Ones’ good name and reputation is a most prized possession. It is unconscionable for any person or entity to maliciously endeavor to destroy another persons reputation The lack of integrity the public special interest groups showed recently when they maliciously sought to destroy the reputation of Pierluigi Oliverio, candidate for Santa Clara County Supervisor, is […]

Residents should hold supervisors accountable for how efficiently core services are deployed to meet stated goals Federal, state, county, city, school and special districts all have distinct and important roles to play in community governance, and each body has a primary set of responsibilities. Elected officials, and especially candidates, will often urge action on hot […]

Our streets are filthy. I cannot recall a time when there has been so much trash on our roads. Traveling extensively for work I am amazed how other thoroughfares in the state and country are so clean, in contrast to Santa Clara County. This blight is highly visible, and seems worse than ever with no […]

From my perspective, the goal of elections is to maximize voter participation, which broadens the democratic process and helps create a representative democracy that better reflects our society at large. The way to achieve this goal is to move towards 100 percent absentee voting, also known as voting by mail. Gone would be the confusion […]

County executive holds off approving additional funds pending further review. San Jose >> Santa Clara County has shelved a million-dollar branding effort — think matching logos on billboards and online ads — aimed at ratcheting up its profile and presence to the public. The item, buried in the board of supervisors’ consent agenda — where noncontroversial items […]

After a decade, the 47-year-old politician will turn over his office to Dev Davis It’s hard to tell that the clock is winding down for Pierluigi Oliverio, the San Jose councilman who is being termed out after a decade representing Willow Glen and the Rose Garden. San Jose Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio, next to one of […]

Never shy about speaking his mind, Pierluigi Oliverio left an undeniable mark in District 6 after spending 10 years as the area’s representative on the San Jose City Council. Oliverio–who termed out at the end of the year and was succeeded by Devora “Dev” Davis–regularly stirred controversy, whether while going toe to toe with labor unions, pushing […]

SAN JOSE — The fight between San Jose and Santa Clara County over $40 million in tax dollars is finally settled — and San Jose just got a little bit richer. The California Supreme Court last week denied the county’s appeal to keep the money which came from a property tax, ending a four-year legal […]