Good ideas but youre a day late and dollar short. The Covid mandates are a basic human rights issue which, so long as they remain in effect, render all other municipal issues secondary. Also in the race is Tyrone Wade,a former marriage and family crisis counselor who used to run a homeless shelter. Who exactly do you consider the privileged?? PAC spending has been updated through Oct. 27. ", RELATED: DA races in Alameda, Contra Costa counties could have historic outcomes. 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? 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? All questions a 501c3 must bring forward. Whos paying for the Ivan Torres signs that are illegally placed in byways, medians and telephone poles even though he hasnt raised any money? We have been able to accomplish so muchbut we still have much more to do.. 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. Period. San Jos Spotlight is the citys first nonprofit, community-supported digital news organization. That is a Clear Vision of what his Term will be like. 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. Were changing the face of journalism by providing an innovative model for delivering reliable, truthful news to the nations 10th largest city. Contact Lloyd Alaban at [emailprotected] or follow @lloydalaban on Twitter. Get San Jos Spotlight headlines delivered to your inbox. 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. They gave $300,000 in the primary and now $420,000 for the general. 'Insider' or 'outsider'? Here's who is on track to win key San Both talk a good game, but they are both wordsmiths and mix apples with oranges, but no one seems to notice. elections Services should be for everyone not just .. by ethnicity. I fixed it for you. Mayor Next years biggest prize already has four big-name candidates in the race: Councilmembers Dev Davis, Matt Mahan and Raul Peralez and Santa Clara County Mayor Sam 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. We need to unite for the benefit of ALL. Wades first priority would be to reform the children protective services system, he told San Jos Spotlight. San Jos Spotlight couldnt find a website or other campaign materials for him. @Joe Smith, its not just about the words of an endorsement. I do like what Mahan is saying, but accepting Liccardos endorsement so heavily counteracts everything else that I do like about Mahan. I could beat that number just by campaigning on my block. Esteban is now throwing his support behind Councilmember Raul Peralez. the Councilman who FALSELY said he had been evicted from a home where he paid under market rate rent for 6 years and was never evicted because the homeowner was SELLING his home? Smith has lived in the downtown area since 1989, according to her campaign website. 3). Not liking a candidate doesnt mean they are infiltrating our process. The race to replace Mayor Sam Liccardo, who terms out at the end of the year, continues to be the most heated and costly contestthe two runoff candidates have collectively raised more than $4.5 million since last December. 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). In 2018, Matt co-chaired the citywide Measure T campaign, which secured $650 million in TAXPAYER funding. "There will be quite a few new faces on the council. 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 Liccardo then said he felt it should be made into two Measures in hopes that at least one would pass. He comes across as just a businessman who isnt a politician, but that isnt true. San Jose, California, Mayor Election Results 2022 - The New York And to what political machines are they beholding? "A lot of ballots came in the mail, and the vote centers from the other counties, from the post office. Wait! 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. Liccardo, former attorney in the DAs office. The PAC formed by the team has spent nearly $2 million in the mayoral race hoping to unseat the incumbent. Nguyen doesnt have an official campaign website, but she has been active in the citys Vietnamese community.She hostsSan Jose Co Gi La, a local Vietnamese language radio station. Mayfair Neighborhood Association, Mayfair N.A.C. I represent a different side of municipal governance. In Santa Clara, contributions are capped at $310 per individual. The last 3 years of pandemic kept her in hiding. Political action committees (PACs) have raised 51% of those funds ($4.4 million) since last December. There has been no coordination, no master plan, she says on her website. Four Incumbent Councilmember Peralez, who has represented the downtown district for eight years, is terming out. Kyne, a 15-year Army veteran and insurance worker, previously ran for the seat in 2006. Mahan is endorsed by Liccardo. Planning Commissioner Justin Lardinois was the first candidate to declare for the West San Jose seat in April. In addition, look at your neighborhood leaders and if nothing changes then get involved. 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. Cindy Chavez, President of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors (2020-present), former vice mayor of San Jose (2005-2007), former San Jose city councilmember for District 3 (1998-2006), and candidate for mayor in 2006 (Democratic) San Jose voters are set to elect their next mayor, including top candidates like Cindy Chavez, Dev Davis, Matt Mahan, and Raul Peralez. Elizabeth Chen-Hale: $12,716.00 donations plus $20,500.00 personal self-loan and self-gift. We often read/say, Follow the money. We disagree. Youd be surprised how many SCC voters pick a candidate based on the relative number of signs they see. Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. One question you might be able to address in an update: Is there a total cap on SEIUs contribution? He grew up in Watsonville. Families Destroyed As San Jose's mayoral race remains tight, elections officials say an automatic recount could be triggered by 25 votes separating the two candidates. 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. Did we read that right? Perhaps we should be concerned about that connection and what the payback is for the $720,000. 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. 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. Unlike Smith, she is willing to speak out on this most critical of issues. Get San Jos Spotlight headlines delivered to your inbox. The three other candidates include James Spence, a retired police sergeant, and students Travis Hill and Marshall Allen Woodmansee. The filing deadline for this San Jose City Hall is pictured in this file photo. Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team. Your Liccardo comment is a good one and makes me think back to Sam. He paid a $1 million fine and was later pardoned by Trump. So we're still processing a lot of ballots.". Local political action committees (PAC) have also played a key role this cycle. If elected mayor, she says she's looking to tackle things like homelessness, crime, and affordable housing. High tuition costs (nearly $4,000 per semester at SJSU) further financial instability. Ive seen Irene Smith actively participate in solutions to local neighborhood issues (even prior to running for office) and after meeting; I like her views on the basics, found her to be a good listener and open to input/ideas. does not provide a source for his data, unlike San Jose Spotlight. 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. With Supervisor Mike Wasserman terming out at the end of the year, former San Jose Councilmember Johnny Khamis and San Jose Councilmember Sylvia Arenas are competing to replace him. It means there is another choice for voters. San Jose mayoral candidates Thanks for the data. Please stop perpetuating division and separateness. *y'zt"@ @Dtt 5M Z Bj )F4QQ@18ti1 QAY! *Something is fishy about how Spotlight is reporting these numbers. Web2022 November Candidate Statements for Review. 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. 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] We are wasting hundreds of millions of dollars/year with no results & no accountability. Peralez is a talker, not a doer. If they dont, they have to give those funds to the City. Incumbent Councilmember Pam Foley is running unopposed as she seeks reelection in District 9. Updated numbers by the county's ROV office showed 4,766 votes are all that separated the two mayoral candidates. I reall agree with with you for Irene Smith. He explained how the collaboration would look moving forward. However, the tightest races in the Golden State were the local races. Relative newcomer Mahan continued to narrowly lead the race against Chavez. Chavez, who has served on the Board of Supervisors since 2013, has the longest political tenure of anyone in the field. That will give the next Mayor ten years. There are those in Almaden who claim Mahan has helped D10. 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. 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. Mayfair Neighborhood Association and Mayfair N.A.C. If you want another Liccardo, vote for Mahan who will be his puppet. According to the 2020 San Jose census, the largest San Jose racial/ethnic groups are: Liccardo and Mahan do have things in common: No group knows what the other is spending or how the programs might work together. Several other lesser known candidates, includingmayoral candidate Tyrone Wade, Dennis Kyne and Miles Linden in District 3, Phil Dolan in District 5 and Thomas Davis in District 7, also did not qualify for the election. Five candidates are competing for the job to represent downtown San Jose, as Councilmember Peralez terms out this year. Incumbent Supervisor Susan Ellenberg won her reelection campaign in District 4. 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. Candidates have until March 11to file to run for political office in San Jose. "I've seen (homelessness) grow over the last seven-year by literally the 1000s," Peralez said. San Jose: 2022 mayor election draws attack ads, legal questions The article should be telling us WHERE each candidates donations are coming from so we understand their influences and obligations. 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. Theres been an enormous spike in homeless numbers. As of last week, the committee has doled out more than $230,000 to support Councilmember and mayoral hopeful Matt Mahan, roughly $53,000 to boost attorney Were changing the face of journalism by providing an innovative model for delivering reliable, truthful news to the nations 10th largest city. The data on candidates below is for the period of Sept. 25 through Oct. 22. He wants to launch paid job training programs for the districts unemployed residents, sanctioned encampments and alternative policing, such as community patrols. And in whatever role I'm in, I'm looking forward to working with them. When a person lies about small things, they lie about big things without blinking and an eye. A reset is done and the 2 remaining candidates start fundraising all over again. Matt Mahan is the man. The race for San Jose mayor is the most contestedand expensivecompetition this election. *y'zt"@ @Dtt 5M Z Bj )F4QQ@18ti1 QAY!c"$ 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. Very suspicious and misleading. 2). Your email address will not be published. Liccardo campaigned for Mahan by walking various San Jose neighborhoods. 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. Meanwhile, Mahan, who joined the San Jose City Council in 2020, is. Both she and her brother, Xavier, have represented District 5 on the City Council. Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team. She said, if elected, making the city safer and homelessness are top priorities. It's a process San Jose State Political Science professor Melinda Jackson said could take up to a week to complete. endstream endobj 526 0 obj <. One of the most highly-anticipatedand crowdedcouncil races is the fight for the District 5 seat in East San Jose. Nguyen hopes to be a voice for the Asian community in San Jose, as she wants to address homelessness and revitalize small businesses in East San Jose. I dont think Dev Davis is in contention and the other two are awful. Matt cannot be trusted! How safe is your neighborhood? 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. He is not Advising him the Association to follow the Policies and Requirements of the City. 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. 3). 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. It cant be all about the money. 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. I see there are 3 SEIU committees, each contributing to South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council Committee on Political Education. Comments are moderated and approved by administrators. They were based on real estate and owned 78 malls plus a horse racing track in Cleveland. what you want to watch out for is the two-year adjustment they are trying to make. For many years I volunteered with a non-profit organization doing community organizing to improve low-income neighborhoods. His top priorities also include affordable housing and homelessness. 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 The San Jose City Council is nowhere near diversified and I hope that changes with the new Council. Please get out and Vote. `YD NyX$8}P0-x- Our streets are less safe. San Jose voters are set to elect their next mayor, including top candidates like Cindy Chavez, Dev Davis, Matt Mahan, and Raul Peralez. 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] 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. Both went to Bellarmine.. Mahan has had such a short time as a Council member. 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. Districts 1, 3 and 5 are open seats with the current officeholders terming out, while incumbents in Districts 7 and 9 are seeking reelection. You dont seem to understand what that means. How safe is your neighborhood? They both want to increase public safety and address the homelessness crisis with more housing, among other issues. I take exception to the negative catch phrase generalizations. 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 Why did Spotlight print something about Bonilla ? Longtime Assessor Larry Stone and District Attorney Jeff Rosen both secured their jobs after being challenged in the June primary election. 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. m. . Hes the only one who says anything that makes any sense. Seeking San Jose's mayoral seat: Candidates Cindy says, there is no other local media source that puts the data together this way. 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. Diversity, you say! Gardens to locally produce enough food to sustain our population by the end of my first term. Theson of an immigrant and the first in his family to graduate college, Peralez said homelessness has been his number one priority. The winning candidate has to get more than half of the vote in Tuesday's primary. "As well as ensuring that we have safety, sanitation and services for all of the shelter and housing options that we provide. Santa Clara County is planning to release the next batch of election results on Thursday at 5 p.m. Each county is now given 30 days from the time that poles closed on Tuesday, to certify their election results. Services should be for everyone not just the privileged. The homeowner was selling their home. 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. I think its a best of the worst scenario. We have lost all retail. Why is that even part of the article? FourfrontrunnersCouncilmembers Peralez,Dev Davisand Matt Mahan and Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavezhave all qualified for the race.
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