Poor 49ers. 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. 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. The owner of Le Bail Bonds is Hai Huynh who used to be the VP of Operations at Bay 101. 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. Candidates can choose to increase contributions to $610 per person, but that puts a spending limit on their campaigns. 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. WebThe 2022 Austin mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022 to elect the next mayor of Austin, Texas. Plata Arroyo Neighborhood Association and Eastgate N.A.C. The article should be telling us WHERE each candidates donations are coming from so we understand their influences and obligations. Perhaps we should be concerned about that connection and what the payback is for the $720,000. Gardens to locally produce enough food to sustain our population by the end of my first term. *y'zt"@ @Dtt 5M Z Bj )F4QQ@18ti1 QAY! 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. Your email address will not be published. Plata Arroyo Neighborhood Association and Eastgate N.A.C. Just recently Mahan fell flat on his face during a Council meeting, which isnt the first time, with a proposal. She currently has no competition, according to the citys filings. He is not Advising him the Association to follow the Policies and Requirements of the City. I didnt know anything about Mahan until recently when I saw that a SJ politician was using common sense. He comes across as just a businessman who isnt a politician, but that isnt true. "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. 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. The homeowner, after giving him below market rate rent, SOLD the home. 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 Candidates have until March 11to file to run for political office in San Jose. Asian (36.9%) followed by Hispanic (31.0%) and 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. It was gratifying that when his supporter put out the Hit Piece on me she was hammered by others in the Community. 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. 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. Instead he chose public service, Lol whos daddy went to the pinta for corruption I m still laughing. For now, the 10th largest city in the country awaits for the rest of the ballots to be counted. 562 0 obj <>stream As ballots continue to be processed, voters and candidates are now asked to be patient. BUSINESS N.A.C.S. Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez and San Jose Councilmember Matt Mahan are vying for the seat after beating out four other candidates. As I reach the end of my first term, I realize that my work is not yet finished, Foley said in her candidate statement. How safe is your neighborhood? Eviction is a legal process by a homeowner or business owner. I could beat that number just by campaigning on my block. No group knows what the other is spending or how the programs might work together. Also in the mix: former Nevada congressional candidate Jonathan Royce Esteban. The DeBartolo family still owns the 49ers. Shell probably will be forced to retire next year to avoid prosecution. Two candidates, business owner Irene Smith and San Jose-Evergreen Community College District trustee Omar Torres are fighting for the seat. Families Destroyed New Ordinance 30768 - An Ordinance of the City of San Jose Amending Chapter 12.06 of the San Jose Municipal Code to Extend $300,000 in the primary and another $420,000 for the general. Not liking a candidate doesnt mean they are infiltrating our process. 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. There are those in Almaden who claim Mahan has helped D10. Like Irene Smith, she is also independent of Labor and Mayor Liccardo. Six candidates are competing to become mayor of San Josea coveted political position in Silicon Valley that comes with a host of complex problems. 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. He helped launch a business recovery task force to help downtown businesses weather the pandemic. If he implemented those ideas, they were all horribly bad ideas just looking at the results after 8 years. Vietnamese leaders are eager to win back a seat for their community. Why cant they be honest with even the financials? 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. 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. endstream endobj startxref We need to 100% extract Liccardos influence from SJ! Thanks to Tran Nguyen for this useful and updated data. Check her out. Hes joined by the president of the San Jose Downtown Foundation board, Ramona Snyder. The first round of results showed Chavez with about 40% of votes, compared to Mahan's 32%. Has he done anything good or bad as a politician? Youd be surprised how many SCC voters pick a candidate based on the relative number of signs they see. So, Cindy got more money from the 49ers, which is owned by the DeBartolo family! Incumbent Lisa Gillmor is facing off against Councilmember Anthony Becker as she seeks reelection for a seat shes held since 2016. Peralez is weak. Peralez is a talker, not a doer. Dear Vote, 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. Vote Cindy Chavez for San Jose Mayor. Reportedly (on this page), former SJPD Officer and mayoral candidate Jim Spence also supports lifting the Citys Covid mandates. Agree 10,000%. Now, theyve put $720,000 into a PAC for Cindy Chavez! "And you know, we end up with the final result.". 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. Kevin Jensen and former Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen beat out three other candidates and are facing off in the November election. I do like what Mahan is saying, but accepting Liccardos endorsement so heavily counteracts everything else that I do like about Mahan. 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? Longtime Assessor Larry Stone and District Attorney Jeff Rosen both secured their jobs after being challenged in the June primary election. Why is that even part of the article? D3 City Council candidate Elizabeth Chien-Hale supports lifting the Covid mandates and returning to normalcy, and she will therefore have my support. They were based on real estate and owned 78 malls plus a horse racing track in Cleveland. Local political action committees (PAC) have also played a key role this cycle. The exact same thing is being done with Mahan vs. Chavez. We KNOW for a fact Liccardo has a PAC or 2 supporting Mahan. San Jos Spotlight is the citys first nonprofit, community-supported digital news organization. My search for truth starts in the comments section. 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. Everyone knows that Matt Mahan has a record of ZERO accomplishments. 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. Mahan talks a good game, but lost me with the Liccardo endorsement. Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team. *Something is fishy about how Spotlight is reporting these numbers. ANALYSIS: Cindys track record is impressive. We have zero idea what kind of Councilman Mahan will make much less Mayor. Hes not only been a disaster for SJ, he lost a Supreme Court case requiring him to turn over public emails (from his private email) and then continued that behavior in defiance of the the Supreme Court. With focus on the tight race, county elections officials answered questions about what would trigger an automatic recount. Incumbent Councilmember Peralez, who has represented the downtown district for eight years, is terming out. Several politicos previously said theyd run to lead San Jose, but noteveryone qualifiedor even submitted theirpaperworkto continue their bids. Similar to his prior campaign, Kynes top priority is ending the homelessness crisis in the city. Lardinois, whoraised at least $25,400 at the end of 2021, did not respond to inquiries about his decision. %%EOF 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. 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. One of the most highly-anticipated and contested council races is the fight for the East San Jose seat in District 5. It means there is another choice for voters. endstream endobj 526 0 obj <. This is not Russia or China to follow party dictates on who to vote. Unlike Smith, she is willing to speak out on this most critical of issues. 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 . Now we are in a wait & see mode. | All donations are tax-deductible. 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 Esparza is expected to draw significant support from the citys labor camp. Theres been an enormous spike in homeless numbers. Smith has lived in the downtown area since 1989, according to her campaign website. 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. He has the endorsement of The Mercury News. A San Jose resident drops off her ballot in the 2020 election. Esteban couldnt get 50 signatures and his throwing his support to Peralez? The data on candidates below is for the period of Sept. 25 through Oct. 22. 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] 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. Eddie DeBartolo owned the 49ers until he got busted for paying the Governor of Louisiana $400,000 for a riverboat gambling license. Planning Commissioner Justin Lardinois was the first candidate to declare for the West San Jose seat in April. 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. There has been no coordination, no master plan, she says on her website. Heres a roundup of the candidates who have declared so far in the race by office. THAT Raul Peralez?? 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. | All donations are tax-deductible. When a person lies about small things, they lie about big things without blinking and an eye. Watch the forum and see how rude some of these candidates were and how unprepared. 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. Lets compare records! It was said that Andres Quintero stated he doesnt live in district 5. Your Liccardo comment is a good one and makes me think back to Sam. Wait! Next up is Dev Davis, who is currently a San Jose City Council member for District 6. The primary elections for the Republican. One of the most highly-anticipated council races is the fight for the East San Jose seat. 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. Spence wants the city to stop spending money on housing for the homeless. Wade wants to implement serious criminal justice reform, including community policing and review the San Jose Police Departments use of force policy. Retired San Jose police officer Jim Spence, college student Marshall Allen Woodmansee and student Travis Nicholas Hill also qualified for the race recently. However the mayoral race shakes out, the City of San Jose is set to see big changes in leadership come January 2023. 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? Spence wants the city to stop spending money on housing for the homeless. The filing deadline for this Hundreds of millions of dollars of investment yet our sidewalks are deteriorating and traffic violations occur everywhere all the time. And were here to provide it. Another contender is Brian Smith, a political unknown who lives in East San Jose. Both are Democrats. If more Lack of Accountability is what you want, a second Carrasco, then Vote for Peter. 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. In 2018, Matt co-chaired the citywide Measure T campaign, which secured $650 million in TAXPAYER funding. 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. She sincerely cares about D3 @ SJ. 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. Honesty is a hallmark of anyone who want to be Mayor. We have also watched her as time & time again she fights against the displacement of any business or resident in San Jose and is against higher taxes. Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. Look out for who is supporting these Candidates Treasure Chest. Im liking Spotlight a lot more then The Merc. It was written and brought to the Assembly by 2 representatives that only accept campaign contributions from people Ash Kalra and Alex Lee. One question you might be able to address in an update: Is there a total cap on SEIUs contribution? Get San Jos Spotlight headlines delivered to your inbox. THAT Peralez? For many years I volunteered with a non-profit organization doing community organizing to improve low-income neighborhoods. Candidates running in county races can fundraise year-round. Without their millions. Davis worked for 12 years as an education researcher at Stanford University. Hanh Giao Nguyen, founding president of the Vietnamese-American Chamber of Commerce of Santa Clara Valley, recently entered the race. Esteban is now throwing his support behind Councilmember Raul Peralez. The last 3 years of pandemic kept her in hiding. says, there is no other local media source that puts the data together this way. And were here to provide it. In fact, one needs only to look at his record his solution to everything is to create a task force. 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. I agree, Davis is lesser of the evils that has a chance at winning. | All donations are tax-deductible. Lets not forget: And how about a little more reporting on these PACs like where theyre from, etc. YES!!! It probably is illegal for the average Joe city council member to make these mandates. 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. H.G. "Because what we're going to be facing now is so much more challenging than what we faced in the past. A reset is done and the 2 remaining candidates start fundraising all over again. 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. 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. Now why would that matter? The Liccardo endorsement means Liccardo-connected $, and that means more of the same. "The numbers get higher, but it's still the same process," Evelyn Mendez, a spokesperson for the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters said. Comments are moderated and approved by administrators. Let me guess. "And on homelessness, while we're working hard to help people, we aren't helping enough people and we need to turn the corner, we've got to be much more pragmatic about investing in addiction treatment, mental health treatment, cost-effective shelter, and bringing people indoors.". *y'zt"@ @Dtt 5M Z Bj )F4QQ@18ti1 QAY!c"$ 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. Four frontrunnersCouncilmembers Peralez, Dev Davis and Matt Mahan and Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavezhave all qualified for the race.. In about three months, San Jose residents will narrow the fields for a new mayor and five city councilmembers. This Spence fella, mentioned here, sounds interesting. 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). Mahan will NOT get my vote. Incumbent Supervisor Susan Ellenberg won her reelection campaign in District 4. 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. Elizabeth Chen-Hale: $12,716.00 donations plus $20,500.00 personal self-loan and self-gift. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. Five candidates are competing for the job to represent downtown San Jose, as Councilmember Peralez terms out this year. Lets not forget Peralez said homelessness has been his number one priority., But he has done nothing to prevent homelessness in downtown. It's a sentiment that has been echoed by both campaigns. what you want to watch out for is the two-year adjustment they are trying to make. Snyder, who used to be a flight attendant for American Airlines, has served asvice chair of the District 1 Leadership Group, chair of the District 1 Decides Participatory Budgeting Committee and chair of the San Jose Arts Commission for several years. And in whatever role I'm in, I'm looking forward to working with them. The cap on contributions is $1,000. 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. 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 Whats next for the former Frys HQ in San Jose? The two candidates, Cindy Chavez and Matt Mahan have collectively raised a whopping $8.5 million. I reall agree with with you for Irene Smith. m. . FourfrontrunnersCouncilmembers Peralez,Dev Davisand Matt Mahan and Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavezhave all qualified for the race. That'll be priority number one for me.". Radio anchor H.G. 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. Web2022 November Candidate Statements for Review. Clearly the only valid choice. Same goes for Chavez. Incumbent Councilmember Maya Esparza, former director of Destination: Homes homeless veterans campaign, has filed for reelection. Please get out and Vote. He explained how the collaboration would look moving forward. 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. Should any one need to discuss this further, as always, I am available to meet. Half of the City Councils seats all the odd districts are up for election this cycle. Incumbent Councilmember Pam Foley won her reelection campaign in District 9, while school board member Rosemary Kamei won the race to represent District 1. By Maggie Angst | Thank you for providing that bit of history on Mahan. 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? San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo has termed out of office and waiting in the wings to replace him are seven candidates four of whom currently serve in local government and are considered top candidates. 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.