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“Is San Jose Ready to Join the ‘Golden Age’ of Urban Parks?” Opinion piece on Plaza de Cesar Chavez, which will be a focus of Tuesday’s San Jose City Council meeting. wklys.co/parks
Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez’s bid to become County Executive of San Diego is caught up in a s*x scandal and split board.
https://www.sanjoseinside.com/politics/cindy-chavez-appointment-as-top-san-diego-county-exec-snagged-in-partisan-squeeze/
The San Jose City Council appointed Domingo Candelas, at left, to the vacant District 8 seat following a contentious process. A colleague wishes him well after his selection. To his right is Hernán Hernández of the acclaimed norteño band Los Tigres del Norte. wklys.co/3DdjdYv
Under the headline “San José Mayor Acts to End Business-Labor Divide,” Mayor Matt Mahan announced in a press statement that he had reached across the aisle and nominated his former opponent’s allies to key positions. As first reported by , Rosemary Kamei will, if confirmed, fill the vice mayor slot. wklys.co/vmrkfb
Mayor Mahan officially nominates Rosemary Kamei as vice mayor, along with committee chairs in move cast as attempt to “end business-labor divide.” Key appointments are named: wklys.co/vmrkfb
EXCLUSIVE: In a key move to define his mayorship, Matt Mahan reaches across the aisle, is poised to name Rosemary Kamei as Vice Mayor. wklys.co/vmkfb
Two city council seats will be open soon. In a San Jose Inside opinion piece, Pat Waite and Rich Crowley argue for a special election rather than appointment to fill the vacancies.
General election victories by Councillmembers Matt Mahan and Sylvia Arenas created two upcoming vacancies on the San Jose City Council., which will decide how to fill the vacated seats of Districts 8 and 10.
Showing little grace, Cindy Chavez wished luck to (but didn’t congratulate) Matt Mahan on his victory as San Jose Mayor, and issued what could be interpreted as a veiled threat in the form of a reference to a “two year term.”
Mahan said he appreciated Chavez' 'most gracious concession in the true spirit of our robust democracy,' and congratulated her on a strong campaign.
Cindy Chavez’s path to victory is being washed away in the latest release of seesawing vote counts. Matt Mahan is on top and, if trends continue, the next mayor of San Jose. wklys.co/seesaw
We analyzed open mayoral races going back to the 1970s. While three were solid victories, four mayors won by less than Matt Mahan’s margin as of last night. There will be more results later today. Our analysis: wklys.co/edge
Did Cindy Chavez tell a grand jury investigating San Jose’s trash scandal she “didn’t know” or “didn’t recall” key details 75 times? We went back and checked the transcript, and the count came out the same.
A recent political mailer accuses mayoral candidate Cindy Chavez of giving evasive answers to a grand jury 16 years ago. Is this true? We went back and counted again.
Joan (Sanders) Corsiglia
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Yes, that was an earthquake! A 5.0 at 11:42am, epicentered in Joseph D. Grant Park/Mt. Hamilton area east of San Jose. We felt it in .
Reporter Don Le looked into mailed ballots that went this week to residents ineligible to vote.
The Department of Motor Vehicles is required by law to screen motor-voter registrations, and county elections officials say they rely on this information to send out ballots.
Urban Confluence announces collaboration with Chávez Family Vision & César Chávez
Foundation on proposal to bring Breeze of Innovation to plaza, honor civil rights leader https://bit.ly/3MCOh7o
The Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury is expected to drop a report on the 49ers’ political influence in Santa Clara this morning. The critical conclusions are already drawing fire from the Niners organization, which says jury members have conflicts of interest and that no effort was made to get opposing views. The timing of the report’s release amidst a tightly contested election also has also cast it in a political light.
With few exceptions, the grand jury report’s observations, conclusions and recommendations landed squarely on one side of the city’s political divide–led by Mayor Lisa Gillmor–that was on the losing end of the 2020 council elections.
For the past year, the San Jose Downtown Association has actively described Scott Knies as a founder of the business group. Someone who was there at the very beginning debunks that false legacy. wklys.co/rsjda
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A jaw dropping contribution by the 49ers to a candidate for mayor of San Jose.
https://wklys.co/3kbUkCN
The Santa Clara-based San Francisco 49ers have completed their draft pick in the San Jose mayoral election. The selection of second-time mayoral hopeful Cindy Chavez, the Santa Clara County supervisor who is currently leading in the polls, comes with a $300,000 independent expenditure. The 49ers and...
Mayor Liccardo urges speed cameras, enforcement, lighting, road redesigns to combat road fatalities. https://wklys.co/3tJZAmC
A week ago, we lost a 25-year-old resident Diego Castanon to another tragic roadway fatality. According to news accounts, Diego rode his Yamaha motorcycle off Story Road near Capitol Expressway and collided with an electrical box and light pole on the curb. Our families have lost loved ones in traff...
San Jose Downtown Association executive Scott Knies, one of the city’s most influential opinion leaders, steps down after 34 years, and the search for a replacement is on. wklys.co/knies1
The Borkenhagen family’s 45-year run on S. 1st Street ends with the closing of Cafe Stritch. wklys.co/34ePctf
The venerable Café Stritch will be reinvented as a new venue in the coming months as the keys are turned over to the jazz bar’s former general manager, Andrew Saman. The establishment will be known as Mama Kin, Saman says, and will continue to book jazz shows while expanding with other types of m...
Coach Jerry Smith's 35-year tenure has helped the Broncos carve out a niche within women's soccer—from collegiate and professional fields to the silver screen. The team defends its NCAA championship in Santa Clara Dec. 3.
https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/santa-clara-university-womens-soccer-returns-home-for-ncaa-college-cup-again/
Coach Jerry Smith's 35-year tenure has helped the Broncos carve out a niche within women's soccer—from collegiate and professional fields to the silver screen. The team defends its NCAA championship at home Dec. 3.
An investigation by the Electronic Frontier Foundation found that of the 1.6 million plates scanned by SJPD last year, only 1,509 led to a successful match of a vehicle of interest to law enforcement.
https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/should-san-jose-spend-a-quarter-million-on-more-automatic-license-plate-readers/?swcfpc=1
An investigation by Electronic Frontier Foundation found that of the 1.6 million plates scanned by SJPD last year, only 1,509 led to a successful match of a vehicle of interest to law enforcement.
Even as national headlines fade, a core of young Black activists are still demanding attention through community service and controversy.
https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/these-young-black-activists-are-keeping-the-fight-for-social-justice-alive-in-san-jose/?swcfpc=1
Even as national headlines fade, a core of young Black activists are demanding attention through community service and controversy
Endorsements from supervisors Susan Ellenberg and Cindy Chavez mean two of the voters aren’t exactly impartial decision makers.
https://www.sanjoseinside.com/the-fly/questions-of-conflicts-of-interest-loom-over-santa-clara-county-redistricting/?swcfpc=1
Endorsements from supervisors Susan Ellenberg and Cindy Chavez mean two of the voters aren’t exactly impartial decision makers.
ICYMI: In sleepy Alviso, it’s a race against the clock to coordinate an engineering miracle to help keep rising waters at bay. Read last week's cover story here:
https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/as-sea-levels-rise-who-will-pay-to-protect-and-restore-south-bays-shore
In sleepy Alviso, it’s a race against the clock to coordinate an engineering miracle to help keep rising waters at bay.
An 18-year-old died from gunfire outside the home of Gilroy Councilmember Rebeca Almendariz—cousin of arrested shooting suspect, ascendent Dem and leading Cindy Chavez backer. Gilroy has law prohibiting unruly parties with minors drinking. wklys.co/racc
Nineteen-year-old Benjamin Calderon of Gilroy has been arrested in connection with a Halloween party shooting outside the home of Gilroy councilmember Rebeca Armendariz that left one person dead and four injured. Armendariz told ABC7 News that the alleged shooter is her second cousin, and that she w...
After purchasing the 2,050-acre Lucky Day Ranch beyond the city of Gilroy's northwestern boundary in the 1970s, Gillmor has unsuccessfully attempted to annex and build on the bucolic hills and former farmland for four decades.
Gillmor wants to build homes on the property he owns with his children—including Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor—and 200 some investors
“As far as I’m concerned, that loan is practically free.”
Records show that a handful of Sunnyvale’s city directors have benefited from loans that are nearly impossible to find on the open market.
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