Archive for January 2020
SB50 – Back in Action
Last year the Business Council worked extensively on SB50, an update to the State’s Density Bonus Law that allows for higher density development and expedited approval processes for eligible parcels near high quality transit corridors and job centers. We even wrote an extensive article about the bill, and made the trip to Sacramento to lobby…
Read MoreNew Year New Updates: State and Local Homelessness 2020
There is a lot of commotion in the City of Santa and the entire state of California around how governments can be more efficient in reducing the number of people experiencing homelessness. Recent data documented by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reveals that California has “more than 151,000 homeless people, including more than…
Read MoreVote with Your Dollars: Bonds and Ballot Measures
At our last board meeting, the Business Council had an opportunity to hear from representatives from Measure R, Measure Y, and Measure Z about the details of these specific ballots. Read what these representatives had to say by reading the summary below. For more information about all nine upcoming local ballot measures visit https://www.votescount.com/Home/Elections/March2020PresidentialPrimary/March3localmeasures.aspx Cabrillo College,…
Read MoreA Gig Update
As was expected, Uber Technologies and Postmates Inc. filed a legal challenge against California’s AB5 “Gig Economy” law this past week in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, which is appealable to the Federal Ninth Circuit Court. AB5 was adopted by the State legislature this past year to codify the…
Read MoreGet Schooled on School District Ballot Measures 2020
As we mentioned in our last newsletter we will be continuing our series on the upcoming March 2020 ballot measures. This week we will be discussing Measures M, S, T, U, and V. Measure M- Aromas-San Juan Unified School District (55% vote) reauthorize $4.2 million of Aromas-San Juan Unified School District’s bonds previously approved…
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