Although following the money is always interesting, what really matters are the votes. Lets compare records! Comments are moderated and approved by administrators. Im not sure Id read too much into the Sam endorsement. Another contender is Brian Smith, a political unknown who lives in East San Jose. Community leader is a bit of a stretch, isnt it? Meanwhile, Mahan, who joined the San Jose City Council in 2020, is. Unlike Smith, she is willing to speak out on this most critical of issues. Maybe someone trying to confuse D3 voters? Dont look at Candidates based on money raised but look up every candidate and see what they have done and are doing. No way will I vote for Cindy. 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. Smith recently won the endorsement of Silicon Valley Biz PAC, while Omar Torressecured the support of the Santa Clara County Democratic Partyand South Bay Labor Council. The biggest seat up for grabs this cycle is mayor. Candidates can choose to increase contributions to $610 per person, but that puts a spending limit on their campaigns. San Jos Spotlight is a project of the San Jos News Bureau, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization | Tax ID: 82-5355128. Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team. Cindy Chavez biggest funder is the DeBartolo family, who owns the 49ers. We have zero idea what kind of Councilman Mahan will make much less Mayor. He helped launch a business recovery task force to help downtown businesses weather the pandemic. I take exception to the negative catch phrase generalizations. does not provide a source for his data, unlike San Jose Spotlight. Davis worked for 12 years as an education researcher at Stanford University. Currently, a Santa Clara County supervisor, Chavez has received endorsements from a handful of prominent state politicians. Peter still has not delivered to the Community any of the REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION that a 501c3 that he represents and is an Advisor for.when a Community has asked. President Wade wants to implement serious criminal justice reform, including community policing and review the San Jose Police Departments use of force policy. You dont seem to understand what that means. Web2022 November Candidate Statements for Review. Watch the forum and see how rude some of these candidates were and how unprepared. One of the most highly-anticipated council races is the fight for the East San Jose seat. She told ABC7 News, "It was a spirited campaign, and it's critically important that every vote is counted. Also, Come On People! As of October, special interest groups have kicked in $4.4 million to boost their preferred candidate. Why is a team from the City of Santa Clara [the 49ers] giving $720,000 to Cindy Chavez campaign? With Lardinois unexpectedly dropping out of the race to represent West San Jose, residents will have three options for the new District 1 councilmember. 3). He is a White privileged male supported by other White privileged males, like Sam Liccardo, right wing Jim Reed, Liccardos Chief of Staff and former SVO policy leader, the ultra right winged, Trump supported Silicon Valley Association of Republican Women, who were recently exposed by Spotlight as infiltrating our political processes with ultra right wing candidates from school board to Mayor (whose support Mahan is comfortable with), I too agree with Matt, use your common sense when voting in this election for Mayor. SMH. San Jose State University political science professor Melinda Jackson says California didn't have too many surprises in the first batch of election results Tuesday night, such as Governor Newsom's win and Proposition 1 passing. 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. Runoff: Warnock vs. Walker Tonight: follow live results and our forecast from Peralez is that guy. ELECTION RESULTS: Live updates on national races, balance of power. Liccardo campaigned for Mahan by walking various San Jose neighborhoods. As interesting as the articles are, the comments can oftentimes be much more revealing. ", RELATED: DA races in Alameda, Contra Costa counties could have historic outcomes. His priorities include more affordable housing, more opportunities for first-time homebuyers, sanctioned encampments and safer streets for cyclists and pedestrians. Davis is a maybe. Mrs. Nguyen seemed sincere and I thin she cares. "And then all of the ballots that came in at the vote centers, people that voted in person, there were a lot of people that voted in person, which the weather did not stop people, they were still here.". Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez and San Jose Councilmember Matt Mahan are vying for the seat after beating out four other candidates. White (25.1%). It means there is another choice for voters. And were here to provide it. Do they want to control San Jose City Council, the same as they do the City of Santa Clara Council? Theres been an enormous spike in homeless numbers. SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Registrar of Voter offices in all Bay Area counties are busy processing, sorting, and counting every single ballot from Tuesday's midterm elections. San Jose City Hall is pictured in this file photo. 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. As San Jose's mayoral race remains tight, elections officials say an automatic recount could be triggered by 25 votes separating the two candidates. We heard and saw it with our own eyes and ears. Get San Jos Spotlight headlines delivered to your inbox. Iam a democrat from Almaden, (not far right as you painted Almaden), we like Matt Mahan and he has delivered for us in D10. Contact Tran Nguyen at [emailprotected] or follow @nguyenntrann on Twitter. Mahan is endorsed by Liccardo. @Joe Smith, its not just about the words of an endorsement. 110% correct. 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. Editors Note: Perla Rodriguez, spouse of District 5 candidate Rolando Bonilla, sits on San Jos Spotlights board of directors. Candidates [ edit] Potential [ edit] Numerous candidates have already pulled papers, including well-known politicians Raul Peralez and Cindy Chavez, who are vying to become San Joses next mayor. Comment Policy (updated 11/1/2021): We reserve the right to delete comments or ban users who engage in personal attacks, hate speech, excess profanity or make verifiably false statements. Jim Spence, you have my interest! Please stop perpetuating division and separateness. Jim Beall is a former Member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and currently represents the 15th Senate District, which encompasses the South Bay and Silicon Valley. Check her out. Councilmember Magdalena Carrasco terms out at the end of this year. And Spotlight writing an article about people participating in our political process as infiltrating our political process with ultra right-wing candidates is total biased nonsense. Incumbent Councilmember Pam Foley is running unopposed as she seeks reelection in District 9. what you want to watch out for is the two-year adjustment they are trying to make. All Rights Reserved. Services should be for everyone not just the privileged. Were changing the face of journalism by providing an innovative model for delivering reliable, truthful news to the nations 10th largest city. No group knows what the other is spending or how the programs might work together. We say, Follow the associations.. New Ordinance 30768 - An Ordinance of the City of San Jose Amending Chapter 12.06 of the San Jose Municipal Code to Extend This article was published September 30, 2022. We need to 100% extract Liccardos influence from SJ! document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_3" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); As a D3 resident, I look forward to Peralez terming out. San Jose voters are set to elect their next mayor, including top candidates like Cindy Chavez, Dev Davis, Matt Mahan, and Raul Peralez. The three other candidates include James Spence, a retired police sergeant, and students Travis Hill and Marshall Allen Woodmansee. The first round of results showed Chavez with about 40% of votes, compared to Mahan's 32%. She said, if elected, making the city safer and homelessness are top priorities. Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. Very suspicious and misleading. Lardinois, who has served on the commission since July 2020, is also a former member of the citys Housing and Community Development Commission. Mayor This seasons big-ticket race is for San Jose Mayor, and fundraising efforts prove it. Yes, we need to follow the money trail. Were changing the face of journalism by providing an innovative model for delivering reliable, truthful news to the nations 10th largest city. Irene Smith: $82,989.00 donations plus $10,000.00 personal self-loan, #2. Hes joined by the president of the San Jose Downtown Foundation board, Ramona Snyder. 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. Im not a career politician, Snydersaid in her candidate statement. LOL. Mahan is as slimy as Liccardo. The cap on contributions is $1,000. Hanh Giao Nguyen, founding president of the Vietnamese-American Chamber of Commerce of Santa Clara Valley, recently entered the race. Now, theyve put $720,000 into a PAC for Cindy Chavez! 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. Services should be for everyone not just .. by ethnicity. I fixed it for you. Two candidates, business owner Irene Smith and San Jose-Evergreen Community College District trustee Omar Torres are fighting for the seat. There are those in Almaden who claim Mahan has helped D10. I humbly request your support for a second term.. It would be nice to see the totals (primary plus general) and remaining available funds. If elected mayor, she says she's looking to tackle things like homelessness, crime, and affordable housing. "A lot of ballots came in the mail, and the vote centers from the other counties, from the post office. The others were just reading odd some prompt and some didnt even care. The article should be telling us WHERE each candidates donations are coming from so we understand their influences and obligations. says, there is no other local media source that puts the data together this way. Three fppc complaints about mixing their money around and trying to rename their pacs after trump pardoned debartolo. 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. 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. Youd be surprised how many SCC voters pick a candidate based on the relative number of signs they see. $300,000 in the primary and another $420,000 for the general. The people stealing signs recognize this fact. In 2018, Matt co-chaired the citywide Measure T campaign, which secured $650 million in TAXPAYER funding. We have lost all retail. VIDEO: San Jose mayoral race still too close to call. I wrote this to encourage others to do their own investigation and due diligence in this political season. 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. With Mayor Sam Liccardo terming out after eight years, the citys top seat is up for grabswith at least eight candidates on the ballot in June. His top priorities also include affordable housing and homelessness. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. And in whatever role I'm in, I'm looking forward to working with them. 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. 1). "After elections, elected officials have a responsibility for coming together trying to understand what the electoral is telling them, and then working together to solve problems and I am committed to focusing on the solutions we need," he said. Comments are moderated and approved by administrators. Thank you for the clarification on the D3 #s! After coasting to victory in 2018,incumbent Pam Foley officially announced her run for reelection on Thursday. The race for San Jose mayor is the most contestedand expensivecompetition this election. Contact Tran Nguyen at [emailprotected] or follow @nguyenntrann on Twitter. Five candidates are looking toreplace Councilmember Magdalena Carrasco, who termsout this year. Honesty is a hallmark of anyone who want to be Mayor. Look out for who is supporting these Candidates Treasure Chest. Please get out and Vote. Peter has been aware of our quest to find out about Elections, Members, Financials, and Meeting Minutes. Some of the comments are about candidates that lost in the primary on June 7. How safe is your neighborhood? Theres no spending limits for independent expenditures and PACs running political ads in support of or against candidates. Zero reliance on fossil fuels by the end of my first term. Mahan & Liccardo are both Harvard heads too. Councilmembers in District 2 and 3 are also seeking reelection. It is time to address our fundamental human needs. The districts incumbent, Vice Mayor Chappie Jones, terms out next year. While we don't yet know the outcome of this race, my focus remains on representing my community on the Board of Supervisors.". SAN JOSE, Calif. File photo. And how about a little more reporting on these PACs like where theyre from, etc. Esparza will face two Vietnamese Americans for the East San Jose seat: San Jose Fire Captain Bien Doan and East Side Union High School District Board President Van Le. Chavez acknowledged she always knew it was going to be a tight race. Who are the mega donors and who are the NGOs? While Im proud of the campaign that I ran, it became increasingly clear to me that personal circumstances unrelated to the campaign necessitated my exit from the race, Lardinois said in a statement,one day after telling San Jos Spotlight his campaign would file nomination paperwork. *y'zt"@ @Dtt 5M Z Bj )F4QQ@18ti1 QAY!c"$ Hedid not submit a candidate statement. And their votes count just as much as the vote of an intelligent well-informed person. Please tell us . Whats the trade-off? I am honored to represent the interests of so many now that Estaban, who originally positioned himself as the climate action candidate is no longer in the race. And were here to provide it. In Santa Clara, contributions are capped at $310 per individual. Theyll be joined by Gulf War veteran and 2006 City Council Candidate Dennis Kyne, Miles Christopher Linden and Irene Smith. Both talk a good game, but they are both wordsmiths and mix apples with oranges, but no one seems to notice. Candidates have to spend down any general election donations they have been given before the June primary. The DeBartolo family still owns the 49ers. Omar Torres: $58,214.22 donations plus $0 personal self-loan, #3. In District 2, the area bordering Mineta San Jose International Airport, incumbent Councilmember Raj Chahal is seeking reelection. Linden declared his candidacy last month. Guadalupe Gonzalez President Relative newcomer Mahan continued to narrowly lead the race against Chavez. She is a former chair of the citys Arts Commission and was part of the team that helped build a playground at Sherman Oaks Elementary School. Codys democratic handlers wouldnt allow her to make another health mandate at this point. 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. One question you might be able to address in an update: Is there a total cap on SEIUs contribution? Looks fishy to me. Mr. Bonilla and I have already discussed this issue and I explained my position from a Community Leaders point of view. Two candidates are breaking away from the pack in terms of financial contributions. I reall agree with with you for Irene Smith. Gillmor beat Becker in the 2018 race. In about three months, San Jose residents will narrow the fields for a new mayor and five city councilmembers. Good job guys!. Eddie DeBartolo owned the 49ers until he got busted for paying the Governor of Louisiana $400,000 for a riverboat gambling license. Dev Davis should be the next mayor, but career bureaucrat Cindy Chavez will be elected instead. I dont think Dev Davis is in contention and the other two are awful. 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 "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. Retired San Jose police officer Jim Spence, college student Marshall Allen Woodmansee and student Travis Nicholas Hill also qualified for the race recently. San Jos Spotlight is the citys first nonprofit, community-supported digital news organization. WebThe 2022 Austin mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022 to elect the next mayor of Austin, Texas. Im liking Spotlight a lot more then The Merc. According to the 2020 San Jose census, the largest San Jose racial/ethnic groups are: If you want another Liccardo, vote for Mahan who will be his puppet. 2022 MIDTERMS: Election results for key races across Bay Area, CA, If you're on the ABC7 News app, click here to watch live, Storm timeline: Here's how much more rain is expected, 'I need you to kill me': Alex Murdaugh's botched suicide attempt, Do not 'push a slower friend down' if you encounter bear: Park Service. Kevin Jensen and former Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen beat out three other candidates and are facing off in the November election. Lets not forget Peralez said homelessness has been his number one priority., But he has done nothing to prevent homelessness in downtown. Liccardo didnt only endorse Mahan, Liccardo went around neighborhoods CAMPAIGNING for Mahan. Clearly the only valid choice. Good ideas but youre a day late and dollar short. 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. Didnt your father go to jail for corruption? He also straight up lies to voters and even to news organization, the Mercury newspaper and San Jose Spotlight when he claimed he and his family were evicted from their home and never blinked an eye when making that false claim. Candidates have until March 11to file to run for political office in San Jose. Former Assemblymember Nora Campos faces off Santa Clara County Board of Education President Peter Ortiz for the seat. In the race to become San Joses next mayor, candidates look to shed labels The election is still eight months away, but its shaping up to be a competitive battle Cindy San Jose desperately needs a doer in its next mayor. The biggest thing to remember is that Liccardo said (San Jose Spotlight) that he plans to influence the 2022 elections. The top county law enforcement job is also open, with incumbent Sheriff Laurie Smith not seeking reelection. Having any SJ politician say anything that makes sense is so shocking and unexpected I can be quickly fooled, I guess. Next up is Dev Davis, who is currently a San Jose City Council member for District 6. It was written and brought to the Assembly by 2 representatives that only accept campaign contributions from people Ash Kalra and Alex Lee. Whos paying for the Ivan Torres signs that are illegally placed in byways, medians and telephone poles even though he hasnt raised any money? However the mayoral race shakes out, the City of San Jose is set to see big changes in leadership come January 2023. "There will be quite a few new faces on the council. If anything, Spotlight should write an article about the 49ers infiltrating the City of San Jose. 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. This is your newsroom. "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. 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. All the department heads are unelected and report to an unelected City Manager. Many areas including our parks are rat infested. "We need to not only double down but triple down our homeless prevention strategies," Davis told ABC7 Monday. 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. Lardinois, whoraised at least $25,400 at the end of 2021, did not respond to inquiries about his decision. 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 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 BUSINESS N.A.C.S. As ballots continue to be processed, voters and candidates are now asked to be patient. It is essential information that we all need and, contrary to what Come On People! Were partnering with you the readers to make it happen. 3). endstream endobj startxref Woodmansee, a San Jose State University student, hopes to improve San Jose by addressing challenges in transportation, food production and social connectivity, his website reads. follow the money? Im liking Spotlight a lot more then The Merc. She counts former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed as one of her supporters. The districts incumbent, Vice Mayor Chappie Jones, terms out this year. How then is he competing against an accomplished minority women, you might ask? He got caught having off-the-record meetings, was fined for campaign finance disclosure violations, failed to disclose property he owned near Google during the negotiations, lost the google negotiating tape recordings, broke his own curfew and got caught violating COVID rules. Cindy Chavez, Dev Davis, Matt Mahan and Raul Peralez (left to right) are It was gratifying that when his supporter put out the Hit Piece on me she was hammered by others in the Community. Ramona Snyder, president of the San Jose Downtown Foundation board,Santa Clara County Board of Education trustee Rosemary Kamei and paratransit operator Tim Gildersleeve are all vying for the open seat. Now why would that matter? We were sadly two valid signatures short of qualifying to be on the ballot this year, Esteban told San Jos Spotlight. conservative strongholds of Almaden Valley and Los Gatos, https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/18/how-eddie-debartolo-got-caught-in-a-scandal-that-cost-him-the-49ers/, 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. 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] Anyone notice how Liccardo is backing someone just like himself? Plata Arroyo Neighborhood Association and Eastgate N.A.C. One of labors most seasoned insiders, she was a vocal leader in the fight to close Reid-Hillview Airport amid concerns that leaded fuel was poisoning the community. For now, the 10th largest city in the country awaits for the rest of the ballots to be counted. Mayfair Neighborhood Association and Mayfair N.A.C. San Jose voters are set to elect their next mayor, including top candidates like Cindy Chavez, Dev Davis, Matt Mahan, and Raul Peralez. Who exactly do you consider the privileged?? With Mayor Sam Liccardo terming out, Santa Clara Now, theyre spending $720,000 on Cindy Chavez!! Cindy Chavez also disqualified herself by not acting to terminate the County health director and by pushing to fire unvaccinated VTA employees (an abomination which remains ongoing because the workers union is fearful of crossing her). Joanna Rauh: $45,544.00 donations plus $40,000.00 personal self-loan and self-gift, #4. 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. The homeowner was selling their home. Actual District 3 rankings and numbers (someone needs to check the other races): #1. WebThe city of San Jose, California, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2022. Both went to Bellarmine.. Mahan has had such a short time as a Council member. Are they being promised a land deal in San Jose? Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team. In fact, one needs only to look at his record his solution to everything is to create a task force. Starting in alphabetical order, they include Cindy Chavez. Did we read that right? The owner of Le Bail Bonds is Hai Huynh who used to be the VP of Operations at Bay 101. Why did Spotlight print something about Bonilla ? Most importantly, she is in it for the right reasons and will be a voice for the people! 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. Poor 49ers. Huynhs bail was set at $10 million., Gambling Addiction Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez and Both are Democrats. San Jos Spotlight is a project of the San Jos News Bureau, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization | Tax ID: 82-5355128. "As well as ensuring that we have safety, sanitation and services for all of the shelter and housing options that we provide. Eviction is a legal process by a homeowner or business owner. Similar to his prior campaign, Kynes top priority is ending the homelessness crisis in the city. 49ers have already taken control of the City of Santa Claras Council & Mayor. H.G. Mahan, who was sworn into his first term of any political office in December 2020, launched his campaign for mayor in September in what he called a revolution of common sense. Part of that revolution includes building up to 5,000 prefab units on 50 acres of public land, improving policing by holding rogue officers accountable for misconduct instead of defunding police and building housing around transit. San Jos Spotlight is following the money and will update this page routinely. Spence wants the city to stop spending money on housing for the homeless. hbbd```b``N+1d L`0[LK[4`6+0 "H XD&ODfPDg` c^ "Because what we're going to be facing now is so much more challenging than what we faced in the past. Follow the paper trail on who is donating. Shes looking for a different solution to homelessness with a lot more coordination between the county and state. It has been an honor to represent the neighbors of District 9 on the San Jose City Council, Foley said in a statement. After getting shot down by the Council (for obviously good reasons), Liccardo circled back around and he told Mahan, I think that idea is worth exploring.. The data on candidates below is for the period of Sept. 25 through Oct. 22. Leadership is really the key factor in this, and a leader needs to stand up when things arent right.. I want to bring a new direction for District 5..
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