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PUBLIC POLICY NEWS
More good news for the City of San Jose. 

This week, SVO member Insight Realty's Museum Place development in downtown San Jose was approved to move forward. We penned a letter advocating for its support and testified at the City Council meeting in support. 

This project will add 1.4 million square feet of office space, residential, retail and hotels to the city's core.

SVO member Southwest Airlines is expanding its service out of Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport, with the addition of eight new nonstop cities.

Congratulations to  SVO  member  PwC  on an agreement amendment passed by San Jose City Council yesterday, Aug. 22. Our team  penned a letter of support , urging council to approve this and move forward with building out San Jose's IoT infrastructure. #winning

For those that haven't already heard, there are changes happening in our Public Policy Department.  Read about them here .

Of course, n one of these developments could have been possible without constant advocacy efforts -both behind the scene and front-and-center. And our work isn't finished. Ask us how you can get involved today.
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LOCAL
UPDATE
ISSUE:  City of San Jose  Community Workforce Agreements / Project Labor Agreements (CWA/PLA) Task Force 

SVO POSITION: Oppose
STATUS: Coming before the City Council in September.


ISSUE:  City of San Jose  Local Hire Ordinance

SVO POSITION: Oppose
STATUS: Coming before the City of San Jose CED committee in September 

DETAILS:     
ISSUE:  City of San Jose  Ad-Hoc Committee on Development Services Update 

SVO POSITION: Support
STATUS: In Progress

DETAILS: Click here to read more.
ISSUE: City of San Jose  Downtown Intensification Program (Signage) 

SVO POSITION: Support
STATUS: Passed Council May 16 as a pilot. Staff will report back in fall of 2017


STATE
ISSUE: H.R. 1468 - Recognizing America's Children Act

SVO POSITION: Support
STATUS: Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
 

I SSUE:  S. 1034 - Agricultural Worker Program Act

SVO POSITION: Support
STATUS: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 
 

ISSUE: SB 538 (Monning): Hospital Contracts

SVO POSITION: Opposed
STATUS: Passed Senate. Now in Assembly Health Committee.

ISSUE: AB 1250 (Jones-Sawyer) Counties and cities: Contracts for personal services

SVO POSITION: Opposed
STATUS: Re-Referred to Senate Appropriations.


ISSUE: AB 1209 (Gonzalez Fletcher) Employers: Gender Pay Differentials

SVO POSITION: Opposed
STATUS: Amended and re-referred to Senate Appropriations.

ISSUE:  SB 562 (Lara/Atkins): The Healthy California Act

 SVO POSITION: OPPOSE
STATUS: Passed Senate. In Assembly.

DETAILS: Click here to read more.
ISSUE:  AB 71 (Chiu) Income taxes: credits: low-income housing

SVO POSITION: Oppose
STATUS: In Assembly.


ISSUE: AB 851 Local Design-Build Project Delivery for Water Supply, Flood Protection & Habitat Restoration

SVO POSITION: Support
STATUS:  Passed Assembly. In Senate Appropriations.
 

ISSUE: 
418 (Hernandez) Public Works: Public Subsidies  

SVO POSITION: Oppose
STATUS: Passed Assembly. In Senate Appropriations.

ISSUE:  AB 199 (Chu) Public works: private residential projects   

SVO POSITION: Oppose
STATUS: Referred to Senate Appropriations. Placed on suspense file.

ISSUE:  SB 1 (Beall) Transportation Funding 

SVO POSITION: Support
STATUS:  Passed and signed by Governor Brown.


ISSUE:  AB 5 (Gonzalez) Employers: Opportunity to Work Act

SVO POSITION: Oppose
STATUS:  In Assembly committee: Hearing postponed by committee. Item tabled. 

ISSUE:  AB 1506 Costa Hawkins Repeal 

SVO POSITION: Oppose
STATUS: Asm Housing and Community Development

FEDERAL
UPDATE
ISSUE: Fair and Open Competition Act

SVO POSITION: Support
STATUS: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

DETAILS: Click here to read more.
ISSUE:  H.R. 5 the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA)  

SVO POSITION: Support
STATUS:  Hearings held in Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship

ISSUE:  BRIDGE Act

SVO POSITION: Support
STATUS:  Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security

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UPCOMING EVENTS
Access Silicon Valley Featuring San Jose Police Chief Eddie Garcia - Thursday, Sept. 21, 7:30-9:00 AM

The silicon valley organization's monthly member breakfast offers a chance to get some networking in while you enjoy a hot meal, and hear from a local leader on topics that impact business. This month's speaker offers an inside look at the current state of the department and its plan for growth. Click here to register.

Destination: Silicon Valley - Wednesday through Friday Nov. 1-3

The silicon valley organization is revamping its annual Study Mission, this year bringing it home. The goals of this year's program will be priority setting for Silicon Valley IDEA in 2018. We will hear presentations from speakers/panelists on seven key regional topics: housing, transportation, downtown San Jose, international competitiveness, emerging technologies, advanced manufacturing and regional branding.  Click here to register.
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