Mayor 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 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. I remember when he was running initially, he had written a book or something that he planned to use as his playbook. We KNOW for a fact Liccardo has a PAC or 2 supporting Mahan. Why is a team from the City of Santa Clara [the 49ers] giving $720,000 to Cindy Chavez campaign? Im a community leader.. San Jose and Santa Clara have deteriorated in blight, homelessness and living costs ( costs that include frequently raising taxes and fees ) and has not shown any reduction of these problems. I did not say that but since you ask: there is a candidate that is fully supported by labor with a far left ideology and another that initially had dropped out of the race but reentered after being handpicked by Liccardo and his PAC. Im voting for Matt Mahan so the people of San Jose will still have a voice! San Jose voters are set to elect their next mayor, including top candidates like Cindy Chavez, Dev Davis, Matt Mahan, and Raul Peralez. 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 . As of October, special interest groups have kicked in $4.4 million to boost their preferred candidate. As San Jose's mayoral race remains tight, elections officials say an automatic recount could be triggered by 25 votes separating the two candidates. This is your newsroom. Cindys fundraising report shows that she received $1400 from Le Bail Bonds on 9/21. High tuition costs (nearly $4,000 per semester at SJSU) further financial instability. For us, DEV DAVIS is the clear choice. 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. %PDF-1.6 % This Spence fella, mentioned here, sounds interesting. If you are fed up with corporate interests dominating policy, join SBPA: https://southbaypa.org/. does not provide a source for his data, unlike San Jose Spotlight. Please stop perpetuating division and separateness. 549 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<9808E0834B889E43AFB13EFCA6B4C310>]/Index[525 38]/Info 524 0 R/Length 114/Prev 319707/Root 526 0 R/Size 563/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream Didnt your father go to jail for corruption? Leadership is really the key factor in this, and a leader needs to stand up when things arent right.. Peter has been aware of our quest to find out about Elections, Members, Financials, and Meeting Minutes. 525 0 obj <> endobj Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team. Services should be for everyone not just the privileged. Link to article on DeBartolos: the Councilman who FALSELY said he had been evicted from a home where he paid under market rate rent for 6 years and was never evicted because the homeowner was SELLING his home? The biggest seat up for grabs this cycle is mayor. Jump to a section: Mayor, PACspending in SJ, District 3, District 5, District 7, Santa Clara Mayor, PAC spending in SC, Santa Clara District 2, Santa Clara District 3,Santa Clara County District 1,Sheriff. Fortunately, one started a NEW BUSINESS ASSOCIATION ON ALUM ROCK AVENUE and the other was ME. Heres the current list of San Jose candidates running in the June 7 primary election: With Mayor Sam Liccardo terming out after eight years, the citys topseat is up for grabswith at least eight candidates on the ballot in June. 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. Mahan also worked for Jim Beall (Democrat). WebThe 2022 Austin mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022 to elect the next mayor of Austin, Texas. If he implemented those ideas, they were all horribly bad ideas just looking at the results after 8 years. The South Bay Progressive Alliance only endorses corporate-free candidates. Plata Arroyo Neighborhood Association and Eastgate N.A.C. 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. That'll be priority number one for me.". Thanks for the data. Eviction is a legal remedy to evict a person and he NEVER went through an eviction process. All questions a 501c3 must bring forward. That is a Clear Vision of what his Term will be like. Were partnering with you the readers to make it happen. If elected to the council, I vow to vote according to the will of the voters, not my own opinions, he saidin his candidate statement. This is your newsroom. She is not running as a launchpad for higher office, to start a SuperPAC, help her family members non-profits, give wealthy lobbyist/developer friends an inside track, etc. His priorities include more affordable housing, more opportunities for first-time homebuyers, sanctioned encampments and safer streets for cyclists and pedestrians. Iam a democrat from Almaden, (not far right as you painted Almaden), we like Matt Mahan and he has delivered for us in D10. All Rights Reserved. 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. Radio anchor H.G. I agree fully and admire the importance of having diverse viewpoints in this mayoral race. The current councilman said he's optimistic, but understands about 50% of ballots have yet to be counted. The districts incumbent, Vice Mayor Chappie Jones, terms out this year. Some of the comments are about candidates that lost in the primary on June 7. It means there is another choice for voters. Several politicos previously said theyd run to lead San Jose, but noteveryone qualifiedor even submitted theirpaperworkto continue their bids. "As well as ensuring that we have safety, sanitation and services for all of the shelter and housing options that we provide. Who are the mega donors and who are the NGOs? Now, theyre spending $720,000 on Cindy Chavez!! I will not vote for any candidate unless he or she publicly supports rescinding the Citys continuing Covid emergency ordinance and the associated mandates, which include without limitation requiring city employees to be vaccinated and boosted or lose their jobs, and include requiring masking at City facilities notwithstanding the County health directors lifting of the County-wide mask mandate. If elected mayor, she says she's looking to tackle things like homelessness, crime, and affordable housing. WebCandidates [ edit] Declared [ edit] Mike Campbell, deputy assessor [30] Anthony Lopez, deputy assessor [30] Jeffrey Prang, incumbent assessor [31] Sandy Sun, deputy assessor [30] Endorsements [ edit] Jeffrey Prang Publications Los Angeles Times [30] Organizations Los Angeles County Democratic Party [32] Equality California [33] Helen Chapman fights to save San Joses open space, Bejarano: Why I quit my East San Jose school board, Out of work: Beloved San Jose reverend faces uphill climb, Silicon Valley students stranded by shuttered schools. | All donations are tax-deductible. Hes joined by the president of the San Jose Downtown Foundation board, Ramona Snyder. 1) Mahan worked for former Santa Clara Counsel (Democrat) Ann Ravel. Let me guess. President Districts 1, 3 and 5 are open seats with the current officeholders terming out, while incumbents in Districts 7 and 9 are seeking reelection. High rent costs pushed me to live in an RV in the heart of downtown San Jose last year. Were all still standing by for her to produce the data from controlled studies that guided her. I dont want the 49ers owning the City of San Jose. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. MLK Jr. That applies to everyone. The primary elections for the Republican. Check out the grand jury indictment. Im liking Spotlight a lot more then The Merc. Health care professional and former congressional candidate Ivan Torres, attorney Elizabeth Chien-Hale, San Jose-Evergreen Community College board member Omar Torres and business owner Irene Smith have already declared for the seat. People really need to not only follow the money but look at your city and neighborhoods and ask yourself have things really changed for the better in my neighborhood? 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. Look at your schools, roads and streets and watch one or two council meetings when something that is important to you comes up. Omar Torres: $58,214.22 donations plus $0 personal self-loan, #3. The Liccardo endorsement means Liccardo-connected $, and that means more of the same. He tried to say he is the POLICY ADVISOR to the Alum Rock Santa Clara Business Association. Youd be surprised how many SCC voters pick a candidate based on the relative number of signs they see. Mahans wife: former attorney Cindy was on City Council for 8 years, and has been on the County Board of Supervisor for two terms (8 years) and she has accomplished a lot (health insurance for all kids in country regardless of immigration status, after school programs which reduced the number of juvenile arrests, and more than 14,000 homeless people housed (still not enough, but what has Mahan done? Whos paying for the Ivan Torres signs that are illegally placed in byways, medians and telephone poles even though he hasnt raised any money? We have lost all retail. ANALYSIS: As of last week, the committee has doled out more than $230,000 to support Councilmember and mayoral hopeful Matt Mahan, roughly $53,000 to boost attorney Why cant they be honest with even the financials? Clearly the only valid choice. "This is a big transition, you're right," Mahan said. 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. RELATED: How San Jose mayoral candidates plan to take action for future of nation's 10th largest city, "There's a lot of ballots that came in the mail, that come through the mail, they had to be postmarked by last night and received in our office by the 15," she said. Those statements she wrote are verification that we need to be on guard and investigate not only the Money coming into the Candidates but who is supporting them and and possible in kind benefits from the Candidate. D3 City Council candidate Elizabeth Chien-Hale supports lifting the Covid mandates and returning to normalcy, and she will therefore have my support. "We've seen our homeless population grow, we have people suffering and dying out in our streets, and we need to get a handle on that. As interesting as the articles are, the comments can oftentimes be much more revealing. San Jose City Hall is pictured in this file photo. In the eight years hes been representing downtown, it has degenerated into an abysmal ghost town. Theyll be joined by Gulf War veteran and 2006 City Council Candidate Dennis Kyne, Miles Christopher Linden and Irene Smith. Contact Tran Nguyen at [emailprotected] or follow @nguyenntrann on Twitter. The biggest surprise came from the District 1 council race,with San Jose Planning Commissioner Justin Lardinoisdropping out of the runningover the weekend. So we're still processing a lot of ballots.". Nora Campos needs to go and anyone she staffed under her term. Raul Peralez? Huynhs bail was set at $10 million., Gambling Addiction And were here to provide it. Why did Spotlight print something about Bonilla ? THAT Peralez? 2). District 6 Councilperson Dev Davis, groomed as the next business-friendly mayoral hope, made business leaders think twice after her anemic 2020 re-election bid. According to the 2020 San Jose census, the largest San Jose racial/ethnic groups are: If you will recall, the initial Measure was to be for $950 million, but it was revealed to the Mayor and City Council that it would fail. There has been no coordination, no master plan, she says on her website. Our city has some big challenges.". Liccardo then said he felt it should be made into two Measures in hopes that at least one would pass. I see there are 3 SEIU committees, each contributing to South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council Committee on Political Education. 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. Hedid not submit a candidate statement. 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. While we don't yet know the outcome of this race, my focus remains on representing my community on the Board of Supervisors.". Dear Community, Jonathan Esteban, a former congressional candidate with eyes on the mayors seat, also dropped out of the race after failing to collect enough signatures for his nomination. Editors Note: Perla Rodriguez, spouse of District 5 candidate Rolando Bonilla, sits on San Jos Spotlights board of directors. Chavez is a definite no. He helped launch a business recovery task force to help downtown businesses weather the pandemic. This is your newsroom. Ive seen Irene Smith actively participate in solutions to local neighborhood issues (even prior to running for office) and after meeting; I like her views on the basics, found her to be a good listener and open to input/ideas. San Jos Spotlight is a project of the San Jos News Bureau, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization | Tax ID: 82-5355128. Heres a roundup of the candidates who have declared so far in the race by office. THAT Raul Peralez?? Meanwhile, Mahan, who joined the San Jose City Council in 2020, is. Liccardo, former attorney in the DAs office. I dont know much about any of the candidates other than Ive seen Chavez bouncing around destroying things everywhere she goes for the last 20 years. Both talk a good game, but they are both wordsmiths and mix apples with oranges, but no one seems to notice. Her staffers Andres Quintero and Rolando Bonilla should not be taken serious. Liccardo didnt only endorse Mahan, Liccardo went around neighborhoods CAMPAIGNING for Mahan. Period. In fact, it should be illegal for anyone outside of the state health agency to make health mandates and even that should only be allowed under extremely extraordinary circumstances like dead bodies are piling up on sidewalks. Mahan touts Business 101 ideas, but govt is more complicated than business. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/11/25/jay-paul-talks-about-downtown-san-jose-and-its-potential-as-a-tech-magnet-one-on-one-interview/, yeah the slash and displace Jay Paul of the Google Jay Pauls. Im not a career politician, Snydersaid in her candidate statement. Runoff: Warnock vs. Walker Tonight: follow live results and our forecast from Like the other candidates, crime and homelessness are at the top of his list. It's a process San Jose State Political Science professor Melinda Jackson said could take up to a week to complete. hbbd```b``N+1d L`0[LK[4`6+0 "H XD&ODfPDg` c^ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); More than 30 candidates have jumped into contests for San Jose mayor and City Council, with at least one frontrunner dropping out following Fridays deadline to compete in the June primary election. She counts former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed as one of her supporters. It probably is illegal for the average Joe city council member to make these mandates. She says one of the biggest things she brings to the table is experience. It would be nice to see the totals (primary plus general) and remaining available funds. Matt Mahan, Dev Davis and Raul Peralez all disqualified themselves from receiving my support with their repeated votes for the mandates and the infringement of our basic human rights. So, I must ask you all today this simple question: What are we doing? This is not Russia or China to follow party dictates on who to vote. The San Jose mayor's race is one much too close to call the morning after Election Day, although San Jose City Councilman Matt Mahan is holding a slight lead over Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez. He is not Advising him the Association to follow the Policies and Requirements of the City. Ill do the same for San Jose.. Asian (36.9%) followed by Hispanic (31.0%) and Wait! I represent a different side of municipal governance. ", RELATED: CA audit examines bias within SJPD, other law enforcement agencies. A possible reason why so many people keep getting reelected despite their ineffectiveness on the job. Kyne, a 15-year Army veteran and insurance worker, previously ran for the seat in 2006. Linden declared his candidacy last month. Plata Arroyo Neighborhood Association and Eastgate N.A.C. Democratic, and Libertarian parties' nominations took place on June 28, 2022.. 1). Wades first priority would be to reform the children protective services system, he told San Jos Spotlight. Lets compare records! Mahan actually has some good ideas especially about accountability. The homeowner was selling their home. 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. Anyone notice how Liccardo is backing someone just like himself? WebAmong the representatives included in the committee are Duarte, Valadao, Garcia, Calvert, and Steel, as well as Kevin Kiley of the 3rd district. The race to replace Mayor Sam Liccardo, who terms out at the end of the year, continues to be the most heated and costly contestthe two runoff candidates have collectively raised more than $4.5 million since last December. PAC spending has been updated through Oct. 27. Hundreds of millions of dollars of investment yet our sidewalks are deteriorating and traffic violations occur everywhere all the time. 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. Peralez is a talker, not a doer. Same goes for Chavez. Both are Democrats. Do you mean the Raul Peralez who LIED to San Jose Spotlight, the Mercury newspaper, and local news stations when he told them that he and his family had just been evicted from their rental home after living in north San Jose and had been paying under-market rental rate for 6 years, then being forced to find another place to live when he KNEW he had never been evicted, which is a legal process he never went through because he was NOT evicted (the homeowner was SELLING the home)?? I could beat that number just by campaigning on my block. We heard and saw it with our own eyes and ears. Gillmor beat Becker in the 2018 race. Mayor Sam She sincerely cares about D3 @ SJ. He explained how the collaboration would look moving forward. Either produce results or cut the funding! Get San Jos Spotlight headlines delivered to your inbox. It cant be all about the money. Theres no spending limits for independent expenditures and PACs running political ads in support of or against candidates. WebCity of San Jos Candidate Election Information 2022 The above information is general information for candidates running for the San Jos Primary Election on June 7, 2022 Calif. 22 R wins Calif. 27 R wins Calif. 47 D wins Colo. 3 R wins Colo. 8 D wins Ga. The cap on contributions is $1,000. Codys democratic handlers wouldnt allow her to make another health mandate at this point. Many areas including our parks are rat infested. Districts 1, 3 and 5 are open seats, with the current officeholders terming out, while Districts 7 and 9 have two incumbents running for reelection: Maya Esparza and Pam Foley, respectively. Lets not forget that Mr.Bonilla has a support from a Lady that tried to destroy two men because they were in the way of her plans. I want to serve the people, Nguyen told San Jos Spotlight. Like Irene Smith, she is also independent of Labor and Mayor Liccardo. You have done a great service to your community. Are they being promised a land deal in San Jose? when will you peoples learn you are getting played? YES!!! President Now we are in a wait & see mode. The article should be telling us WHERE each candidates donations are coming from so we understand their influences and obligations. If Mahan accepts funds from Liccardos PAC, and accepts donations from the same groups that donated to Liccardo, he becomes beholden to the same special interest groups as Liccardo, giving us another term of Liccardos failures. Why is that even part of the article? The PAC formed by the team has spent nearly $2 million in the mayoral race hoping to unseat the incumbent. Eddie DeBartolo owned the 49ers until he got busted for paying the Governor of Louisiana $400,000 for a riverboat gambling license. If more Lack of Accountability is what you want, a second Carrasco, then Vote for Peter. Cindy Chavez biggest funder is the DeBartolo family, who owns the 49ers. Local political action committees (PAC) have also played a key role this cycle. 0 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). RELATED: CA Primary Election: San Francisco Bay Area voter guide, what to know. The top two vote-gettersin each race will head to a runoff in Novemberunless one candidate wins by more than 50 percent in June. Comments are moderated and approved by administrators. 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