Firefighters Union Local 230 and the city are on the verge of reaching an agreement that would reduce the deficit and possibly even get back some jobs. The most radical concession involves the introduction of a two-tiered retirement plan, and distinguishes between employees hired before and after the agreement is signed. It will be the first such plan for public employees in the entire country.
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There are big plans for North San Jose, with as many as 16,000 new housing units about to be built there. The problem is that new housing means new families, and new families means new schools for their kids. Measure A asks local voters to decide who will fit the bill for those new schools.
Former Apple procurement manager Paul Devine appeared in San Jose Federal Court on Monday and pleaded guilty to fraud, as well as money laundering and conspiracy. Devine has since agreed to pay $2.25 million to Apple in damages. He could, however, earn jail time too, with a maximum sentence of twenty years per charge.
Lee Evans, a local track star of the 1968 Olympics, is offering his two gold medals for sale. Proceeds will be used to build a school in Liberia. The school costs about $400,000. He hopes the medals will fetch $250,000. “I don’t need the medals,” says Evans, who is currently in Nigeria. “I need money to build the school.”
San Jose begins taxing medical marijuana dispensaries on Tuesday, following the passage of Measure U in the last election. To help ease the transition for dispensary owners, City Hall will be holding a seminar on Monday morning on how to calculate and pay the 7 percent tax. The first payment of the tax is due by the end of April, and owners will be required to file financial audits at that time.
Google’s engineers have been working around the clock to fix a problem affecting a small but significant group of Gmail users. All their emails and folders have disappeared. First reported on Sunday, Google has been attempting to retrieve and restore the lost information, and offering frequent updates to its users.
City officials were surprised to learn upon arriving at work Friday morning that Clara, a peregrine falcon that lives in the upper reaches of City Hall, had delivered its first egg of the season.
Saturday will mark the final day for Cosentino’s, which will be closing its doors after serving San Jose grocery shoppers for more than 60 years.
Police Chief Chris Moore was sworn in by his predecessor’s nemesis, Independent Police Auditor Judge LaDoris Cordell. The friendly ceremony, which ended with a high five between the police chief and his auditor is seen to signify a shift in the relationship between the SJPD and the Independent Auditor, as well with the various minority communities in the city.
