Nguyen doesnt have an official campaign website, but she has been active in the citys Vietnamese community.She hostsSan Jose Co Gi La, a local Vietnamese language radio station. Leadership is really the key factor in this, and a leader needs to stand up when things arent right.. I agree Chavez is a career politician she talks with forked tongue. Either produce results or cut the funding! Please tell us . Liccardo then said he felt it should be made into two Measures in hopes that at least one would pass. Cindy Chavez, President of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors (2020-present), former vice mayor of San Jose (2005-2007), former San Jose city councilmember for District 3 (1998-2006), and candidate for mayor in 2006 (Democratic) I didnt know anything about Mahan until recently when I saw that a SJ politician was using common sense. The race for Mayor of San Jose and Sheriff of Santa Clara County featured two candidates with years of experience working in the South Bay and two relatively new faces It's a sentiment that has been echoed by both campaigns. Nguyen and husband Thuan Nguyen ran the Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce of Santa Clara Valley, according toa report by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Many areas including our parks are rat infested. Why cant they be honest with even the financials? The rankings should be by actual donations. He doesnt know how city government works and he didnt seem to realize it was voters who voted to have a salary setting Board determine salaries for the Mayor and Council, didnt seem to know really much about how a city government works. Voters in San Jose are getting ready to elect a new mayor. If anything the problem has increased. He also said he wants to stand up against Santa Clara County Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody for closing down businesses and imposing strict COVID-19 rules during the pandemic.. Unfortunately, Mahan has upset too many people in his own district after serving just a year or less with his proposed building building up to 5,000 prefab units on 50 acres of public land, which is said to be the largest in the country. Meanwhile, Mahan, who joined the San Jose City Council in 2020, is. San Jos Spotlight is a project of the San Jos News Bureau, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization | Tax ID: 82-5355128. Retired sheriff Cpt. This article was published September 30, 2022. Both are Democrats. Thanks to Tran Nguyen for this useful and updated data. No group knows what the other is spending or how the programs might work together. when will you peoples learn you are getting played? Most importantly, she is in it for the right reasons and will be a voice for the people! And their votes count just as much as the vote of an intelligent well-informed person. By Maggie Angst | I believe that (Councilmember Peralez) is the last remaining candidate who is brave enough to stand up for the working families of our city.. Candidates [ edit] Potential [ edit] County Supervisor Cindy Chavez County Supervisor Cindy Chavez, who was re-elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors last November, will announce her candidacy for mayor of San Jose this Thursday, September 30 at a private event and has already filed paperwork with the city. Mayor Sam Agree 10,000%. They gave $300,000 in the primary and now $420,000 for the general. Five candidates are looking toreplace Councilmember Magdalena Carrasco, who termsout this year. If you want labor unions to run San Jose, vote for Chavez, Esparza, Carrasco, Peralez, and any others who are backed by labor organization who want to take money out of your pockets. Starting in alphabetical order, they include Cindy Chavez. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_3" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Irene Smith is the best choice for D3. Liccardo Bellarmine, Harvard, Georgetown University for law school, Founder of Cristo Rey High School, Liccardos spouse Founder of Cristo Rey High School, Mahans spouse Harvard, Georgetown University for law school, President of Cristo Rey High School. The Covid mandates are a basic human rights issue which, so long as they remain in effect, render all other municipal issues secondary. It probably is illegal for the average Joe city council member to make these mandates. Why does it include comments all the way back to February 2022? Candidates have to spend down any general election donations they have been given before the June primary. Who exactly do you consider the privileged?? Chavez is a definite no. We have been able to accomplish so muchbut we still have much more to do.. Now we are in a wait & see mode. It would be nice to see the totals (primary plus general) and remaining available funds. Updated numbers by the county's ROV office showed 4,766 votes are all that separated the two mayoral candidates. Ill do the same for San Jose.. Both she and her brother, Xavier, have represented District 5 on the City Council. Are they being promised a land deal in San Jose? With nearly half the 11-member City Council potentially changing, Junes results could shift council power back toward business interests or strengthen labors narrow 6-5 majority.San Jose is generally divided between the two political powerhouses the business lobby and labor unions and the business-aligned leaders lost their majority last year when progressive Councilmember David Cohen unseated conservative incumbent Lan Diep in District 4. He has the endorsement of The Mercury News. Wait! Shes made preserving these suburban neighborhoods a cornerstone of her campaign. Mahan will NOT get my vote. The last 3 years of pandemic kept her in hiding. Huge Red Flag! "We've seen an increase in crime, people don't feel safe in their own community, there's been a real lack of accountability on that front," Mahan said. Codys democratic handlers wouldnt allow her to make another health mandate at this point. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); In less than two weeks, Silicon Valley voters will have their say on several key county positions, four San Jose City Council seats and three Santa Clara City Council posts as the November election draws close. Your email address will not be published. does not provide a source for his data, unlike San Jose Spotlight. San Jose is 38% Asian and we dont have any Asians on the City Council. Zero reliance on fossil fuels by the end of my first term. Campaign laws are easy to get around. The forum will be held at the SAP Center featuring San Jose mayoral candidates: Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez, and councilmembers Dev Davis, Matt Mahan, and Raul Peralez. In District 2, the area bordering Mineta San Jose International Airport, incumbent Councilmember Raj Chahal is seeking reelection. Our city has some big challenges.". Did we read that right? The exact same thing is being done with Mahan vs. Chavez. They wanted Liccardo to get it so he could finish up McEnerys Slavery towers, than Mahan would have walked right in two years from now. For the last two years, our City Council or Board of Supervisors didnt stand up for the residents of San Jose and let one unelected individual close down our city and tell people how they had to live their lives, Spence told San Jos Spotlight. Cindys fundraising report shows that she received $1400 from Le Bail Bonds on 9/21. Based on my personal experience doing that, I am voting for Cindy Chavez. The downtown seat has flip-flopped between labor and business interests over the yearsbefore Peralez, Liccardo represented District 3and before him Chavez held the seat. Dear Community, Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. If more Lack of Accountability is what you want, a second Carrasco, then Vote for Peter. The data on candidates below is for the period of Sept. 25 through Oct. 22. "It's important that we not only have people who are experienced, but people have a track record of success," Chavez said. Get San Jos Spotlight headlines delivered to your inbox. I dont want the 49ers owning the City of San Jose. Just recently Mahan fell flat on his face during a Council meeting, which isnt the first time, with a proposal. Mahan talks a good game, but lost me with the Liccardo endorsement. If you dont know the candidates, a good place to start is San Jose Spotlight. If anything, Spotlight should write an article about the 49ers infiltrating the City of San Jose. In Santa Clara, contributions are capped at $310 per individual. Peter has been aware of our quest to find out about Elections, Members, Financials, and Meeting Minutes. Without their millions. Whos paying for the Ivan Torres signs that are illegally placed in byways, medians and telephone poles even though he hasnt raised any money? Hes the only one who says anything that makes any sense. c"$ New Ordinance 30768 - An Ordinance of the City of San Jose Amending Chapter 12.06 of the San Jose Municipal Code to Extend endstream
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<. I have followed all you wrote and more! Councilmembers in District 2 and 3 are also seeking reelection. Contact Tran Nguyen at [emailprotected] or follow @nguyenntrann on Twitter. `YD NyX$8}P0-x- This is the Experience we in Plata Arroyo and Mayfair have had with Peter and the Alum Rock Avenue and Santa Clara Street Business Association. We need to unite for the benefit of ALL. Shes looking for a different solution to homelessness with a lot more coordination between the county and state. In 2018, Matt co-chaired the citywide Measure T campaign, which secured $650 million in TAXPAYER funding. She told ABC7 News, "It was a spirited campaign, and it's critically important that every vote is counted. 110% correct. San Jos Spotlight is a project of the San Jos News Bureau, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization | Tax ID: 82-5355128. With focus on the tight race, county elections officials answered questions about what would trigger an automatic recount. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_3" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Sadly evil always wins because of the dollars . Seems like she will actually represent. Political action committees (PACs) have raised 51% of those funds ($4.4 million) since last December. The biggest surprise came from the District 1 council race,with San Jose Planning Commissioner Justin Lardinoisdropping out of the runningover the weekend. Liccardo, former attorney in the DAs office. This Spence fella, mentioned here, sounds interesting. FYI: Businesses employ people, offer healthcare, dental, vacation time, etc; labor groups and non-profit organizations do not employ people. Link to article on DeBartolos: FourfrontrunnersCouncilmembers Peralez,Dev Davisand Matt Mahan and Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavezhave all qualified for the race. Also in the mix: former Nevada congressional candidate Jonathan Royce Esteban. Who are the mega donors and who are the NGOs? San Jos Spotlight is the citys first nonprofit, community-supported digital news organization. WebAmong the representatives included in the committee are Duarte, Valadao, Garcia, Calvert, and Steel, as well as Kevin Kiley of the 3rd district. For many years I volunteered with a non-profit organization doing community organizing to improve low-income neighborhoods. Next years biggest prize already has four big-name candidates in the race: Councilmembers Dev Davis, Matt Mahan and Raul Peralez and Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez. Nice Job, Tran! Why did Spotlight print something about Bonilla ? She counts former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed as one of her supporters. "When you work really hard for something, it's very easy to feel let down when things don't go exactly the way you wanted them to, but the thing I know - and this may be age, it may be experience - that every single time we move people forward, you make a change that's meaningful to someone," she said. Im interested in someone fresh and free of the same old failed agenda. Canvassing neighborhoods Monday was candidate Matt Mahan, also a city council member for San Jose's 10th district. The top two vote-gettersin each race will head to a runoff in Novemberunless one candidate wins by more than 50 percent in June. SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- It's the Her latest comeback centers around supplying East San Jose businesses with resources to survive the pandemic. Look out for who is supporting these Candidates Treasure Chest. Cindy Chavez, Dev Davis, Matt Mahan and Raul Peralez (left to right) are However the mayoral race shakes out, the City of San Jose is set to see big changes in leadership come January 2023. Im liking Spotlight a lot more then The Merc. There has been no coordination, no master plan, she says on her website. As of October, special interest groups have kicked in $4.4 million to boost their preferred candidate. Services should be for everyone not just .. by ethnicity. I fixed it for you. Incumbent Lisa Gillmor is facing off against Councilmember Anthony Becker as she seeks reelection for a seat shes held since 2016. Were changing the face of journalism by providing an innovative model for delivering reliable, truthful news to the nations 10th largest city. My search for truth starts in the comments section. Santa Clara County is getting a new sheriff for the first time in more than two decades, following Laurie Smiths decision to not run for a seventh term. document.getElementById( "ak_js_4" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_5" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_6" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); San Jos residents deserve a trusted source for unbiased, independent political news. Five candidates are competing for the job to represent downtown San Jose, as Councilmember Peralez terms out this year. Eviction is a legal remedy to evict a person and he NEVER went through an eviction process. That will give the next Mayor ten years. The 2022 Incumbent Supervisor Susan Ellenberg won her reelection campaign in District 4. Candidates running in county races can fundraise year-round. LOL. The article should be telling us WHERE each candidates donations are coming from so we understand their influences and obligations. The primary is set for June 2022. Chahal is being challenged by retired engineer Larry McColloch. Hedid not submit a candidate statement. While we don't yet know the outcome of this race, my focus remains on representing my community on the Board of Supervisors.". Check her out. He paid a $1 million fine and was later pardoned by Trump. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. Gillmor beat Becker in the 2018 race. Hes joined by the president of the San Jose Downtown Foundation board, Ramona Snyder. Im not a career politician, Snydersaid in her candidate statement. The people stealing signs recognize this fact. In the general election, state representative Celia Israel and former mayor Kirk Watson took the first two spots, leading realtor Jennifer Virden and several other candidates. So, I must ask you all today this simple question: What are we doing? We need to 100% extract Liccardos influence from SJ! Earlier this year, he asked the City Council to spend millions in East San Jose for economic recovery and pressured the council to increase illegal dumping fees. One of the most highly-anticipated and contested council races is the fight for the East San Jose seat in District 5. Her staffers Andres Quintero and Rolando Bonilla should not be taken serious. Candidates only have three days left to make their case for becoming mayor of the nations 10th largest city. 549 0 obj
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This is your newsroom. Comments are moderated and approved by administrators. Mahan is as slimy as Liccardo. So we're still processing a lot of ballots.". Hundreds of millions of dollars of investment yet our sidewalks are deteriorating and traffic violations occur everywhere all the time. The clocks ticking on lame duck San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo s final term, which ends in 2022, 16 years after he first became a councilman. "There will be quite a few new faces on the council. Unfortunately, it probably doesnt matter anyways. I humbly request your support for a second term.. He comes across as just a businessman who isnt a politician, but that isnt true. Davis, who won reelection to her council seat in November, has pushed hard in recent weeks against SB 9, a state bill that allows homeowners to build additional units in single-family neighborhoods. Incumbent Councilmember Pam Foley is running unopposed as she seeks reelection in District 9. Check out the grand jury indictment. Snyder, who used to be a flight attendant for American Airlines, has served asvice chair of the District 1 Leadership Group, chair of the District 1 Decides Participatory Budgeting Committee and chair of the San Jose Arts Commission for several years. YES!!! "In these really close races, it may take a week to get that final number and we're down to a few hundred or a few thousand votes making the difference, we really want to make sure that every vote is counted," Jackson said. Peralez. The vaping epidemic directly impacted my life: I had a nicotine vape pen in my hand starting at the age of 13 and the addiction lasted until just a few months ago (grateful for sobriety). Heres a roundup of the candidates who have declared so far in the race by office. Families Destroyed FALSE! Nora Campos needs to go and anyone she staffed under her term. "When we're down to a few hundred or a few thousand votes making the difference, we really want to make sure that every vote is counted," she explained. Hanh Giao Nguyen, founding president of the Vietnamese-American Chamber of Commerce of Santa Clara Valley, recently entered the race. Please stop perpetuating division and separateness. Santa Clara County is planning to release the next batch of election results on Thursday at 5 p.m. Each county is now given 30 days from the time that poles closed on Tuesday, to certify their election results. Calif. 22 R wins Calif. 27 R wins Calif. 47 D wins Colo. 3 R wins Colo. 8 D wins Ga. The others were just reading odd some prompt and some didnt even care. Were partnering with you the readers to make it happen. Mahans wife: former attorney He still has roots in Watsonville. "This is a big transition, you're right," Mahan said. Cindy Chavez, Dev Davis, Matt Mahan and Raul Peralez (left to right) are running to become the next mayor of San Jose in the June 2022 primary race. The top two vote-gettersin each race will head to a runoff in Novemberunless one candidate winswith more than 50% in June. Instead he chose public service, Lol whos daddy went to the pinta for corruption I m still laughing. President Shell probably will be forced to retire next year to avoid prosecution. 525 0 obj
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She currently has no competition, according to the citys filings. Incumbent Councilmember Peralez, who has represented the downtown district for eight years, is terming out. And were here to provide it. I intend to meet with him later this week, and if satisfied as to his sincerity, I will support his candidacy as well. WebKaren Bass, mayor of Los Angeles (2022present) and former U.S. Representative from California's 37th district (20102022) [37] London Breed, mayor of San Francisco (2018present) [12] Willie Brown, former mayor of San Francisco (19962004) and former Speaker of the California State Assembly (19911995) [38] He pled guilty and paid a $1 million fine (no jail time). The primary elections for the Republican. Mayfair Neighborhood Association and Mayfair N.A.C. Candidates have until March 11to file to run for political office in San Jose. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); In less than six months, San Joseans will go to the ballot box to pick their next councilmembers and mayor. President A possible reason why so many people keep getting reelected despite their ineffectiveness on the job. The top county law enforcement job is also open, with incumbent Sheriff Laurie Smith not seeking reelection. Whats next for the former Frys HQ in San Jose? I could beat that number just by campaigning on my block. End of an era: San Jose antique shops could disappear, Robes, candles and chants: South Bay official in hot water over religious ceremony, UPDATE: East San Jose school district chooses a new trustee. 1). Anthony Becker Cindy Chavez Election Day general election Kevin Jensen Lisa Gillmor Matt Mahan Rob Jonsen Santa Clara County Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters About Barry Holtzclaw More by this author It was gratifying that when his supporter put out the Hit Piece on me she was hammered by others in the Community. End of an era: San Jose antique shops could disappear, Robes, candles and chants: South Bay official in hot water over religious ceremony, Proposed tax law threatens billions in San Jose funding. November 16, 2022 / 5:32 PM / CBS San Francisco SAN JOSE-- San Jose City Councilmember Matt Mahan will become the next mayor of San Jose after Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy.