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. 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? We say, Follow the associations.. Fortunately, one started a NEW BUSINESS ASSOCIATION ON ALUM ROCK AVENUE and the other was ME. Irene Smith: $82,989.00 donations plus $10,000.00 personal self-loan, #2. I could beat that number just by campaigning on my block. I see there are 3 SEIU committees, each contributing to South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council Committee on Political Education. He wants to launch paid job training programs for the districts unemployed residents, sanctioned encampments and alternative policing, such as community patrols. They gave $300,000 in the primary and now $420,000 for the general. Contact Lloyd Alaban at [emailprotected] or follow @lloydalaban on Twitter. Relative newcomer Mahan continued to narrowly lead the race against Chavez. This is your newsroom. Santa Clara County's Registrar of Voters says the vote-by-mail system takes longer to get through each ballot and some, haven't even arrived yet. I remember when he was running initially, he had written a book or something that he planned to use as his playbook. Cindy Chavez, Dev Davis, Matt Mahan and Raul Peralez (left to right) are 562 0 obj <>stream Were changing the face of journalism by providing an innovative model for delivering reliable, truthful news to the nations 10th largest city. In addition, look at your neighborhood leaders and if nothing changes then get involved. Voters in San Jose are getting ready to elect a new mayor. Peter was the most prepared and answered every question on a timely matter. Incumbent Councilmember Pam Foley is running unopposed as she seeks reelection in District 9. Mahan is as slimy as Liccardo. San Jos Spotlight is the citys first nonprofit, community-supported digital news organization. Im not sure Id read too much into the Sam endorsement. 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. The DeBartolo family still owns the 49ers. Runoff: Warnock vs. Walker Tonight: follow live results and our forecast from 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. I intend to meet with him later this week, and if satisfied as to his sincerity, I will support his candidacy as well. Several politicos previously said theyd run to lead San Jose, but noteveryone qualifiedor even submitted theirpaperworkto continue their bids. The last 3 years of pandemic kept her in hiding. Yes, we need to follow the money trail. Peralez terms out next year and is running for mayor. "We need to not only double down but triple down our homeless prevention strategies," Davis told ABC7 Monday. Hanh Giao Nguyen, founding president of the Vietnamese-American Chamber of Commerce of Santa Clara Valley, recently entered the race. ANALYSIS: @Joe Smith, its not just about the words of an endorsement. 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Mayor Reed who I will always respect endorsed Sam and Im quite certain he has regretted that every minute since. Web2022 November Candidate Statements for Review. Families Destroyed All Rights Reserved. 1). 2). Nora Campos needs to go and anyone she staffed under her term. We are supposed to believe Mahan made a small error in reporting staff (wage theft and tax evasion). So we're still processing a lot of ballots.". "As well as ensuring that we have safety, sanitation and services for all of the shelter and housing options that we provide. Candidates can only fundraise between June 8 and Nov. 7. One of the most highly-anticipated and contested council races is the fight for the East San Jose seat in District 5. Looking forward to your updates. Five candidates are looking toreplace Councilmember Magdalena Carrasco, who termsout this year. Check out Bay Area safety tracker, Tracking the drought: Map shows conditions across SF Bay Area, Bay Area Life; Sundays at 6:30 p.m. on ABC7, CA Primary Election: San Francisco Bay Area voter guide, what to know, DA races in Alameda, Contra Costa counties could have historic outcomes, CA audit examines bias within SJPD, other law enforcement agencies, San Jose residents calling for clean-up at homeless encampments: Here's what the city has planned. 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. Everyone knows that Matt Mahan has a record of ZERO accomplishments. Poor 49ers. Liccardo, former attorney in the DAs office. It means there is another choice for voters. endstream endobj 526 0 obj <. He paid a $1 million fine and was later pardoned by Trump. Wait! It probably is illegal for the average Joe city council member to make these mandates. And to what political machines are they beholding? No matter who wins, Mahan and Chavez will have to continue to work together -- with one of them being mayor and the other remaining in their current position. The people stealing signs recognize this fact. *Something is fishy about how Spotlight is reporting these numbers. You are 100% correct about Peralez. history together. Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. We heard and saw it with our own eyes and ears. 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. Huge Red Flag! 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. If you dont know the candidates, a good place to start is San Jose Spotlight. He tried to say he is the POLICY ADVISOR to the Alum Rock Santa Clara Business Association. All questions a 501c3 must bring forward. Follow the money: Silicon Valleys 2022 general election, Silicon Valley labor leaders endorse some, snub others, Top lobbyists give the max to most San Jose mayoral candidates, Mahan still leads in fundraising for San Jose mayoral race, the endorsement of Silicon Valley Biz PAC, 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, San Jose legislator wants to raise foster age. With Lardinois unexpectedly dropping out of the race to represent West San Jose, residents will have three options for the new District 1 councilmember. The problem in our society is that diversity is difficult when people continue to hire/promote/back those that remind them of themselves. Female attorney (her name escapes me) on Mahans staff. Contact Tran Nguyen at [emailprotected] or follow @nguyenntrann on Twitter. Kevin Jensen and former Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen beat out three other candidates and are facing off in the November election. This is not Russia or China to follow party dictates on who to vote. 3). I literally laughed out loud reading Peralez said homelessness has been his number one priority. What has he done to alleviate this, other than creating task forces? Six candidates are competing to become mayor of San Josea coveted political position in Silicon Valley that comes with a host of complex problems. "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.". If elected mayor, she says she's looking to tackle things like homelessness, crime, and affordable housing. We've got a lot of work ahead of us. Mayor This seasons big-ticket race is for San Jose Mayor, and fundraising efforts prove it. Also in the race is Tyrone Wade,a former marriage and family crisis counselor who used to run a homeless shelter. D3 City Council candidate Elizabeth Chien-Hale supports lifting the Covid mandates and returning to normalcy, and she will therefore have my support. 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] Review their words but most importantly their actions. Both went to Bellarmine.. Mahan has had such a short time as a Council member. Incumbent Councilmember Pam Foley won her reelection campaign in District 9, while school board member Rosemary Kamei won the race to represent District 1. I did have to laugh. "There will be quite a few new faces on the council. 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). How safe is your neighborhood? Check out the grand jury indictment. 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. 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. WebThe city of San Jose, California, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2022. 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. There isnt enough time or space to reflect on Chavezs failures. All Rights Reserved. All of this started under his watch before Covid. Four Vote at every election. Why is that even part of the article? Incumbent Councilmember Maya Esparza, former director of Destination: Homes homeless veterans campaign, has filed for reelection. Incumbent Councilmember Karen Hardy is seeking reelection and fighting off challenger Christian Pellecchia. Next up is Dev Davis, who is currently a San Jose City Council member for District 6. 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. Nice Job, Tran! The PAC formed by the team has spent nearly $2 million in the mayoral race hoping to unseat the incumbent. Anthony Becker just barely has enough to spend on one page flyers and stops for chilli hot dogs. Joanna Rauh: $45,544.00 donations plus $40,000.00 personal self-loan and self-gift, #4. Starting in alphabetical order, they include Cindy Chavez. The two candidates, Cindy Chavez and Matt Mahan have collectively raised a whopping $8.5 million. Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez and You dont seem to understand what that means. The homeowner, after giving him below market rate rent, SOLD the home. She is moderate and free from the political machines. YES!!! Now we are in a wait & see mode. 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.. Dont vote for a Candidate who has zero support from his diverse City Council members, dont vote for a Candidate who has support from the far right of Almaden, dont vote a Candidate has accomplished or led nothing in his brief 18 month stint in the San Jose City, dont vote for a Candidate who has a record of accomplishing nothing. The homeowner was selling their home. 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. File photo. Shes made preserving these suburban neighborhoods a cornerstone of her campaign. Snyders Facebook campaign page is light on details, but shes been a force in downtown for years. Executives of the 49ers football team are dropping staggering money to sway the three elections in Santa Clara. Candidates have to spend down any general election donations they have been given before the June primary. Peralez is a former San Jose police officer and still serves as a reserve officer. She counts former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed as one of her supporters. 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. Hes the only one who says anything that makes any sense. Two candidates are breaking away from the pack in terms of financial contributions. Let me guess. The top county law enforcement job is also open, with incumbent Sheriff Laurie Smith not seeking reelection. Mr. Bonilla and I have already discussed this issue and I explained my position from a Community Leaders point of view. Instead he chose public service, Lol whos daddy went to the pinta for corruption I m still laughing. We are wasting hundreds of millions of dollars/year with no results & no accountability. WebThe 2022 Austin mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022 to elect the next mayor of Austin, Texas. Dont look at Candidates based on money raised but look up every candidate and see what they have done and are doing. We need to unite for the benefit of ALL. Incumbent Supervisor Susan Ellenberg won her reelection campaign in District 4. Five candidates are competing for the job to represent downtown San Jose, as Councilmember Peralez terms out this year. Gillmor beat Becker in the 2018 race. The rankings should be by actual donations. Spence wants the city to stop spending money on housing for the homeless. 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. San Jose City Hall is pictured in this file photo. 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. Shell probably will be forced to retire next year to avoid prosecution. He is not Advising him the Association to follow the Policies and Requirements of the City. It is time to address our fundamental human needs. "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. 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. Who are the mega donors and who are the NGOs? Peralez is that guy. Incumbent Councilmember Maya Esparza, former director of Destination: Homes homeless veterans campaign, 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. In Santa Clara, three incumbents are fighting to keep their seats, including Mayor Lisa Gillmor. Link to article on DeBartolos: Mahan talks a good game, but lost me with the Liccardo endorsement. Some of the comments are about candidates that lost in the primary on June 7. As San Jose's mayoral race remains tight, elections officials say an automatic recount could be triggered by 25 votes separating the two candidates. 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. How then is he competing against an accomplished minority women, you might ask? Zero reliance on fossil fuels by the end of my first term. 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. And their votes count just as much as the vote of an intelligent well-informed person. Community leader is a bit of a stretch, isnt it? Candidates can choose to increase contributions to $610 per person, but that puts a spending limit on their campaigns. 2). I reall agree with with you for Irene Smith. 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? Should any one need to discuss this further, as always, I am available to meet. I have followed all you wrote and more! If more Lack of Accountability is what you want, a second Carrasco, then Vote for Peter. The districts incumbent, Vice Mayor Chappie Jones, terms out this year. Four frontrunnersCouncilmembers Peralez, Dev Davis and Matt Mahan and Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavezhave all qualified for the race.. I dont want the 49ers owning the City of San Jose. We have been able to accomplish so muchbut we still have much more to do.. Plata Arroyo Neighborhood Association has asked to be part of that a Association since they are part of the PLATA ARROYO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND EASTGATE N.A.C., and so has MAYFAIR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND MAYFAIR N.A.C. Lardinois, whoraised at least $25,400 at the end of 2021, did not respond to inquiries about his decision. says, there is no other local media source that puts the data together this way. Candidates only have three days left to make their case for becoming mayor of the nations 10th largest city. Get San Jos Spotlight headlines delivered to your inbox. | All donations are tax-deductible. 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 rulesduring the pandemic. ELECTION RESULTS: Live updates on national races, balance of power. 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. "A lot of ballots came in the mail, and the vote centers from the other counties, from the post office. So, Cindy got more money from the 49ers, which is owned by the DeBartolo family! Im voting for Matt Mahan so the people of San Jose will still have a voice! $300,000 in the primary and another $420,000 for the general. "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. Codys democratic handlers wouldnt allow her to make another health mandate at this point. Follow the paper trail on who is donating. In Santa Clara, contributions are capped at $310 per individual. In the eight years hes been representing downtown, it has degenerated into an abysmal ghost town. The current councilman said he's optimistic, but understands about 50% of ballots have yet to be counted. Eddie DeBartolo was convicted of paying a bribe of $400,000 to the Governor of Louisiana for a riverboat gambling license. 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. Watch the forum and see how rude some of these candidates were and how unprepared. White (25.1%). Whats the trade-off? Cindys fundraising report shows that she received $1400 from Le Bail Bonds on 9/21. We have lost all retail. It's a process San Jose State Political Science professor Melinda Jackson said could take up to a week to complete. Many areas including our parks are rat infested.
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