521 in the News - The Peninsula
Budget Crisis
Letter: Better budget solutions needed
San Mateo Daily Journal, April 23
Attack on Pensions
Update:
Menlo Park defends right of citizens to put pension reform measure on ballot
Mercury News, Aug. 4
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Menlo Park passes on ballot argument supporting pension reform initiative
Mercury News, July 21
Pension reform group seeks legal defense funds
The Almanac, June 29
Unions sue Menlo Park over pension measure
The Almanac, June 28
Lawsuit: Residents can't dictate city employee compensation
Palo Alto Daily News, June 24, 2010
Menlo Park pension reform initiative sparks debate
ABC 7, June 23, 2010 (Watch video below)
Unions file lawsuit to keep pension initiative off ballot
The Almanac, June 23, 2010
Unions to file lawsuit to stop Menlo Park pension reform initiative
San Jose Mercury News, June 22, 2010
SEIU, Menlo Park to resume mediation talks Monday
San Jose Mercury News, March 4, 2010
Palo Alto Contract Campaign
- [Palo Alto] City workers accept benefit cuts in Palo Alto
SEIU pledges more collaboration with city, ratifies terms that were previously imposed
Palo Alto Online, June 29
- Palo Alto sees more tough union talks ahead
San Jose Mercury News, Jan. 9, 2009
- Palo Alto union questions $4.8 million mistake fix
San Jose Mercury News, Dec. 23, 2009
- No strike from city union
The Daily News, Oct. 28, 2009
- Palo Alto City Workers Counting Strike Vote Ballots
Watch Video - KTVU, Oct. 27, 2009
- Job Actions Threatened But No Strike Yet In Palo Alto
KTVU, Oct. 27, 2009
- With no contract deal, Palo Alto imposes wage cuts
San Jose Mercury News, Oct. 27, 2009
- Palo Alto imposes 'last, best and final' terms
Unilateral action follows rejection of union proposal for mediation -- will save about $2.5 million this year toward a $10 million reduction goal
Palo Alto Online, Oct. 27, 2009
- Palo Alto may impose new SEIU contract tonight
After stalled negotiations, staff asks City Council to 'unilaterally implement' contract changes
Palo Alto Online, Oct. 26, 2009
- City of Palo Alto Declares Contract Impasse with Workers
KCBS, Oct. 24, 2009
Audio Report
- Palo Alto declares impasse in talks with its largest union
San Jose Mercury News, Oct. 22, 2009
- Palo Alto union employees take furlough day
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- More than 300 Palo Alto city employees skip work
Mercury News, September 25, 2009
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_13417895
- Union charges Palo Alto with violating law
Palo Alto Online, September 25, 2009
http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=13946
- Palo Alto union employees take furlough day
ABC, September 24, 2009
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- Palo Alto Union Stages Walkout
KCBS 106.9 FM 09/24/2009
Summary: http://www.kcbs.com/Palo-Alto-Union-Stages-Walkout/5291652
- Palo Alto: City Calls Union Workers' Self-Imposed Furlough Day an Illegal Strike
CBS 5, September 24, 2009
http://cbs5.com/localwire/22.0.html?type=bcn&item=SELF-IMPOSED-FURLOUGH-11-52
- Listen to Brian Ward, Utility Account Representative, City of Palo Alto interviewed by the radio KCBS 106.9 FM:
KCBS 106.9 Local News 09/23/2009
- Palo Alto should hold public forum on its financial affairs
Mercury News, September 21, 2009
http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_13390374
- Cleaning Up City Hall?
The Daily News, Sept. 11, 2009
- City lays out goals on Web; union retaliates with site
The Daily News, August 19, 2009
BY DIANA SAMUELS, Daily News Staff Writer
As Palo Alto showed off a new feature on its Web site Tuesday, the city's service worker union saw an opportunity f...
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- Palo Alto, employees union face off on Web as city launches new site
San Jose Mercury News, August 19, 2009
http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_13156701
Public Services Ordered Cut while Court Administration Balloons in Size
- Court workers protest closures
San Mateo Daily Journal, Jan. 21, 2010
- San Mateo County workers call for end to court closures
San Jose Mercury News, Jan. 20, 2010
Watch ABC7 clip
Green 960 - The Week, September 19, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwk7Y-Xe6iE
"What it costs to close CA courts"
Marketplace, September 16, 2009
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/09/16/am-labor-furloughs/
- Court closure protests, or early Halloween?
Legal Pad, September 16, 2009
http://legalpad.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/09/court-closure-protests-or-early-halloween.html
State Courts Forced To Take Day Off (Video)
KTVU San Francisco, Sept. 16, 2009
http://www.ktvu.com/news/20945430/detail.html?taf=fran
Court workers protest first day of statewide furloughs
Contra Costa Times, Sept. 16, 2009
http://www.insidebayarea.com/california/ci_13351589?source=email
Budget Crisis Closes California Courts
New York Times, Sept. 17, 2009
The month rests one day of state court basic unit staff member to protest
Sing Tao International, Sept. 16, 2009
- Accounting Error Leaves 28 Jobless
NBC, September 2, 2009
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Pink-Slips-Blamed-on-Acounting-Error-56666317.html
- Superior Court to layoff 28 workers
The Daily News, September 2, 2009
http://thedailynews.ca.newsmemory.com/ee/thedailynews/default.php?pSetup=thedailynews
- Editorial: Audit state agency that nearly doubled in five years
San Jose Mercury News, August 31, 2009
http://www.mercurynews.com/topstories/ci_13241243
- Critics target California's courts bureaucracy
San Jose Mercury News, August 28, 2009
http://www.mercurynews.com/topstories/ci_13226089
- Court workers' verdict: Independent audit
The Daily Journal, San Mateo, August 26, 2009
http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=115496
- San Mateo Courts to Lay Off 60
$3.9 Million Deficit, Just Uncovered, to Blame, Officials Say
Daily Journal, San Francisco, August 25, 2009
- Union calls for audit of San Mateo County court finances
San Jose Mercury News, August 25, 2009
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_13205157
- San Mateo Co. court may face layoffs
ABC7, August 25, 2009
Watch video:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/peninsula&id=6982871
- Rally to protest potential court worker layoffs
SEIU calls for outside audit
The Daily News, Palo Alto, August 25, 2009
- Rally to protest potential court worker layoffs
San Jose Mercury News, August 24, 2009
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_13197589
- Accounting error led to $3.89M court deficit
The Daily Journal, August 22, 2009
http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=115335
- San Mateo County Court Expecting Layoffs
KCBS, August 22, 2009
http://www.kcbs.com/San-Mateo-County-Court-Expecting-Layoffs/5060141
- Accounting errors could cost 60 San Mateo County court employees their jobs
San Jose Mercury News, August 22, 2009
http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_13183700