Education Update meeting on 1/23

Dec 28, 2009 by Staff | Filed in: Blog

Join me at my upcoming Education Update meeting to discuss the education aspects of the state budget, Race to the Top funding, and current K-12 legislation.

Please click here to RSVP online.

Saturday, January 23, 2010
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Palo Alto Unified School District Office Board Room
25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306 (map)

This event is free and open to the public.

RSVP online or call my district office at (650) 688-6384, (408) 277-9460 or (831) 425-0401.

1/21 Senate Informational Hearing on High Speed Rail

Dec 27, 2009 by Staff | Filed in: Blog

I will be co-hosting a State Senate informational hearing with State Senator Alan Lowenthal on high speed rail on January 21st in Palo Alto.

WHAT: State Senate Informational Hearing on High Speed Rail
WHEN: Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 7:00 PM
WHERE: Palo Alto City Hall Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301

This event is open to the public. If you have any questions about the informational hearing, please call my Palo Alto office at (650) 688-6384 or (408) 277-9460.

DAILY NEWS: Simitian gets high marks from green groups, seniors

Dec 16, 2009 by Staff | Filed in: Joe on the Job

State Sen. Joe Simitian’s voting record received high marks from a state environmental group and a state group advocating for seniors, the local senator’s office announced Tuesday. The California League of Conservation Voters and the Congress of California Seniors both gave Simitian 100 percent scores this year on the score cards they use to grade legislators.

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KLIV profiles Simitian's work in Silicon Valley

Dec 10, 2009 by Staff | Filed in: Joe on the Job

KLIV's Jason Bennert profiles Joe's significant impact in Santa Clara County during the past decade.

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