Stadium events. Home First Shelter’s Kelcy Fleming met with the Council Member about policies and procedures for residents on July 20. She also had a meeting with Abode Services Program Manager Tu Voung regarding new projects for homeless housing on July 24. Watanabe notched a meeting with Charter Review Committee District 1 member Ben Cooley about the Charter Review Committee and community survey on July 26 and met with Gillmor, Santana and Chu to discuss legislative updates, state budget and the cryptic “matters of mutual interest” on July 30.

Raj Chahal, District 2

Chahal had a busier than usual calendar that included a meeting with Hunter Storm’s Rupert and Santa Clara Police Activities League (PAL) Board Member — and Vice President of Operations for developer Rudolph and Sletten — John Elwood about the Hunter Storm development on July 9. He had a meeting with Santa Clara’s Assistant Chief of Police Dan Winter about the police chief opening on July 11 and a meeting with resident Michael Bierman regarding car break-ins and neighborhood issues on July 19. Chahal had an “introduction meeting” with a resident listed only as “M. Kumar” on July 23 and meeting with the Building and Construction Trades Council regarding Related Companies and labor relations on July 25.

Karen Hardy, District 3

Hardy began her July with a Gateway Crossings site visit with Rupert on July 1. She followed it with a meeting with Revitalizing our Downtown’s Ondrasek, Skip Pearson, Ana Vargas-Smith and Mary Grizzle about the organization on July 2. She met with Santa Clara business owner Paul Mann regarding the City’s sign ordinance on July 6. Hardy had a meeting regarding “city issues” with President of the Silicon Valley Central Chamber of Commerce Nick Kasper on July 15. On July 26, she met with Santa Clara Unified School District’s new Superintendent Dr. Stella Kemp and met with resident Kevin Park about “city issues” on the same day.

Teresa O’Neill, District 4

O’Neil, as in months’ past, kept a busy July that included multiple Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority (VTA) meetings and began with a July 2 meeting with Revitalizing Our Downtown members.

She additionally met with the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition to discuss the El Camino Real Plan, Bicycle Master Plan and VTA Measure B on July 3. She held her monthly resident meeting on July 7 and had phone calls regarding Gateway Crossings with Old Quad Residents Association’s Thompson on July 7 and 9. She also met with Tanvi Gupta of EndPlasticBottles.org regarding sustainability on July 15.

On July 18, O’Neill met with former City Clerk Rod Diridon, Jr., now government affairs manager at Apple, to discuss “private sector’s role in helping manage community issues.” Ten days later, on July 28, O’Neill had a meeting with consultant Corinne Winter of Winter and Associates regarding regional and Santa Clara County transportation planning efforts. O’Neill ended her July with a meeting with the members of the Building and Construction Trades Council regarding Related Santa Clara/City Place on July 30.

Debi Davis, District 6

No meetings of note.

For a complete list of Council Member meetings, visit http://santaclaraca.gov/government/public-calendars-of-certain-city-officials

[brooklynmuseum]

Stronger Together

Hi Brooklyn. We hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy. The times are difficult and it is valid if you may not feel your best. It is okay to feel your feelings, and take your time to heal during these moments. As you navigate these difficult times, remember that you are a part of the community that is here to support you. The Brooklyn, and New York community at large, is one of the most vibrant and resilient there is!

If you have questions, or have more you wish to see or to spotlight, reach out. We want to hear from you. Please email stay.connected@brooklynmuseum.org. 

Also, text 'COVID' to 692-692 to get important COVID-19 related updates sent straight to your phone. You can text 'COVIDESP' to get updates in Spanish.

Local Business Highlights of the Week: 

Oxalis is temporarily closed for service, but will offer pick up and delivery on Friday, Saturday and Sundays from 4pm-8pm of fresh and prepared foods, cocktails and wine. Place your order, or pre order at www.boxalis.com , by phone at (347) 627-8298 or by email at hello@boxalis.com

No-frills Korean flavors are still being served at the famed Kimchi Taco. Take out and no-contact delivery available from 12-10pm daily. 

Census

A reminder to complete the 2020 Census today at my2020census.gov. 

In this webinar, you will learn about the guiding principles the Census Bureau is implementing for the use of administrative records and research findings for the housing and demographic questions on the survey.

On May 12th, United Way is launching United We Count, United We Vote – a civic engagement campaign to mobilize people in civic participation and collective action during this time of uncertainty and social distancing. Register for the event here.

For literature on the 2020 Census and how it may affect your community, check out the reading below:

How Changes to the 2020 Census Timeline Will Impact Redistricting

Census in a Time of COVID-19: What can we do as individuals?

Resources for children and families

COVID-19 has dramatically changed our lives. All New Yorkers deserve to celebrate, honor, and memorialize their loved ones. Get funeral & burial guidance from the City of New York.

If your work schedule was reduced as a result of the coronavirus and you are unable to pay your rent, you can apply for a Cash Assistance special grant request to get benefits for emergencies.

The City of New York's COVID-19 Hotel Program provides free hotel stays to eligible New Yorkers who cannot isolate where they live and frontline workers in the healthcare industry who wish to reduce the risk of transmission at home. This will help New York City stop the spread of COVID-19.

Scholastic Learn At Home allows open access to daily learning journeys divided into four grade spans—Pre-K–K, Grades 1–2, Grades 3–5, and Grades 6–9+, covering ELA, STEM, Science, Social Studies, and Social-Emotional Learning. 

CORE: CHILDREN OF RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES is dedicated to serving food and beverage service employees with children, who are faced with a health crisis or a natural disaster and are in need of support and in need of our help. If you have been diagnosed with COVID-19, you can apply here. 

Resources for artists, freelancers, and gig workers

Rauschenberg Emergency Grant Program provides one-time grants to artists of up to $5,000 for unexpected medical emergencies.

Max’s Emergency Relief & Resource Fund is a one-time grant award of between $500-$1000 ($1,000 when funds are available) to assist artists in all art disciplines who have a steady work history, but who are experiencing a temporary financial set back.  Visit their application here. 

In light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the artist community, on March 18 Foundation for Contemporary Arts launched the FCA Emergency Grants COVID-19 Fund. To find out your eligibility, click here.  

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of American have developed an Emergency Fund to help genre writers pay medical expenses not otherwise covered by insurance. Visit their website for more information.

Employment Resources

New York State is waiving the 7-day waiting period for Unemployment Insurance benefits for people who are out of work due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) closures or quarantines. Visit the New York State Department of Labor (DOL)  website for more information.

The New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires businesses to give early warning of closing and layoffs. More information for business is available from the New York State Department of Labor. 

Find Employment through Virtual Workforce Career Center online. The Virtual Workforce1 Career Center system connects New Yorkers, via web or phone, to one-on-one help from professionals who can help.

NY Job Listings during Quarantine organized by Davide Chen. 

PTFB is offering assistance in finding employment at Northwell Health for FOH/BOH foodservice and housekeeping positions. Find out how to apply here.

Resources for the Undocumented Community

List of Resources for Undocumented People in NYC may be located here. Document is translated in three languages, English, Spanish and Portuguese. 

For more information regarding DACA, check out Informed Immigrants.

CUNY Citizenship will be live, May 13th at 12:00PM on Facebook with Shawn Rahman, Managing Attorney for Training and Capacity Building with the latest immigration updates.

Contact Jesus Perez if you are an undocumented student at Brooklyn College who needs support via email: jperez@brooklyn.edu or phone: 718.951.5023

Funding Opportunities

The Carroll and Milton Petrie Student Emergency Grant Fund was created to provide eligible students facing short-term, nonrecurring emergencies with a one-time grant to alleviate the situation.  To find if you are eligible, visit the Brooklyn College’s Website. 

Volunteer or Participation Resources

The NYC Network of Worker Cooperatives has joined the national #ShareMyCheck campaign to encourage those in a relatively stable position to donate all or a portion of their check to people who are not eligible for these checks - those that are historically and contemporarily most impacted by economic and health crises. 

LGBTQ+ Resources

Ohher Publishing angels is offering $50 relief funds for trans/non-binary/two spirt people of color who are in need of community support right now. To learn more, visit Leste Magazine. 

Trans Lifeline is a trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support, and resources they need to survive and thrive. If you are in need of mental health assistance, visit their website here. 

 Upcoming Webinars

Tuesday, May 12: 2:00PM-3:30 PM: Brookings’ Reopening the Coronavirus-Closed Economy

Wednesday, May 13, 6:00PM-7:00PM: Make The Road New York will host a Seminario Web De Estudio Comunitario (community study webinar) on Facebook live.

Thursday, May 14, 2020 4:00pm-7:00pm: New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives is hosting a COVID-19 Health Awareness Training. The goal of this program is to Increase health and safety awareness for workers in industries with potential exposure to COVID-19.  

Remember to Follow Our Elected Officials For Up To Date News:  

Stay up to date with information provided by Governor Cuomo. Follow our New York State governor on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for up to date information regarding new health guidelines closures, and executive orders. 

The Mayor has a new Daily Message available on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube every morning. If your constituents have questions, comments or concerns, they want him to respond to, they can send them using the hashtag #AskMyMayor 

The Office of the Brooklyn Borough President provides the most up-to-date information and resources to Brooklynites. Follow these pages regularly and follow Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams on social media for real-time updates.

Congresswoman for the 9th District, Yvette D. Clark is working hard in Congress to support our local communities. Follow the Congresswoman on her Twitter to receive updates on what is going on in Washington DC and resources available in your ‘hood!

Follow updates and news from Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo on Facebook and Twitter. Cumbo serves as the Council Majority leader for Brooklyn’s 35th District- Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Prospect Heights and Bed-Stuy.

Follow New York City Council Member Robert E. Cornegy, representing Brooklyn 36th District- Bedford Stuyvesant and Northern Crown Heights on Twitter , Facebook, and Instagram for important updates regarding COVID-19 updates. 

Check out New York City Council Member Brad Lander’s resource page aimed to help NYC-based freelancers and artists navigate these uncertain times. Have your voice heard, fill out the survey and explore what benefits might be available to you. Follow him on Twitter for important updates.

Follow updates from the NYC City Immigrant Affairs office on Twitter interested in renewing your DACA application form. Call ActionNYC at 1-800-354-0365. 

Roxanne Swentzell (Kah'p'oo Owinge (Santa Clara Pueblo), born 1962). Making Babies for Indian Market, 2004. Clay, pigment. Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Helen Thomas Kennedy, 2004.80. © artist or artist's estate

[santaclaralocalnews]

The Santa Clara City Council unanimously approved plans for a new data center on Bowers Avenue during its Tuesday night meeting, ignoring a recommendation from the Planning Commission in the process. During the presentation by city staff about the project at 2805 Bowers Ave., Reena Brilliot, Santa Clara’s acting Director of Community Development, downplayed the Planning Commission vote saying only five of the seven planning commissioners were present. She also said commissioners only tried to pass one motion instead of the four recommended by city staff. Read complete news at svvoice.com.

[lukeskywaker4ever]

The table of João I & Queen Philippa Part 1: Palaces & Castles

The monarchs, in their itinerary, resorted to various facilities to accommodate themselves. First of all to military spaces of castles, sometimes associated with residences of the military power. D. João I would have taken great advantage of them when he circulated through northern lands of Entre Douro and Minho or inland of Trás-os-Montes and Beiras.

At the same time they used religious spaces, in particular monasteries, especially in areas where other possibilities of installation were not present. King João and Queen Philippa stood, in the north, in: 

Monastery of Grijó:

Monastery of Paço de Sousa:

Monastery of Santo Tirso:

In the south center they stood in:

The Convent of Santa Maria de Semide:

The Monastery of Alcobaça:

Monastery of Almoster:

Monastery of Odivelas: 

Monastery of Alenquer:

Monastery of Batalha: 

And they did not even hesitate to settle in private residences of ecclesiastical or lay lords, as did D. João I & Queen Philippa when he retired to the Archbishop João Esteves de Azambuja's palace, on the outskirts of Santarém, or on the farm of his ward, Martim Afonso de Melo, in Água de Peixes, Alvito. But in certain cities and towns, framed in more urbanized or country settings, the rulers also had their own houses. They were generally located in more strategic places and intensely traversed by the royal court or long stay. Many would be only modest and unimposing buildings, which were guarded by their own officer, the pacemaker, just standing out a few.

In Coimbra, Santarém and Lisbon, the monarch of residence had its lofts, topped by strategic defensive and walled areas, which were, for that reason, also of uncomfortable accessibility.

Thus in Coimbra, the King and Queen could sometimes have preferred:

 Santa Clara:

But the region offered him many other possibilities, from soon in Tentúgal, where the infante D. Pedro, Duke of Coimbra, renewed the royal palace with his chapel, and there often stood D. João I and D. Philippa.

Further south, all along the Extremadura coast, the king had castles and palaces, especially those the Queen owned on her lands. The King of Avis will thus have occupied the

 Castles of Leiria:

Castle of Alenquer:

Castle of Torres Vedras:

Castle of Óbidos:

However, it left the most remarkable mark in Leiria, where it had a four-story palace erected flanked by two towers, served by the gothic church of Nossa Senhora da Pena.

On the upper floor, with a balcony of pointed arches overlooking the city, there were three rooms and three chambers, with kitchens, storage buildings and latrines spreading over the other floors. This castellated residence already offered a certain amount of comfort, with several points of light, wooden ceilings, floors decorated with polychrome ceramic and several compartments with fireplaces, indicated by several small chimneys.

More rooms still had Arruda, Aldeia Galega or Atouguia. Here were the well-known:

Paços da Serra d'El-Rei:

with several buildings and fenced grounds, where even exotic animals such as swans were raised, which D. João I & Queen Philippa enjoyed in restful stays.

In Santarém,  there was a palace in Chão da Feira, on the most easily accessible street of Porta de Leiria, which D. João I must have enlarged, ordering the demolition of houses located on that street. But the Extremadura and Ribatejo lands were an excellent area game, in which the monarchs had many spaces, with rooms nearby, such as Valada, Muge or Salvaterra. And in the Tagus swamps, D. João I built, in the 1420  his favorite country residence, where he often retired in the last years of his life. In the estate known as Vala de Almeirim, large stands were then built with large rooms, chambers, balconies and gardens of many trees and orange trees. They even had their own chapel in honor of their venerated Saint Mary. Throughout the surrounding circuit were scattered single-storey houses and houses that could house the courtiers, as well as cultivated fields such as vineyards, orchards, gardens "with palm trees and other trees", along with a "savannah". In a country setting, it was assured, at the same time, the pleasure of living with nature, the joy of hunting and the delight of enjoying fresh vegetables and fruits.

In the great city of Lisbon, D. João I & Queen Philippa had the S. Jorge Castel: royal residence with a certain monumentality, in which the monarch also performed works of addition and improvement. Among the rooms, the main one, with an area of about 480m2, would be remarkable, also having several chambers and a royal chapel of invocation to S. Miguel. With several kitchens and a patio, the so-called "corral" of the palace, where several buildings were installed.

In the surroundings of Lisbon, scattered throughout the countryside, offering calm and leisure, the King and Queen had:

Palace of Lumiar:

Palace of Belas:

However, it was essentially in the Sintra grounds that the monarch took refuge to escape the harshness of summer, to rest, and to hunt for hunting. For this reason, he added and improved these royal town halls, which in his time would have twenty-six compartments, divided between the ground floor and the first floor, with a tower and two kitchens, kitchens and chapel on a total surface. little less than 1000 m2, as the description of them by D. Duarte tells us in the Book of Councils. It comprised large rooms and several chambers, as well as smaller and more specialized interior spaces, including oratories, wardrobes, sachets, several houses for clerks, and private ones. It would therefore have the capacity to house the court of king and queen and even of the infants with their entourages. Hence the grandeur of its kitchens, equipped with various furnaces and ovens, served by two monumental conical chimneys, which exited the fumes. And the conduction of the waters, which flowed from the mountain to the interior, would greatly facilitate the tasks of meals and washing the utensils.

Finally, in Alentejo lands, the king and queen of Avis could take shelter in:

Palace of Évora:

Paços of Crato:

Palace of Estremoz:

Castle of Elvas:

Castle of Beja:

But precisely in Évora, the third capital city of the court, because the Fortified residence was of small dimensions, D. João I had, in the beginning of his reign, built some rooms in the monastery of San Francisco, which had two rooms, with trascamera and private, and also a ferragial surrounded with garden and Orange trees.

[joestreng]

A Year Without Football

I’m skipping the Super Bowl this year and not just because any event that features both the New England Patriots and Maroon 5 makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit. For me, Super Sunday wraps up my first full season without watching any football.

I turned off the game last fall for a number of reasons. First, I started to feel bad about the fact that grown men are damaging their brains and their bodies for my entertainment. It also bugged me that the game depends on heightening the aggressive tendencies of its players, which then translates into violent incidents off the field. I know other sports have abusers and criminals, but football seems to have more than its fair share and teams have no problem giving out second and third chances if the player is talented. And lastly, I realized the NFL didn’t align with my values on racial equality in its handling of Colin Kapernick and the player protests. (And yes, this is a sore spot for a lot of folks. I won’t criticize anyone who feels differently. I’m just stating my point of view. I love America just as much as you do. Chill out, everyone.)

There were other things that made me stop paying attention. Our Bay Area teams have treated their local cities horribly, with the Raiders screwing over Oakland (again) and the Niners acting like Santa Clara is their tenant, not the other way around. Plus, the product on the field… well, stinks. The Thursday night games are terrible and don’t leave the players enough time to recover. The rules have become mind-bendingly arcane to the point where we can’t tell whether a catch is actually a catch. And somewhere along the way, I started to feel like the game itself was a little bit silly. Sure, all sports are silly. But football was overly complicated without a lot of payoff for the time I was investing in it.

So, I skipped this football season, both pro and college – which has a lot of the same problems, but the added indignity of the players not getting paid for beating the crap out of themselves. And you know what? I don’t feel like I missed much. I skimmed the sports section enough to know the Niners and Raiders were both terrible and then I moved on. Chores. Lunch. The usual day-to-day. I watched a bit more basketball. I suppose I could have used the sudden surplus of free time to take up yoga or start exercising again. (OK, fine, I ran for Pleasanton City Council. You got me there.) But in the end, I just filled the time with something else.

There’s a lot of talk about the demise of football. The game is often at the center of a culture war, with people turning away from it for societal reasons. I also think there will be some long-term erosion as parents start to steer kids to safer sports like soccer. But from my experience, the real threat to football is apathy. It turned out to be a lot easier than I thought to just stop caring about it.

Now… How many days until Opening Day???

[jeffreycristina-blog]

New Business San Jose Chamber PAC Aims to Help Entrepreneurs Thrive

A managing partner at Zanker Road Landfill in San Jose, California, Jeffrey Cristina is an expert in waste solutions. With two decades of experience in the waste and recycling industry in Santa Clara County, Jeffrey Cristina is the former president of the Clara-Mateo Garbage Collectors Association and, most recently, he co-founded the Business San Jose Chamber PAC. The Business San Jose Chamber PAC was formed in fall 2018 by several former members of the Silicon Valley Organization with the goal to foster a better business climate in the San Jose community. In part, the group aims to give small and medium-sized businesses more of a say on the city's business initiatives. Among its first efforts, the Business San Jose Chamber PAC endorsed Bob Nuñez for Milpitas City Mayor, Paul Resnikoff for City of Campbell Council, and Pam Foley for San Jose City Council District 9, as a sign of support for regulatory and permitting reform. The group highlighted the need for easing parking restrictions, reducing regulatory red tape, faster permit processing, easing sign restrictions, and other regulatory and permitting hurdles that dissuade entrepreneurship. To review the Business San Jose Chamber PAC's latest activities, visit businesssanjosechamberpac.org.

[mmckenzieport]

By Melissa McKenzie

Here’s how November looked for Santa Clara City Council:

Mayor Lisa Gillmor The first half of the Mayor’s calendar consisted of public meetings and events.

She noted her first non-public meeting with Jan Perkins, the senior partner of Management Partners, on Nov. 14 when she was interviewed by the facilitator regarding governance and Santa Clara’s six-district council system that went into effect this past November. She followed that with a meeting about Sierra School students later that day.

Gillmor’s first meeting with a developer was when she met with Republic Metropolitan on Nov. 19 to discuss the student housing project the company is building near the Santa Clara University campus. Later in November, Gillmor met with residents Rich Bonito and Howard Myers to discuss parking in Santa Clara on Nov. 28. Later that day, she participated in an internal meeting about the massive Gateway Crossing project on Coleman Avenue.

Gillmor ended her month with a phone call with Cedar Fair’s CEO Richard Zimmerman to discuss Great America on Nov. 30.

Vice Mayor Kathy Watanabe The Vice Mayor began her month by meeting with Adam Thompson, president of the Old Quad Resident’s Association, to discuss Gateway Crossings.

On Nov. 9, Watanabe met with Ridgecrest Group’s Omid Shakeri about the proposed townhome project at 1530-1540 Pomeroy Ave.

Watanabe, too, recorded an interview with Perkins to discuss governance and the six-district council system. Her meeting took place on Nov. 14.

The Vice Mayor ended November with a meeting with residents Dan Ondrasek and Rod Dunham about the Downtown Revitalization Task Force and an internal meeting about Gateway Crossings on Nov. 30.

Council Member Teresa O’Neill O’Neill’s November began with a meeting with Shakeri about the Pomeroy project on Nov. 1.

She met with Thompson about Gateway Crossings on Nov. 5 and recorded a meeting with Bill Fairweather, the business agent for the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Local 134 regarding the Convention Center.

On the 7th O’Neill participated a Measure BB campaign wrap-up call with the extended campaign team and she held her monthly resident Q&A on Nov. 11.

O’Neill’s interview with Perkins about governance and Santa Clara’s six-district system occurred on Nov. 14, and two days later the Council Member met with Mountain View City Council Member John McAlister about Valley Transportation Authority’s (VTA) governance and financial issues in the morning and Winter Consulting’s Corinne Winter about the possible formation of a Silicon Valley Rail working group in the afternoon.

On Nov. 20 she met with Parks and Recreation Commissioner Tino Silva about the future of Santa Clara city government and council.

On Nov. 30, O’Neill met with Ondrasek and Dunham about the Downtown Revitalization Task Force. Soon after that meeting, she participated in an internal Gateway Crossing project update and at 1:30 p.m. met with Alrie Middlebrook of Middlebrook Gardens and California Native Garden Foundation about the Agrihood project at the former BAREC site.

Council Member Debi Davis Davis’ November was fairly light, with the Council Member’s biggest meetings of note being her participating in an interview with Perkins on governance and the six-district council system on Nov. 14, an internal meeting on Gateway Crossings on Nov. 28 and a meeting with Assistant City Manager Manuel Pineda and residents Marry Grizzle and Ana Vargas-Smith about the Downtown Revitalization Task Force on Nov. 29.

Council Member Patricia Mahan Mahan’s November included mostly public events and meetings, although she did participate in an introductory meeting with Assistant Director of Finance/City Auditor Linh Lam on Nov. 15 and an internal meeting regarding Gateway Crossings on Nov. 30.

Council Member Pat Kolstad In his final month on Santa Clara’s City Council, Kolstad met with Shakeri about the Pomeroy Avenue project on Nov. 9 and met with resident Lavelle Souza regarding the same project on Nov. 12.

The only other meeting of note for November, was Kolstad’s participation in an internal Gateway Crossing project update meeting on Nov. 27.

Incoming Council Members Raj Chahal and Karen Hardy’s calendars will be available starting in January, as the pair took their oath of office on Dec. 18. View all current and former council calendars at http://santaclaraca.gov/government/public-calendars-of-certain-city-officials

[thesovietbroadcast]

So there is a new president being elected in Cuba, what do we know about him exactly?

Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez is a 57 year old electronics engineer and university professor who has been part of Cuba’s political system for over 30 years now. He is also the first person born after the Cuban Revolution of 1959 to achieve the position of First Vice President of the Council of State.

In the 1980′s he participated in an internationalist mission in Nicaragua in support of the Sandinista government and by 1993 he ranked second in the youth wing of the Communist Party of Cuba.

In 1994, he became the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba in the province of Villa Clara in an extremely difficult time as Cuba dealt with the issues caused by the collapse of the Soviet Union.

He was known for being particularly accessible, and active in fomenting culture through “El Mejunje”, a Cuban LGBT cultural centre and space located in the city of Santa Clara (province capital).

In 2003 Bermúdezwas elected as first secretary in theHolguín Province, and elected as a member of the Politburo.

In May 2009, he was appointed Minister of Higher Education.

In March 2012, he was released from his position as minister and appointed First Vice President of Council of Ministers, assuming responsibility over Science, Education, Sports, and Culture. He launched a large scale campaign both nationally and internationally, sometimes accompanied by Raúl Castro or in his representation.

In February 2013, he was elected as First Vice President of the Council of State.

[reveal-the-news]

Palo Alto hopes for last-ditch deal on business tax | News

Palo Alto hopes for last-ditch deal on business tax | News

With the clock ticking toward the final deadline, the Palo Alto City Council has again postponed a decision to create a business tax in hopes of striking a last-second compromise with a coalition of opponents. The council has until Aug. 12 to submit a resolution to Santa Clara County that would put the business tax on the November ballot. To meet that deadline, council members voted to schedule a…

[jethomme]

California Voters:  Vote YES on Proposition 10--Fairness to Renters paying in excess of 30% of their income on rent.

Make it clear to greedy developers and unscrupulous landlords that the rent is too damn high!  We’re counting on grassroots supporters to step up and vote for Proposition 10 on November 6. Your vote and your voice COUNT! Give the right of city self-determination back to each city government = local control.  People on fixed incomes like retirees, veterans, and others require reasonable rents.  Median home values have increased by 80% since 2011.   More than half the renters in the state of California spend MORE than 30% of their income on rent (Haas Institute for Fair & Inclusive Society, UC Berkeley). 

Vote for fairness, or do not be surprised at budding chaos.

Partial list of endorsements follow:

Congresswoman Barbara Lee

Congresswoman Maxine Waters

State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin (fmr)

State Senator Ben Allen

State Senator Connie M. Leyva

State Senator Kevin De Leon

State Senator Ricardo Lara

State Assemblymember David Chiu

State Assemblymember Laura Friedman

State Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher

State Assemblymember Mike Davis (fmr)

State Assemblymember Phil Ting

State Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer

State Assemblymember Rob Bonta

State Assemblymember Tony Thurmond

Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin

Berkeley Rent Board Member Igor Tregub

Berkeley Rent Board Member Leah Simon-Weisberg

Beverly Hills Vice Mayor John Mirisch

Culver City Vice Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells

Culver City Councilmember Daniel Lee

El Cerrito Mayor Gabriel Quinto

Emeryville Mayor Ken Bukowski (fmr)

Fontana School Board Member Mary Sandoval

Fowler Mayor Don Cardenas

Highland City Mayor Pro Tem Jesus Chavez

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti

Los Angeles City Councilmember David Ryu

Los Angeles City Councilmember Gil Cedillo

Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson

Los Angeles City Councilmember Mike Bonin

Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz

Los Angeles City Councilmember Robert Farrell (fmr)

Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn

Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl

Los Angeles Unified School District Board Member George McKenna

Malibu City Councilmember Lou La Monte

Mountain View Mayor Lenny Siegel

Mountain View Councilmember Pat Showalter

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf

Oakland City Councilmember Dan Kalb

Oakland City Councilmember Desley Brooks

Oakland City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan

Redlands City Councilmember Eddie Tejeda

Richmond Vice Mayor Melvin Willis

Richmond City Councilmember Jovanka Beckles

Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin (fmr)

San Francisco Supervisor Hillary Ronen

San Francisco Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer

San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim

San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin

San Jose Councilmember Don Rocha

San Jose Councilmember Sergio Jimenez

Santa Barbara Community College Board of Trustees Vice President Jonathan Abboud

Santa Clara City Councilmember Nassim Nouri

Santa Cruz City Councilmember Chris Krohn

Santa Monica City Councilmember Kevin McKeown

Santa Monica City Councilmember Sue Himmelrich

Santa Monica City Councilmember Tony Vazquez

Santa Monica Rent Board Member Caroline Torosis

Santa Monica Rent Board Member Nicole Phillis

Tulare City Council Member Jose Sigala

Ukiah Mayor Phil Baldwin (fmr)

Vallejo School Board Member Ruscal Cayangyang

West Hollywood City Councilmember Lindsey Horvath

West Hollywood City Councilmember Lauren Meister

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

City of Berkeley

City of Beverly Hills

City of Oakland

City of Palm Springs

City of San Francisco

City of Santa Monica

City of West Hollywood

City of Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

Monterey County Board of Supervisors

San Francisco City/County Board of Supervisors

PUBLICATIONS

Los Angeles Times

Sacramento Bee

ColoradoBlvd.net

The Daily Californian

East Bay Express

Hoy Los Angeles

KnockLA

San Francisco Bay Guardian

Santa Maria Times

AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS

Housing California

Affordable Housing Alliance

Affordable Housing Network of Santa Clara County

Berkeley Student Cooperative

Christian Church Homes

Council of Community Housing Organizations (CCHO)

East LA Community Corporation

Esperanza Community Housing Corporation

Marty’s Place Affordable Housing Corporation

Mission Economic Development Agency

Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH)

Oakland Community Land Trust

Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing (SCANPH)

Tenderloin Housing Clinic

Thai Community Development Center

TRUST South LA

Venice Community Housing Corporation

Women Organizing Resources Knowledge and Services (WORKS)

TENANT/HOUSING RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS

Housing NOW! California

Tenants Together

Affordable Homeless Housing Alternatives

Alameda Renters Coalition

Anti-Eviction Mapping Project

Arcata Lazy J Homeowners Association

Asian Law Alliance

Berkeley Tenants Union

Beverly Hills Renters Alliance

Bill Sorro Housing Program (BiSHoP)

California Coalition for Rural Housing

Causa Justa / Just Cause

Chinatown Community for Equitable Development

Coalition for Economic Survival

El Comite de Vecinos del Lado Oeste, East Palo Alto

Comite de la Esperanza

De Rose Gardens Tenant Association (DRGTA)

East Bay Housing Organizations

East Palo Alto Council of Tenants Education Fund

Equity Housing Alliance

EveryOne Home

Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California

Gamaliel CA

Glendale Tenants Union

Golden State Manufactured-Home Owners League

Homes for All

Homeless Student Advocate Alliance

Housing 4 Sacramento

Housing Long Beach

Housing Rights Committee San Francisco

Hunger Action Coalition Los Angeles

Inquilinos Unidos

Isla Vista Tenants Union

LiBRE (Long Beach Residents Empowered)

Los Angeles Community Action Network (LA CAN)

Los Angeles Tenants Union

Manufactured Housing Action

Mountain View Tenants Coalition

Oakland Tenants Union

Orange County Mobile Home Residents Coalition

Pasadena Tenants Union

People of Color Sustainable Housing Network

People Organized for Westside Renewal (POWER)

Poverty Matters

Property Owners for Fair and Affordable Housing

The Q Foundation

Renters of Moreno Valley

Sacramento Housing Alliance

Sacramento Tenants Union

Sanctuary of Hope

San Diego Tenants United

San Francisco Anti-Displacement Coalition

San Francisco Tenants Union

Santa Ana Tenants United

Santa Monicans for Renters Rights (SMRR)

Shelter for All Koreatown

Sonoma County Manufactured-Home Owners Association

Sonoma Valley Housing Group

South Pasadena Tenants Union

Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE)

Students United with Renters

Union de Vecinos

United for Housing Justice (SF)

United Neighbors In Defense Against Displacement (UNIDAD)

Uplift Inglewood

Urban Habitat

TENANT LEGAL SERVICES

Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus

BASTA

California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation

Center for Community Action & Environmental Justice

Centro Legal de la Raza

Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto

Crow & Rose, Tenant Lawyers

East Bay Community Law Center

Eviction Defense Center

Eviction Defense Network

Inner City Law Center – Los Angeles

LA Center for Community Law & Action

Law Foundation of Silicon Valley

National Lawyers Guild – Los Angeles

Public Advocates

Public Counsel

Public Interest Law Project

Western Center on Law and Poverty

LABOR & WORKERS RIGHTS

California Labor Federation

AFSCME California People

AFSCME Local 3299

AFT Local 2121

AFT Local 1521

Bay Area Labor Committee for Peace & Justice

California Faculty Association

California Federation of Teachers

California Nurses Association

California Teachers Association

Central Coast Alliance United For A Sustainable Economy (CAUSE)

Employee Rights Center San Diego

Humboldt and Del Norte Counties Central Labor Council AFL-CIO

International Union of Painters & Allied Trades Local 510

Jobs with Justice San Francisco

Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance

Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Los Angeles Black Worker Center

Oakland Education Association (OEA)

National Union of Healthcare Workers

Painters & Allied Trades 36

Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers Retirees

San Bernardino and Riverside Counties Central Labor Council

SEIU California

SEIU Local 1021

SEIU Local 99

SEIU Local 221

SEIU Local 521

SEIU Local 721

SEIU Local 2015

SEIU USWW

UC Student-Workers Union UAW Local 2865

United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America UAW Local 5810

UFCW Local 770

Unite HERE Local 11

Unite HERE Local 2850

Unite HERE Local 2

United Educators of San Francisco

United Taxi Workers of San Diego

United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA)

Warehouse Worker Resource Center

POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS

California Democratic Party

Green Party of California

Peace and Freedom Party of California

Our Revolution

AAPIs for Civic Empowerment Education Fund

Alhambra Democratic Club

Americans for Democratic Action Southern California

Bernal Heights Democratic Club

Bernie Sanders Brigade

California Progressive Alliance

Chicano Latino Caucus of the California Democratic Party

Democratic Socialists of America

Democratic Socialists of America East Bay

Democratic Socialists of America Los Angeles

Democratic Socialists of America Orange County

Democratic Socialists of America Peninsula

Democratic Socialists of America Pomona Valley

Democratic Socialists of America Sacramento

Democratic Socialists of America San Diego

Democratic Socialists of America San Francisco

Democratic Socialists of America Santa Cruz

Democratic Socialists of America Silicon Valley

Democratic Socialists of America Ventura County

East Area Progressive Dems

El Dorado County Democratic Party

Feel the Bern Democratic Club Los Angeles

Green Party of Santa Clara County

Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club

Humboldt County Democrats

Inland Empire for Our Revolution

International Socialist Organization

Los Angeles County Democratic Party

Napa County Green Party

NorCal4OurRevolution

North Valley Democratic Club

Our Revolution

Our Revolution East Bay

Our Revolution Progressive Los Angeles

Our Revolution Santa Ana

Our Revolution Ventura County

Party for Socialism and Liberation – SF

Peninsula Young Democrats

Progressive Democrats of America California PAC

Progressive Democrats of America San Fernando Valley

Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains

Richmond Progressive Alliance

San Bernardino County Young Democrats

San Diego Central Committee of the Peace and Freedom Party of CA

San Diego County Peace and Freedom Party

San Francisco Berniecrats

San Francisco County Democratic Party

San Francisco Latino Democratic Club

San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party

San Luis Obispo County Progressives

San Pedro Democratic Club

Santa Monica Democratic Club

Socialist Alternative Los Angeles

Socialist Party of Ventura County

Stonewall Democratic Club

UC Berkeley Young Democratic Socialists of America

Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club

West Hollywood-Beverly Hills Democratic Club

CIVIL RIGHTS/LIBERTIES ORGANIZATIONS

ACLU of California

ACLU of Northern California

ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties

ACLU of Southern California

Advocates for Black Strategic Alternatives

African American Cultural Center

American Indian Movement Southern California

APGA Tour

API Equality – LA

Black Community Clergy & Labor Alliance

Brotherhood Crusade

CARECEN

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los Angeles (CHIRLA)

Committee for Racial Justice

Council on American-Islamic Relations California (CAIR)

Dellums Institute for Social Justice

Fannie Lou Hamer Institute

Institute of the Black World 21st Century

Latino Equality Alliance

Los Angeles Urban League

MLK Coalition of Greater LA

Muslim Public Alliance Council (MPAC)

National Action Network Los Angeles

National Urban League

Services Immigrant Rights and Education Network (SIREN)

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Bay Area

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) San Jose

Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Southern California

United Native Americans

Urban League of San Diego County

Youth Justice Coalition

HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS

Access Support Network San Luis Obispo & Monterey Counties

AIDS Healthcare Foundation

APAIT (Special Service for Groups)

Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement

Black Women for Wellness

Latino Health Access

San Francisco Human Services Network

Sierra Foothills AIDS Foundation

St. John’s Well Child & Family Center

Women Organized to Respond to Life-Threatening Diseases (WORLD)

SENIOR ORGANIZATIONS

California Alliance for Retired Americans

Monterey County Area Agency on Aging

Senior and Disability Action

Social Security Works

FAITH INSTITUTIONS & LEADERS

Rev. James Lawson

AME Ministerial Alliance – NorCal

Bend the Arc – Southern California

Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Social Justice Committee

California Church IMPACT

Cheryl Ward Ministries

Christian Church Homes

Church Without Walls – Skid Row Los Angeles

Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice – Los Angeles (CLUE)

Congregational Church of Palo Alto

Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement (COPE)

Congregations Organizing For Renewal (COR)

First AME Church – Los Angeles

Greater Long Beach Interfaith Community Organization (ICO)

Holman United Methodist Church – Los Angeles

Inland Empire African American Pastors

Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace

Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity

Jewish Center for Justice

LA Voice – PICO Affiliate

Lutheran Office of Public Policy – California

McCarty Memorial Christian Church – Los Angeles

Multi-faith ACTION Coalition

Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC)

Oakland Community Organizing – PICO Affiliate (OCO)

PACT: People Acting in Community Together – PICO Affiliate

PICO California

Poor People’s Campaign of California

Sacramento ACT – PICO Affiliate

Sojourner Truth Presbyterian Church

Unitarian Universalist Faith in Action Committee

STATEWIDE, REGIONAL & LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

ACTICON

Advancement Project California

Alliance for Community Transit – Los Angeles (ACT-LA)

Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE Action)

Allies for Life

All Peoples Community Center

ANSWER SF

Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)

Associated Students of UC Santa Barbara

Block by Block Organizing Network

Brave New Films

California Bicycle Coalition

California Calls

California Environmental Justice Alliance

Californians for Justice

California for Progress

Californians for Safety and Justice

Californian Latinas for Reproductive Justice

California Partnership

California Reinvestment Coalition

Chicano Latino Caucus of San Bernardino County

Chispa

Coalition to Preserve LA

CDTech

Central Hollywood Neighborhood Council – Los Angeles

Committee to Defend Roosevelt

Communities for a New California

Community Coalition

Consumer Watchdog

Courage Campaign

Creating Freedom Movements

Crenshaw Subway Coalition

D5Action

Dolores Huerta Foundation

The East Oakland Collective

East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice

Ensuring Opportunity Campaign to End Poverty in Contra Costa County

Environmental Health Coalition

Friends Committee on Legislation of California

The Fund for Santa Barbara

GLIDE Foundation

The Green Scene TV

Ground Game LA

The Hayward Collective

Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council – Los Angeles

Hyde Park Organizational Partnership for Empowerment

Indivisible SF

Inland Empire United

Inland Empowerment

InnerCity Struggle

Justice House

Kenwood Oakland Community Organization

Korean Resource Center

LA Forward

Latino Economic Development Center

Latinos United for a New America

Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability Central Valley

League of Women Voters of California

League of Women Voters of Los Angeles

Liberty Hill Foundation

Livable California

Los Feliz Neighborhood Council – Los Angeles

Million Voter Project

Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc.

Mobilize the Immigrant Vote

Neighbors United – San Francisco

9to5 Los Angeles Chapter

North Bay Organizing Project

Orange County Civic Engagement Table

Organize Sacramento

Pasadenans Organizing for Progress

People for Mobility Justice

Places in the City

PolicyLink

Pomona Economic Opportunity Center

Progressive Alliance – San Bernardino County

Progressive Asian Network for Action

Public Bank LA/Revolution LA/Divest LA

Rampart Village Neighborhood Council – Los Angeles

Right Way Foundation

Rubicon Programs

RYSE Youth Center

Sacred Heart Community Service

Sero Project

SF Neighbors United

The Sidewalk Project

Sierra Club of California

Sierra Club of San Gorgonio Chapter

Silicon Valley De-Bug

Skid Row Coffee

Sociedad Organizada de Latinas Activas

Solidarity – Bay Area

SolidarityINFOService

Southeast Asian Community Alliance

South of Market Community Action Network

STAND LA

Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE)

University of California Student Association

Urban Tilth

Velveteen Rabbit Project

Wilshire Center Koreatown Neighborhood Council – Los Angeles

Working Partnerships USA

Xochipilli Latino Men’s Circle

[santaclaralocalnews]

A Santa Clara City Council candidate’s former employer is accusing him of colluding with a vendor to fleece the company out of $250,000. David Kertes is running for District 5, currently represented by Council Member Suds Jain. In early July, a Florida court ordered Kertes to appear via Zoom in a case involving his former employer, MicroTechnologies, a Costa Rica-based sensor and switch manufacturer. Read complete news at svvoice.com.