Under-the-lid deal?
by Jennifer Grzeskowiak, Waste Age, July 2006
SAN JOSE, CALIF., Mayor Ronald Gonzales, chief budget aid Joseph Guerra and San Francisco-based Norcal Waste Systems have been indicted in a case centered on misrepresentation of fees. The allegations against Norcal include conspiracy, bribery and misappropriating public moneys. In addition to those charges, Gonzales is accused of falsifying a public record . . .
SAN JOSE, CALIF., Mayor Ronald Gonzales, chief budget aid Joseph Guerra and San Francisco-based Norcal Waste Systems have been indicted in a case centered on misrepresentation of fees. The allegations against Norcal include conspiracy, bribery and misappropriating public moneys. In addition to those charges, Gonzales is accused of falsifying a public record . . .
Lobbyists face felony charges
Former Gonzales aides accused of conspiracy, perjury, and grand theft
by Sean Webby and John Woolfolk, SJ Mercury News, December 2006
In the latest legal rebuke of City Hall ethics, two former aides to outgoing San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales were charged Thursday with a series of felonies alleging they broke lobbying laws soon after becoming private consultants in 2000 . . .
In the latest legal rebuke of City Hall ethics, two former aides to outgoing San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales were charged Thursday with a series of felonies alleging they broke lobbying laws soon after becoming private consultants in 2000 . . .
Outgoing mayor leads last meeting
Subdued send-off is expected
by Deborah Lohse, SJ Mercury News, December 2006
San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales today will chair the final city council meeting of his reign, closing out his controversial eight-year tenure with a marathon session expected to be long on end-of-year housekeeping and short on celebratory tribute . . .
San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales today will chair the final city council meeting of his reign, closing out his controversial eight-year tenure with a marathon session expected to be long on end-of-year housekeeping and short on celebratory tribute . . .
Norcal implicated in San Jose mayoral scandal
Waste Age, June 2006
SAN JOSE, CALIF., Mayor Ron Gonzales was arraigned Monday on six felony charges including bribery, conspiracy to misappropriate public money and falsification of public records. According to the San Jose Mercury News, Gonzales and his budget aide, Joe Guerra, are accused of illegally helping San Francisco-based Norcal Waste Systems win a contract with the city . . .
SAN JOSE, CALIF., Mayor Ron Gonzales was arraigned Monday on six felony charges including bribery, conspiracy to misappropriate public money and falsification of public records. According to the San Jose Mercury News, Gonzales and his budget aide, Joe Guerra, are accused of illegally helping San Francisco-based Norcal Waste Systems win a contract with the city . . .
San Jose mayor indicted in trash hauling probe
Fox News, June 2006
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Mayor Ron Gonzales was indicted by a county grand jury Thursday on six counts, his office said, but the allegations were not immediately clear.
Prosecutors have said they were investigating whether Gonzales committed any crime by negotiating a trash hauling contract with Norcal Waste Systems that cost taxpayers an additional $11.25 million in labor costs . . .
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Mayor Ron Gonzales was indicted by a county grand jury Thursday on six counts, his office said, but the allegations were not immediately clear.
Prosecutors have said they were investigating whether Gonzales committed any crime by negotiating a trash hauling contract with Norcal Waste Systems that cost taxpayers an additional $11.25 million in labor costs . . .
NorCal Waste loses S.J. contract amid charges
CBS 5, August 2006
SAN JOSE (AP) - Norcal Waste Systems Inc. lost a lucrative garbage-hauling contract with the city of San Jose as the company faces conspiracy and bribery charges for allegedly cutting a backroom deal with the city's mayor . . .
SAN JOSE (AP) - Norcal Waste Systems Inc. lost a lucrative garbage-hauling contract with the city of San Jose as the company faces conspiracy and bribery charges for allegedly cutting a backroom deal with the city's mayor . . .
Is Norcal the Elephant in the room?
posted by Jack Van Zandt, sanjoseinside.com, July 2006
The Norcal Scandal's namesake, the waste disposal company at the center of the controversy, has largely been left out of the discussion lately while the mayor's part in the deal has taken center stage ...
The Norcal Scandal's namesake, the waste disposal company at the center of the controversy, has largely been left out of the discussion lately while the mayor's part in the deal has taken center stage ...
Norcal Waste Systems Trash Haul ...
by LawyersandSettlements.com, April 2007
Oakland, CA: The city of San Jose had filed charges against Norcal Waste Systems accusing it of not meeting the state-mandated trash diversion requirements of mixing glass and trash, rather than recycling the material. Norcal did not refute the claims ...
Oakland, CA: The city of San Jose had filed charges against Norcal Waste Systems accusing it of not meeting the state-mandated trash diversion requirements of mixing glass and trash, rather than recycling the material. Norcal did not refute the claims ...
Norcal Waste Owes $924,000 to San Jose, Calif., Audit Says
by Rodney Foo, San Jose Mercury News, November 2005
Norcal Waste Systems, already at the center of a controversy over the cost of its garbage hauling contract, owes at least $924,000 of a contested $10.8 million in penalties to the city of San Jose over alleged failures in monitoring its recycling program, according to an independent audit ...
Norcal Waste Systems, already at the center of a controversy over the cost of its garbage hauling contract, owes at least $924,000 of a contested $10.8 million in penalties to the city of San Jose over alleged failures in monitoring its recycling program, according to an independent audit ...
