Peralez is weak. 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. San Jose is 38% Asian and we dont have any Asians on the City Council. 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. 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. Liccardo and Mahan do have things in common: Whats the trade-off? Eviction is a legal remedy to evict a person and he NEVER went through an eviction process. Either produce results or cut the funding! I do not feel safe crossing the streets in my residential/commercial neighborhood at the eastern edge of the Rose Garden Neighborhood (I was raised near the poorly-designed intersection of Stockton Ave. and Taylor St., the site of my fathers 2017 hospitalization following a vehicle making a left turn into my father on his bike in the crosswalk and numerous other crashes and injuries). endstream endobj 526 0 obj <. WebIncumbent mayor Steve Adler was term-limited and could not run for re-election. Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez and San Jose Councilmember Matt Mahan are vying for the seat after beating out four other candidates. Im liking Spotlight a lot more then The Merc. Lets compare records! The San Jose City Council is nowhere near diversified and I hope that changes with the new Council. Poor 49ers. The owner of Le Bail Bonds is Hai Huynh who used to be the VP of Operations at Bay 101. Our streets are less safe. We've got a lot of work ahead of us. Half of the City Councils seats all the odd districts are up for election this cycle. They were based on real estate and owned 78 malls plus a horse racing track in Cleveland. With focus on the tight race, county elections officials answered questions about what would trigger an automatic recount. They gave $300,000 in the primary and now $420,000 for the general. We heard and saw it with our own eyes and ears. Gillmor beat Becker in the 2018 race. Sam Liccardo is terming out in December 2022 after eight years as the citys top elected official and a previous eight years representing District 3. "This is a big transition, you're right," Mahan said. Peralez said, homelessness has been his number one priority. Peralez also ran a false claim stating he and his family had been evicted from his home and could identify with those who had been evicted. Get San Jos Spotlight headlines delivered to your inbox. Liccardo didnt only endorse Mahan, Liccardo went around neighborhoods CAMPAIGNING for Mahan. "There will be quite a few new faces on the council. The same thing that Matts campaign attempted to do in this case! Liccardo Bellarmine, Harvard, Georgetown University for law school, Founder of Cristo Rey High School, Liccardos spouse Founder of Cristo Rey High School, Mahans spouse Harvard, Georgetown University for law school, President of Cristo Rey High School. Lets not forget that Mr.Bonilla has a support from a Lady that tried to destroy two men because they were in the way of her plans. And who cares who Esteban is endorsing. Gardens to locally produce enough food to sustain our population by the end of my first term. Wait! If you want a Mayor who will put San Jose taxpayers first, including small businesses, vote for Dev Davis. Relative newcomer Mahan continued to narrowly lead the race against Chavez. c"$ Half of its councilmembers term out at the end of this year. Incumbent Councilmember Peralez, who has represented the downtown district for eight years, is terming out. 110% correct. 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. LOL. Runoff: Warnock vs. Walker Tonight: follow live results and our forecast from One question you might be able to address in an update: Is there a total cap on SEIUs contribution? Campos is no newcomer to politics. 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. I do like what Mahan is saying, but accepting Liccardos endorsement so heavily counteracts everything else that I do like about Mahan. "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.". San Jos Spotlight is a project of the San Jos News Bureau, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization | Tax ID: 82-5355128. Mrs. Nguyen seemed sincere and I thin she cares. Guadalupe Gonzalez President *y'zt"@ @Dtt 5M Z Bj )F4QQ@18ti1 QAY!c"$ Two candidates, business owner Irene Smith and San Jose-Evergreen Community College District trustee Omar Torres are fighting for the seat. 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. Mahans wife: former attorney SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- As the countdown to Election Day dwindles, eyes are on San Jose's mayoral race. SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- It's the eve of election day and ABC7 is hearing from the four front-runners vying to lead the Bay Area's most populous city. Everyone knows that Matt Mahan has a record of ZERO accomplishments. Democratic, and Libertarian parties' nominations took place on June 28, 2022.. I dont want the 49ers owning the City of San Jose. Candidates can only fundraise between June 8 and Nov. 7. Now we are in a wait & see mode. Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. 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. If you want another union activist, vote for Chavez. Do they want to control San Jose City Council, the same as they do the City of Santa Clara Council? I want to bring a new direction for District 5.. San Jose City Hall is pictured in this file photo. Let me add a couple of tidbits that may be of interest about Mahan. It is essential information that we all need and, contrary to what Come On People! This is not Russia or China to follow party dictates on who to vote. @Joe Smith, its not just about the words of an endorsement. Mahan talks a good game, but lost me with the Liccardo endorsement. She headed the South Bay Labor Council. After the county adopted new political boundaries last year through redistricting, District 1 no longer has the conservative strongholds of Almaden Valley and Los Gatos within its borders. However, we were really taken aback by the newly hired (6 weeks or so) (by SJS) by the woman who wrote about far-right Conservatives infiltrating the school board election. 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] San Jos Spotlight is a project of the San Jos News Bureau, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization | Tax ID: 82-5355128. ), and more, .Matt Mahan is not from a privileged background. "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. San Jos Spotlight couldnt find a website or other campaign materials for him. Mayor This seasons big-ticket race is for San Jose Mayor, and fundraising efforts prove it. We have been able to accomplish so muchbut we still have much more to do.. The primary is set for June 2022. "We need to not only double down but triple down our homeless prevention strategies," Davis told ABC7 Monday. All Rights Reserved. "The numbers get higher, but it's still the same process," Evelyn Mendez, a spokesperson for the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters said. Irene Smith: $82,989.00 donations plus $10,000.00 personal self-loan, #2. Comments are moderated and approved by administrators. Wait! The top two vote-gettersin each race will head to a runoff in Novemberunless one candidate winswith more than 50% in June. Please get out and Vote. Just recently Mahan fell flat on his face during a Council meeting, which isnt the first time, with a proposal. Its called dark money. Check out the grand jury indictment. Two candidates are vying for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 1 seat to represent San Jose neighborhoods including Evergreen and Silver Creek, Coyote Valley and the cities of Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy. If anything the problem has increased. ", RELATED: DA races in Alameda, Contra Costa counties could have historic outcomes. RELATED: San Jose residents calling for clean-up at homeless encampments: Here's what the city has planned. Didnt your father go to jail for corruption? If you are fed up with corporate interests dominating policy, join SBPA: https://southbaypa.org/. 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. Three longtime politicians have already declared for the East San Jose crown: Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Peter Ortiz, Planning Commission Chair Rolando Bonilla, and former Assemblymember Nora Campos, who held the seat from 2001 to 2010. 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. The others were just reading odd some prompt and some didnt even care. 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. Follow the paper trail on who is donating. Why does it include comments all the way back to February 2022? Radio anchor H.G. Mahan only has two years of experience in government (on San Jose City Council). She sincerely cares about D3 @ SJ. Bonilla, a former City Hall insider, created a grant program in February to help East San Jose small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the comments are about candidates that lost in the primary on June 7. Hes the only one who says anything that makes any sense. How safe is your neighborhood? So, Cindy got more money from the 49ers, which is owned by the DeBartolo family! Esparza defeated former Councilmember Tam Nguyen in 2018leading to a loss in Vietnamese representationon the council. The biggest seat up for grabs this cycle is mayor. The South Bay Progressive Alliance only endorses corporate-free candidates. Voters in San Jose are getting ready to elect a new mayor. I dont want to split or waste my vote, so Im considering a Mahan vote by default even though the Liccardo endorsement is a big red flag. He has the endorsement of The Mercury News. Matt Mahan is the man. 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 only reason Peralez was said to be well-known in this article is because San Jose Spotlight keeps touting him in articles without giving the proper recognition to Dev Davis. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. 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. *y'zt"@ @Dtt 5M Z Bj )F4QQ@18ti1 QAY! "Because what we're going to be facing now is so much more challenging than what we faced in the past. It was said that Andres Quintero stated he doesnt live in district 5. Snyders Facebook campaign page is light on details, but shes been a force in downtown for years. Districts 1, 3 and 5 are open seats with the current officeholders terming out, while incumbents in Districts 7 and 9 are seeking reelection. 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. Peralez, a former teacher and police officer, is terming out after eight years representing downtown San Jose. The three other candidates include James Spence, a retired police sergeant, and students Travis Hill and Marshall Allen Woodmansee. He is not Advising him the Association to follow the Policies and Requirements of the City. San Jos Spotlight is following the money and will update this page routinely. We have lost all retail. Housing and food must be a top priority as we find solutions to rapidly transition away from fossil fuels. Mahan has Liccardo written all over every inch of his campaign and it stinks. The winning candidate has to get more than half of the vote in Tuesday's primary. 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. However the mayoral race shakes out, the City of San Jose is set to see big changes in leadership come January 2023. We are supposed to believe Mahan made a small error in reporting staff (wage theft and tax evasion). "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. Check her out. Lardinois, who has served on the commission since July 2020, is also a former member of the citys Housing and Community Development Commission. High rent costs pushed me to live in an RV in the heart of downtown San Jose last year. How then is he competing against an accomplished minority women, you might ask? Period. Eddie DeBartolo owned the 49ers until he got busted for paying the Governor of Louisiana $400,000 for a riverboat gambling license. You are 100% correct about Peralez. Leadership is really the key factor in this, and a leader needs to stand up when things arent right.. Both talk a good game, but they are both wordsmiths and mix apples with oranges, but no one seems to notice. It would be nice to see the totals (primary plus general) and remaining available funds. Theres been an enormous spike in homeless numbers. 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? The rankings should be by actual donations. endstream endobj 526 0 obj <. She said, if elected, making the city safer and homelessness are top priorities. Five candidates are looking toreplace Councilmember Magdalena Carrasco, who termsout this year. If you want another Liccardo, vote for Mahan who will be his puppet. Omar did nothing for the Community in District 5. "I've seen (homelessness) grow over the last seven-year by literally the 1000s," Peralez said. "It's important that we not only have people who are experienced, but people have a track record of success," Chavez said. Look at your schools, roads and streets and watch one or two council meetings when something that is important to you comes up. That'll be priority number one for me.". PAC spending in the San Jose mayoral race exceeded $4 million as of this month, while the 49ers football team has spent $3.8 million in the three Santa Clara races since September. The two candidates, Cindy Chavez and Matt Mahan have collectively raised a whopping $8.5 million. By Maggie Angst | | All donations are tax-deductible. A qualified candidate must have a nomination petition with at least 50 valid signatures. And to what political machines are they beholding? 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. The Santa Clara County Superior Court judge made headlines in 2016 after sentencing ex-Stanford swimmer Brock Turner to a measly six months in county jail for raping Chanel Miller. In addition, look at your neighborhood leaders and if nothing changes then get involved. ANALYSIS: 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. Contact Tran Nguyen at [emailprotected] or follow @nguyenntrann on Twitter. All Rights Reserved. 2). Looks fishy to me. As of October, special interest groups have kicked in $4.4 million to boost their preferred candidate. Executives of the 49ers football team are dropping staggering money to sway the three elections in Santa Clara. Now, theyre spending $720,000 on Cindy Chavez!! Instead he chose public service, Lol whos daddy went to the pinta for corruption I m still laughing. He comes across as just a businessman who isnt a politician, but that isnt true. Codys democratic handlers wouldnt allow her to make another health mandate at this point. Omar Torres: $58,214.22 donations plus $0 personal self-loan, #3. Many areas including our parks are rat infested. FALSE! Like the other candidates, crime and homelessness are at the top of his list. 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. The data on candidates below is for the period of Sept. 25 through Oct. 22. Smith has lived in the downtown area since 1989, according to her campaign website. He paid a $1 million fine and was later pardoned by Trump. 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. I just want to say that I watched the forum and i was very impressed with two candidates H.G Nguyen and Peter Ortiz. It's a sentiment that has been echoed by both campaigns. Nguyen is the latest to join the race. There are those in Almaden who claim Mahan has helped D10. San Jose will also elect representatives for three council seatsDistricts 3, 5, and 7which could potentially shake up the longstanding power split between business interests and labor unions on the city council. She is moderate and free from the political machines. 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. Raul Peralez? Looking forward to your updates. | All donations are tax-deductible. Vote Marshall for Mayor to stop the flow of money and start the process of getting people the help they need while ensuring the sustainability of our city. Shame on him for throwing the homeowner under the bus after charging him under market rate rent for 6+ years and for news agencies for not doing their research. WebThe 2022 Austin mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022 to elect the next mayor of Austin, Texas. Updated numbers by the county's ROV office showed 4,766 votes are all that separated the two mayoral candidates. Local political action committees (PAC) have also played a key role this cycle. "However this plays out, I'm gonna be on the city council and I wanna be part of the process of bringing people together to lead our city forward," Mahan told ABC7 News reporter Amanda del Castillo in a sit down interview on Wednesday. Good job guys!. With Lardinois unexpectedly dropping out of the race to represent West San Jose, residents will have three options for the new District 1 councilmember. Let me guess. There is no doubt in our minds that Liccardo and Mahan have had a (long?) His priorities include more affordable housing, more opportunities for first-time homebuyers, sanctioned encampments and safer streets for cyclists and pedestrians. Next up is Dev Davis, who is currently a San Jose City Council member for District 6. He wants to launch paid job training programs for the districts unemployed residents, sanctioned encampments and alternative policing, such as community patrols.

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