Relative newcomer Mahan continued to narrowly lead the race against Chavez. Although following the money is always interesting, what really matters are the votes. San Jose City Hall is pictured in this file photo. Now, theyve put $720,000 into a PAC for Cindy Chavez! Crime, I am voting for San Jose Mayor according to who has the most experience and who has an actual track record; that is Cindy Chavez. I didnt know anything about Mahan until recently when I saw that a SJ politician was using common sense. Thanks to Tran Nguyen for this useful and updated data. Reportedly (on this page), former SJPD Officer and mayoral candidate Jim Spence also supports lifting the Citys Covid mandates. Six candidates are competing to become mayor of San Josea coveted political position in Silicon Valley that comes with a host of complex problems. If you are fed up with corporate interests dominating policy, join SBPA: https://southbaypa.org/. It's a process San Jose State Political Science professor Melinda Jackson said could take up to a week to complete. Your email address will not be published. Mahan will NOT get my vote. The 2022 Matt Mahan, the brilliant Candidate for Mayor doesnt know the difference between employee classification of volunteers, and paid staff or staff paid under the table? Incumbent Councilmember Pam Foley won her reelection campaign in District 9, while school board member Rosemary Kamei won the race to represent District 1. 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. 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. Actual District 3 rankings and numbers (someone needs to check the other races): #1. We've got a lot of work ahead of us. Looking forward to your updates. Hanh Giao Nguyen, founding president of the Vietnamese-American Chamber of Commerce of Santa Clara Valley, recently entered the race. 1) Mahan worked for former Santa Clara Counsel (Democrat) Ann Ravel. 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. Cindys fundraising report shows that she received $1400 from Le Bail Bonds on 9/21. San Jos Spotlight couldnt find a website or other campaign materials for him. Three fppc complaints about mixing their money around and trying to rename their pacs after trump pardoned debartolo. San Jose is 38% Asian and we dont have any Asians on the City Council. Mahan is endorsed by Liccardo. While we don't yet know the outcome of this race, my focus remains on representing my community on the Board of Supervisors.". Some of the comments are about candidates that lost in the primary on June 7. Not liking a candidate doesnt mean they are infiltrating our process. 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. I could beat that number just by campaigning on my block. Executives of the 49ers football team are dropping staggering money to sway the three elections in Santa Clara. He could have stayed in corporate America. Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team. SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- As the countdown to Election Day dwindles, eyes are on San Jose's mayoral race. The exact same thing is being done with Mahan vs. Chavez. Peralez, a former teacher and police officer, is terming out after eight years representing downtown San Jose. FourfrontrunnersCouncilmembers Peralez,Dev Davisand Matt Mahan and Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavezhave all qualified for the race. This Spence fella, mentioned here, sounds interesting. They were based on real estate and owned 78 malls plus a horse racing track in Cleveland. 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 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.. Follow the paper trail on who is donating. *y'zt"@ @Dtt 5M Z Bj )F4QQ@18ti1 QAY!c"$ 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. Check out the grand jury indictment. 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. We are wasting hundreds of millions of dollars/year with no results & no accountability. 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. 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. Chavez acknowledged she always knew it was going to be a tight race. You have done a great service to your community. "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. "The numbers get higher, but it's still the same process," Evelyn Mendez, a spokesperson for the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters said. endstream endobj 526 0 obj <. 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. 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. Our city has some big challenges.". Hundreds of millions of dollars of investment yet our sidewalks are deteriorating and traffic violations occur everywhere all the time. Candidates running in county races can fundraise year-round. For us, DEV DAVIS is the clear choice. 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)?? He pled guilty and paid a $1 million fine (no jail time). Check her out. This is the Experience we in Plata Arroyo and Mayfair have had with Peter and the Alum Rock Avenue and Santa Clara Street Business Association. Campos is no newcomer to politics. Our streets are less safe. Cindy Chavez, Dev Davis, Matt Mahan and Raul Peralez (left ", RELATED: DA races in Alameda, Contra Costa counties could have historic outcomes. 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] | All donations are tax-deductible. 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. RELATED: CA Primary Election: San Francisco Bay Area voter guide, what to know. Thank you for providing that bit of history on Mahan. After coasting to victory in 2018,incumbent Pam Foley officially announced her run for reelection on Thursday. The top two vote-gettersin each race will head to a runoff in Novemberunless one candidate wins by more than 50 percent in June. 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] Both went to Bellarmine.. Mahan has had such a short time as a Council member. Her staffers Andres Quintero and Rolando Bonilla should not be taken serious. So, Cindy got more money from the 49ers, which is owned by the DeBartolo family! Hill, who claims to be a student, wants to address the homeless, housing and climate change crises, his website says. Mayfair Neighborhood Association and Mayfair N.A.C. Either produce results or cut the funding! And were here to provide it. Several longtime Latino politicians have thrown their hats into the race, including Santa Clara County Board of Education trustee Peter Ortiz, Planning Commission Chair Rolando Bonilla, former Assemblymember Nora Camposand Alum Rock Union School District trustee Andres Quintero. $300,000 in the primary and another $420,000 for the general. Theyll be joined by Gulf War veteran and 2006 City Council Candidate Dennis Kyne, Miles Christopher Linden and Irene Smith. It is time to address our fundamental human needs. Perhaps we should be concerned about that connection and what the payback is for the $720,000. Were partnering with you the readers to make it happen. Im just a regular person that believes most people/Democrats are moderates and feel encouraged that she will promote a common sense approach and the best interests for D3. LGk2]jg_;z@K[Cmr##,$XVLb #XBT1f R3 Vietnamese leaders are eager to win back a seat for their community. Both are Democrats. 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. Peralez is a former San Jose police officer and still serves as a reserve officer. Five candidates are competing for the job to represent downtown San Jose, as Councilmember Peralez terms out this year. I want to serve the people, Nguyen told San Jos Spotlight. The election was nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations did not appear Numerous candidates have already pulled papers, including well-known politicians Raul Peralez and Cindy Chavez, who are vying to become San Joses next mayor. There is no doubt in our minds that Liccardo and Mahan have had a (long?) 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. Same goes for Chavez. If he implemented those ideas, they were all horribly bad ideas just looking at the results after 8 years. @Joe Smith, its not just about the words of an endorsement. 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. Very suspicious and misleading. Esteban couldnt get 50 signatures and his throwing his support to Peralez? President The data on candidates below is for the period of Sept. 25 through Oct. 22. She currently has no competition, according to the citys filings. San Jos Spotlight is a project of the San Jos News Bureau, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization | Tax ID: 82-5355128. Like the other candidates, crime and homelessness are at the top of his list. 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. As Matt says, use your common sense and vote for the Candidate who we know has a life long track record of accomplishments, from free Health Care for Children in Santa Clara County, to supporting Domestic violence victims, to creating a program working with the D.A. I can not support Peter because , If, as the Policy Advisor to the Alum Rock Santa Clara Street Business Association, he can not move the Organization he represents to follow Open, and Transparent Required Policies, Rules, and regulations , Either he is to weak of an Advisor to move the Association to follow rules. Peralez loves committees. A San Jose resident drops off her ballot in the 2020 election. The owner of Le Bail Bonds is Hai Huynh who used to be the VP of Operations at Bay 101. He grew up in Watsonville. Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez took the lead in San Jos's mayoral primary Tuesday, easily advancing to the November runoff, where she will face City Councilmember Matt Mahan for the top job in America's 10th-largest city. Most importantly, she is in it for the right reasons and will be a voice for the people! Codys democratic handlers wouldnt allow her to make another health mandate at this point. "A lot of ballots came in the mail, and the vote centers from the other counties, from the post office. Whats the trade-off? Your chart totals include candidates personal self-loans and you dont even list or separate out additional personal self-gifts.*. All of this started under his watch before Covid. WebVoters selected candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town council, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor, and representatives for the four districts of Laguna, and the lone districts of Bian, Calamba, and the newly created lone district for Santa Rosa . 110% correct. I normally agree with your posts, but a Liccardo endorsement is a negative after what he has done to SJ. 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 I humbly request your support for a second term.. Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. Eviction is a legal remedy to evict a person and he NEVER went through an eviction process. San Jose voters are set to elect their next mayor, including top candidates like Cindy Chavez, Dev Davis, Matt Mahan, and Raul Peralez. Also, Come On People! 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. 3). Now we are in a wait & see mode. We are supposed to believe Mahan made a small error in reporting staff (wage theft and tax evasion). In fact, one needs only to look at his record his solution to everything is to create a task force. Wait! Families Destroyed Instead he chose public service, Lol whos daddy went to the pinta for corruption I m still laughing. Candidates only have three days left to make their case for becoming mayor of the nations 10th largest city. Nguyen is the latest to join the race. 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. 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. Gildersleeve, who has unsuccessfully run in a number of local and state campaigns since 2014, said hes spent nearly two decades working with the poor, elderly and disabled community as a paratransit operator. Health care professional and former Congressional candidate Ivan Torres and attorney Elizabeth Chien-Hale have already declared for the seat. It was written and brought to the Assembly by 2 representatives that only accept campaign contributions from people Ash Kalra and Alex Lee. We KNOW for a fact Liccardo has a PAC or 2 supporting Mahan. Kevin Jensen and former Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen beat out three other candidates and are facing off in the November election. Peralez terms out next year and is running for mayor. Former Assemblymember Nora Campos faces off Santa Clara County Board of Education President Peter Ortiz for the seat. Ortiz won election to the Board of Education in 2018, and has kept active in East San Joses small business community. High tuition costs (nearly $4,000 per semester at SJSU) further financial instability. If you want another union activist, vote for Chavez. D3 City Council candidate Elizabeth Chien-Hale supports lifting the Covid mandates and returning to normalcy, and she will therefore have my support. Peralez is that guy. Retired San Jose police officer Jim Spence, college student Marshall Allen Woodmansee and student Travis Nicholas Hill also qualified for the race recently. 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. I want to bring a new direction for District 5.. He comes across as just a businessman who isnt a politician, but that isnt true. The first round of results showed Chavez with about 40% of votes, compared to Mahan's 32%. Candidates can choose to increase contributions to $610 per person, but that puts a spending limit on their campaigns. He wants to launch paid job training programs for the districts unemployed residents, sanctioned encampments and alternative policing, such as community patrols. Candidates have to spend down any general election donations they have been given before the June primary. The Santa Clara County Superior Court judge made headlines in 2016 after sentencing ex-Stanford swimmer Brock Turner to a measly six months in county jail for raping Chanel Miller. hb```f`` B@1Vl +,u|U$q`YD NyX$8}P0-x- It means there is another choice for voters. The three other candidates include James Spence, a retired police sergeant, and students Travis Hill and Marshall Allen Woodmansee. He tried to say he is the POLICY ADVISOR to the Alum Rock Santa Clara Business Association. Councilmembers in District 2 and 3 are also seeking reelection. 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. Gillmor beat Becker in the 2018 race. 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. The others were just reading odd some prompt and some didnt even care. THAT Peralez? Hundreds of millions of dollars later and it seems like a person is in crisis on every corner of our neighborhood, especially in and around the downtown core. Female attorney (her name escapes me) on Mahans staff. According to the 2020 San Jose census, the largest San Jose racial/ethnic groups are: Community leader is a bit of a stretch, isnt it? Wait! Theres no spending limits for independent expenditures and PACs running political ads in support of or against candidates. Liccardo then said he felt it should be made into two Measures in hopes that at least one would pass. 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 problem in our society is that diversity is difficult when people continue to hire/promote/back those that remind them of themselves. 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. Radio anchor H.G. 2). Mahan talks a good game, but lost me with the Liccardo endorsement. Incumbent Councilmember Pam Foley is running unopposed as she seeks reelection in District 9. Theyve given $300,000 in the primary and $420,000 in the general. 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. And to what political machines are they beholding? Elizabeth Chen-Hale: $12,716.00 donations plus $20,500.00 personal self-loan and self-gift. Should any one need to discuss this further, as always, I am available to meet. Gardens to locally produce enough food to sustain our population by the end of my first term. 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. 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. "This is a big transition, you're right," Mahan said. "It's important that we not only have people who are experienced, but people have a track record of success," Chavez said. ", RELATED: CA audit examines bias within SJPD, other law enforcement agencies. In the eight years hes been representing downtown, it has degenerated into an abysmal ghost town. If you will recall, Ann Ravel spoke out against the recall of Judge Aaron Persky. Kyne, a 15-year Army veteran and insurance worker, previously ran for the seat in 2006. If elected mayor, she says she's looking to tackle things like homelessness, crime, and affordable housing. 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. She is moderate and free from the political machines. Whats up?? Leadership is really the key factor in this, and a leader needs to stand up when things arent right.. So we're still processing a lot of ballots.". No group knows what the other is spending or how the programs might work together. 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 That will give the next Mayor ten years. The DeBartolo family still owns the 49ers. Please get out and Vote. Mahan & Liccardo are both Harvard heads too. Esparza defeated former Councilmember Tam Nguyen in 2018leading to a loss in Vietnamese representation compounded by Dieps loss in 2020. Lets compare records! I have followed all you wrote and more! Do they want to control San Jose City Council, the same as they do the City of Santa Clara Council? 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. 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. I see there are 3 SEIU committees, each contributing to South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council Committee on Political Education. However the mayoral race shakes out, the City of San Jose is set to see big changes in leadership come January 2023. 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. Editors Note: Perla Rodriguez, spouse of District 5 candidate Rolando Bonilla, sits on San Jos Spotlights board of directors. Did they allow him to run on his cousins address? This article was published September 30, 2022. All questions a 501c3 must bring forward. 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. It is essential information that we all need and, contrary to what Come On People! Comments are moderated and approved by administrators. I think its a best of the worst scenario. Mayor Sam Chavez is a definite no. Hes joined by the president of the San Jose Downtown Foundation board, Ramona Snyder. She headed the South Bay Labor Council. If they dont, they have to give those funds to the City. Her latest comeback centers around supplying East San Jose businesses with resources to survive the pandemic. Matt cannot be trusted! Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez and San Jose Councilmember Matt Mahan are vying for the seat after beating out four other candidates. You are 100% correct about Peralez. How then is he competing against an accomplished minority women, you might ask? 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? 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. 1). [6] District 1 [ edit] Republican Doug LaMalfa, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected with 62.1% of the vote in 2022.
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