White (25.1%). 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. 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. D3 City Council candidate Elizabeth Chien-Hale supports lifting the Covid mandates and returning to normalcy, and she will therefore have my support. Some of the comments are about candidates that lost in the primary on June 7. Spence wants the city to stop spending money on housing for the homeless. Period. San Jose, California - Ballotpedia ), and more, .Matt Mahan is not from a privileged background. That'll be priority number one for me.". [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. It was gratifying that when his supporter put out the Hit Piece on me she was hammered by others in the Community. 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 not forget: Runoff: Warnock vs. Walker Tonight: follow live results and our forecast from Mahan & Liccardo are both Harvard heads too. 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 Smith has lived in the downtown area since 1989, according to her campaign website. In about three months, San Jose residents will narrow the fields for a new mayor and five city councilmembers. 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. One of the most highly-anticipatedand crowdedcouncil races is the fight for the District 5 seat in East San Jose. 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. "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. Similar to his prior campaign, Kynes top priority is ending the homelessness crisis in the city. If they dont, they have to give those funds to the City. WebAmong the representatives included in the committee are Duarte, Valadao, Garcia, Calvert, and Steel, as well as Kevin Kiley of the 3rd district. 2022 Austin mayoral election Esparza defeated former Councilmember Tam Nguyen in 2018leading to a loss in Vietnamese representation compounded by Dieps loss in 2020. And how about a little more reporting on these PACs like where theyre from, etc. San Jose, California, Mayor Election Results 2022 - The New York She says one of the biggest things she brings to the table is experience. We say, Follow the associations.. And were here to provide it. It is essential information that we all need and, contrary to what Come On People! Not liking a candidate doesnt mean they are infiltrating our process. Why does it include comments all the way back to February 2022? Peralez is a former San Jose police officer and still serves as a reserve officer. City of San Jos Candidate Election Information - San Jose, Hes joined by the president of the San Jose Downtown Foundation board, Ramona Snyder. In District 2, the area bordering Mineta San Jose International Airport, incumbent Councilmember Raj Chahal is seeking reelection. Yes, we need to follow the money trail. For now, the 10th largest city in the country awaits for the rest of the ballots to be counted. Mahan also worked for Jim Beall (Democrat). 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. Theyve given $300,000 in the primary and $420,000 in the general. Unfortunately, it probably doesnt matter anyways. Election: Officials work to process ballots as San Jose mayoral race San Jos Spotlight is a project of the San Jos News Bureau, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization | Tax ID: 82-5355128. We are wasting hundreds of millions of dollars/year with no results & no accountability. This article was published September 30, 2022. Like Irene Smith, she is also independent of Labor and Mayor Liccardo. I did not say that but since you ask: there is a candidate that is fully supported by labor with a far left ideology and another that initially had dropped out of the race but reentered after being handpicked by Liccardo and his PAC. 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The top two vote-gettersin each race will head to a runoff in Novemberunless one candidate wins by more than 50 percent in June. Did we read that right? Cindy Chavez, Dev Davis, Matt Mahan and Raul Peralez (left The San Jose City Council is nowhere near diversified and I hope that changes with the new Council. We've got a lot of work ahead of us. The homeowner, after giving him below market rate rent, SOLD the home. 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? I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. MLK Jr. That applies to everyone. With Lardinois unexpectedly dropping out of the race to represent West San Jose, residents will have three options for the new District 1 councilmember. Hedid not submit a candidate statement. 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? I want to bring a new direction for District 5.. 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. Were changing the face of journalism by providing an innovative model for delivering reliable, truthful news to the nations 10th largest city. @Joe Smith, its not just about the words of an endorsement. Four frontrunnersCouncilmembers Peralez, Dev Davis and Matt Mahan and Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavezhave all qualified for the race.. Campaign laws are easy to get around. Codys democratic handlers wouldnt allow her to make another health mandate at this point. We have been able to accomplish so muchbut we still have much more to do.. Candidates can only fundraise between June 8 and Nov. 7. conservative strongholds of Almaden Valley and Los Gatos, https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/18/how-eddie-debartolo-got-caught-in-a-scandal-that-cost-him-the-49ers/, 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 wanted Liccardo to get it so he could finish up McEnerys Slavery towers, than Mahan would have walked right in two years from now. Shes looking for a different solution to homelessness with a lot more coordination between the county and state. 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. High rent costs pushed me to live in an RV in the heart of downtown San Jose last year. The people stealing signs recognize this fact. Has he done anything good or bad as a politician? 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. Contact Tran Nguyen at [emailprotected] or follow @nguyenntrann on Twitter. 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. Unfortunately, Mahan has upset too many people in his own district after serving just a year or less with his proposed building building up to 5,000 prefab units on 50 acres of public land, which is said to be the largest in the country. I want to serve the people, Nguyen told San Jos Spotlight. Two candidates, business owner Irene Smith and San Jose-Evergreen Community College District trustee Omar Torres are fighting for the seat. The DeBartolo family still owns the 49ers. She headed the South Bay Labor Council. 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. Were partnering with you the readers to make it happen. Whos paying for the Ivan Torres signs that are illegally placed in byways, medians and telephone poles even though he hasnt raised any money? I agree Chavez is a career politician she talks with forked tongue. 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. Health care professional and former Congressional candidate Ivan Torres and attorney Elizabeth Chien-Hale have already declared for the seat. I agree fully and admire the importance of having diverse viewpoints in this mayoral race. 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. 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. Spence wants the city to stop spending money on housing for the homeless. When a new Senator was running for POTUS, the reason he was chosen was because he had no legislation by which he could be criticized (said by the person who nominated him). Hill, who claims to be a student, wants to address the homeless, housing and climate change crises, his website says. Good job guys!. The two candidates, Cindy Chavez and Matt Mahan have collectively raised a whopping $8.5 million. Peralez is weak. Im voting for Matt Mahan so the people of San Jose will still have a voice! Were partnering with you the readers to make it happen. Most importantly, she is in it for the right reasons and will be a voice for the people! Seems like she will actually represent. Liccardo and Mahan do have things in common: 1). Peralez, a former teacher and police officer, is terming out after eight years representing downtown San Jose. Both talk a good game, but they are both wordsmiths and mix apples with oranges, but no one seems to notice. San Jose mayoral candidates FYI: Businesses employ people, offer healthcare, dental, vacation time, etc; labor groups and non-profit organizations do not employ people. That will give the next Mayor ten years. The districts incumbent, Vice Mayor Chappie Jones, terms out this year. | All donations are tax-deductible. Eddie DeBartolo owned the 49ers until he got busted for paying the Governor of Louisiana $400,000 for a riverboat gambling license. Wades first priority would be to reform the children protective services system, he told San Jos Spotlight. "When you work really hard for something, it's very easy to feel let down when things don't go exactly the way you wanted them to, but the thing I know - and this may be age, it may be experience - that every single time we move people forward, you make a change that's meaningful to someone," she said. 1) Mahan worked for former Santa Clara Counsel (Democrat) Ann Ravel. 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. Local political action committees (PAC) have also played a key role this cycle. Good job guys! 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. It's a process San Jose State Political Science professor Melinda Jackson said could take up to a week to complete. endstream endobj startxref 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. Hundreds of millions of dollars of investment yet our sidewalks are deteriorating and traffic violations occur everywhere all the time. I agree!! Eviction is a legal process by a homeowner or business owner. SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- It's the 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. Anyone notice how Liccardo is backing someone just like himself? Another contender is Brian Smith, a political unknown who lives in East San Jose. 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. | All donations are tax-deductible. Mayor Reed who I will always respect endorsed Sam and Im quite certain he has regretted that every minute since. San Jos Spotlight is following the money and will update this page routinely. The top county law enforcement job is also open, with incumbent Sheriff Laurie Smith not seeking reelection. Let me guess. 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)?? President Your Liccardo comment is a good one and makes me think back to Sam. Five candidates are competing for the job to represent downtown San Jose, as Councilmember Peralez terms out this year. 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. Dev Davis should be the next mayor, but career bureaucrat Cindy Chavez will be elected instead. Chahal is being challenged by retired engineer Larry McColloch. As ballots continue to be processed, voters and candidates are now asked to be patient. 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. Her staffers Andres Quintero and Rolando Bonilla should not be taken serious. Whats the trade-off? Im liking Spotlight a lot more then The Merc. Esteban is now throwing his support behind Councilmember Raul Peralez. Six candidates are competing to become mayor of San Josea coveted political position in Silicon Valley that comes with a host of complex problems. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_3" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Sadly evil always wins because of the dollars . After coasting to victory in 2018,incumbent Pam Foley officially announced her run for reelection on Thursday. 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 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? 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 San Jose Election Just recently Mahan fell flat on his face during a Council meeting, which isnt the first time, with a proposal. ELECTION 2022 Ive spent the last 15 years leading negotiations to bridge divides and find solutions to complicated problems, Rauh said in her candidate statement. Districts 1, 3 and 5 are open seats with the current officeholders terming out, while incumbents in Districts 7 and 9 are seeking reelection. Dont look at Candidates based on money raised but look up every candidate and see what they have done and are doing. By Wednesday, the race remained too close to call. Liccardo campaigned for Mahan by walking various San Jose neighborhoods. Nice Job, Tran! Liccardo then said he felt it should be made into two Measures in hopes that at least one would pass. There are those in Almaden who claim Mahan has helped D10. 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. 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. Starting in alphabetical order, they include Cindy Chavez. If you dont know the candidates, a good place to start is San Jose Spotlight. You have done a great service to your community. Good ideas but youre a day late and dollar short. 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. Most businesses are run on top-down chain of command, but government is more based on persuading people to agree to your ideas. Peralez. Look out for who is supporting these Candidates Treasure Chest. Thank you for providing that bit of history on Mahan. All of this started under his watch before Covid. Per San Joses rules, individuals must cap contributions at $700 per council candidate and $1,400 for mayoral candidates. We just saw corporate Democrats kill AB 1400, Californias universal healthcare plan. In 2018, Matt co-chaired the citywide Measure T campaign, which secured $650 million in TAXPAYER funding. Huge Red Flag! Candidates only have three days left to make their case for becoming mayor of the nations 10th largest city. ", RELATED: CA audit examines bias within SJPD, other law enforcement agencies. Chavez acknowledged she always knew it was going to be a tight race. "And you know, we end up with the final result.". 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 If you will recall, the initial Measure was to be for $950 million, but it was revealed to the Mayor and City Council that it would fail. 1). Retired sheriff Cpt. Now, theyre spending $720,000 on Cindy Chavez!! Cindy Chavez also disqualified herself by not acting to terminate the County health director and by pushing to fire unvaccinated VTA employees (an abomination which remains ongoing because the workers union is fearful of crossing her). Asian (36.9%) followed by Hispanic (31.0%) and If elected mayor, she says she's looking to tackle things like homelessness, crime, and affordable housing. City of San Jos Candidate Election Information - San Jose, Based on my personal experience doing that, I am voting for Cindy Chavez. His priorities include more affordable housing, more opportunities for first-time homebuyers, sanctioned encampments and safer streets for cyclists and pedestrians. | All donations are tax-deductible. He tried to say he is the POLICY ADVISOR to the Alum Rock Santa Clara Business Association. For many years I volunteered with a non-profit organization doing community organizing to improve low-income neighborhoods. Mahan will NOT get my vote. Mayor This seasons big-ticket race is for San Jose Mayor, and fundraising efforts prove it. Dear Community, Foley, who edged out local school board trustee Kalen Gallagher in 2018, touts her track record of supporting public safety causes through her work with Vision Zero and increasing funding for police and fire departments. Female attorney (her name escapes me) on Mahans staff. Lets not forget Peralez said homelessness has been his number one priority., But he has done nothing to prevent homelessness in downtown. H.G. The 2022 San Jose City Hall is pictured in this file photo. 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. Now, theyve put $720,000 into a PAC for Cindy Chavez! Earlier this year, he asked the City Council to spend millions in East San Jose for economic recovery and pressured the council to increase illegal dumping fees. High tuition costs (nearly $4,000 per semester at SJSU) further financial instability. WebIncumbent mayor Steve Adler was term-limited and could not run for re-election. However, the tightest races in the Golden State were the local races. 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. Lets compare records! I believe that (Councilmember Peralez) is the last remaining candidate who is brave enough to stand up for the working families of our city.. Peralez is a talker, not a doer. when will you peoples learn you are getting played? The South Bay Progressive Alliance only endorses corporate-free candidates. Maybe someone trying to confuse D3 voters? Gillmor beat Becker in the 2018 race. 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. I dont think Dev Davis is in contention and the other two are awful. Plata Arroyo Neighborhood Association and Eastgate N.A.C. 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. If no one does, the two candidates with the most votes run in November in the general election. 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? She counts former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed as one of her supporters. Kevin Jensen and former Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen beat out three other candidates and are facing off in the November election. 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. 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. For us, DEV DAVIS is the clear choice. Services should be for everyone not just .. by ethnicity. I fixed it for you. Theres been an enormous spike in homeless numbers. 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. "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. says, there is no other local media source that puts the data together this way. As interesting as the articles are, the comments can oftentimes be much more revealing. Peter Ortiz isnt even a person we would ever consider voting for in any type of election. Clearly the only valid choice. The first round of results showed Chavez with about 40% of votes, compared to Mahan's 32%. Omar Torres: $58,214.22 donations plus $0 personal self-loan, #3. In addition, look at your neighborhood leaders and if nothing changes then get involved. VIDEO: Oakland Mayor race with ranked choice won't be called for several days, "We're not anywhere close because we still have a lot of ballots to process," she added. Mayor Next years biggest prize already has four big-name candidates in the race: Councilmembers Dev Davis, Matt Mahan and Raul Peralez and Santa Clara County That is the way we can get quality leaders. I do like what Mahan is saying, but accepting Liccardos endorsement so heavily counteracts everything else that I do like about Mahan. As I reach the end of my first term, I realize that my work is not yet finished, Foley said in her candidate statement. hb```f`` B@1Vl +,u|U$q`YD NyX$8}P0-x- Mayor Sam San Jose is 38% Asian and we dont have any Asians on the City Council. Wait! Its called dark money. Voters in San Jose are getting ready to elect a new mayor. Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team.