Landmark renter protection bill is now law
Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a landmark renter protection bill into law. AB 1482, the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, will protect millions of renters from the most egregious rent increases.
$35 million for high-road construction careers
Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed the 2019-20 California State Budget. Beyond the big headline items, an initiative critical to working people, communities of color, and our climate future was included: $35 million for high road workforce training partnerships.
Big win: Google promises $1 billion for housing
This morning, Google CEO Sundar Pichai made a big announcement. After our two years of organizing and dozens of town halls, reports, actions, and marches, Google said it plans to invest $1 billion for housing across the Bay Area.
The Google Rent Hike: $235 million a year
This morning, we released new research that reveals Google needs to help create more than 5,000 new affordable homes to ensure local families in our region aren’t hit with rent increases they simply cannot afford as a result of the tech…
Facebook raises standards for contract workers in tech
This week, Facebook announced that its subcontracted workforce will soon benefit from a higher minimum wage and better benefits.
California can be a leader in making sure innovation works for all of us
If we want the jobs of tomorrow to be good jobs, working people need to be at the table negotiating a better approach to innovation.
California can be a leader in making sure innovation works for all of us
If we want the jobs of tomorrow to be good jobs, working people need to be at the table negotiating a better approach to innovation.
Three ways to support new progressive leaders
Democracy works best when our elected representatives truly represent their communities. Thankfully our country saw a number of grassroots community leaders – such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan Omar – take the 2018 election by storm.
$15 minimum wage is now the law
As of January 1st, workers in eight cities in Santa Clara County are earning a minimum wage of at least $15/hour. In many cities, that means an extra $1.50/hour in workers’ pockets, a much-needed boost amidst our region’s sky-high living costs.
San Jose Google: how we move forward
Last night, after a 10-hour City Council meeting filled with protests and impassioned testimony, the San Jose Council voted to sell our public land for Google’s mega-campus — and agreed that community benefits, especially affordable housing and opportunities for local residents,…
An new way to fight wage theft
Three years ago, Magali was working 13-hour days, every day of the week at Los Pinitos restaurant. Over the course of eight months, her repeated requests for payment yielded just two checks of $200 each. When she and a coworker sought…
Why we sued the City of San Jose
Today was a big day. Together with the First Amendment Coalition, we filed a lawsuit against the City of San Jose at the Santa Clara County Courthouse. We’re demanding sunlight on the City’s secret backroom negotiations to sell Google some of…