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Board of Trustees under scrutiny, most recent meeting “unfair”
By Charles Becker
TIMES STAFF
An emergency closed meeting held by the Board of Trustees on April 21 to discuss a salary increase in the midst of a budget crisis appears to be a violation of the Brown Act.
The meeting broke three rules.
An agenda was not posted 72 hours in advance
The topic did not meet criteria of an emergency meeting
Spectators...
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SJCC loses two vice presidents in span of a month
By Charles becker TIMES STAFF Many high-level positions at San Jose City College are left open, as the spring semester concludes, and the school is expecting vacancies in multiple other leadership positions. Jim Williams, the vice president of administrative services is responsible for budget development, monitoring fiscal policy, supervising the...
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After months of postponement, no official reports
By Armando Luna
TIMES STAFF
The results investigation of Chancellor Rosa Perez, led by Jayne Williams of the Meyers Nave law firm, were supposed to have been released by the end of April, after months of postponement. There have been no updates regarding the investigation.
“My last understanding is that the official release would be this week...
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East San Jose locals outraged by new Arizona immigration bill
By Erika Velazco
TIMES STAFF
The parking lot of the Mi Pueblo grocery store on the corner of Story and King was the beginning of the march to protest the law SB 1070 on May 1. The law will give permission to police officers to stop and question people they assume are illegal immigrants.
The march did not start until 4 p.m. Aztec dancers with...
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Budget cuts keep staff from attending convention
by Charles Becker
Times Staff
The Times staff missed the 55th annual Journalism Association of Community Colleges State Convention on the weekend of April 8-10, but that did not stop a good effort that received recognition.
This was the first year the staff was not provided enough funding to attend JACC.
“We had 613 students and faculty from...
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Administrators and managers could see a 2.5 percent reduction in pay
By Greg Frazier
Times Staff
A lot of people who work in the San Jose Evergreen Community College District will have to take pay cuts or more jobs will be lost to layoffs, acting chancellor Jeanine Hawk said.
Unions for teachers and classified personnel are being asked to take pay cuts of approximately 1 percent. A 2.5 percent reduction is being sought...
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Unemployed concerned for future, Toyota blamed by workers
By Daniel Dupree
Times Staff
New United Motor Manufacturing Inc closed its doors on April 1st, 2010. The controversial close came despite efforts from several statewide officials.
NUMMI first opened its doors 25 years ago as a joint venture between General Motors and Toyota. Toyota has always taken pride in not laying off employees. GM has had...
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Treadway sits with Times staff
Q: Do you have any information that we might be getting some ATM machines on campus?
A: I haven't heard that, but whoever has them, I'll be calling on them. That's natural, they're making money off us. It's a fairly big investment but I don't know if that's a fact or rumor.
Q: What have you been surprised by so...
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