Early voting has already begun and if no candidate receives the majority vote, voters will cast their ballots again between the top two candidates in a runoff held in November. all officers are told the pros and cons of staying or leaving employment with the city of San Jose . .indicate_scroll { I suppose this has some profound, esoteric significance within the progressive hive. Residents who have junk pickup service scheduled for Friday, should leave their items out to be collected today. Tammany Hall is exactly what youre voting for if you vote for Cortese and his friends., You understand that Unland is the president of the POA , which means his duties are to his membership . Maggie grew up in the Chicago area and graduated from the University of Missouri with a multimedia journalism degree. Sounds like you have inside knowledge of an active FBI investigation. They know that my opponents record on homelessness, crime and housing is something that cant be defended and so theyre repeating the same lies over and over to distract voters.. background-color: grey; overflow-y: hidden; background-color: #ccc; ( one of my biggest regrets). According to Mayor Reed, the proposal was pretty far out there. Thats a pretty far out there statement from a man who calls himself a Democrat on the dotted line. he has lied , cheated and stolen ( yes he repaid). The city of San Jose, California, held a general election for mayor on November 8, 2022. He has already shown his disdain for public safety and he is neither liked or trusted by Public Safety. .widget-value { } border:1px solid #FFB81F; Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? left: 0; height: 100%; District 3 encompasses the downtown core, Japantown, San Jose State Universityand the neighborhoods of Washington-Guadalupe and Spartan Keys. } vertical-align: top; By Peter Allen @pjallen2 / February 11, 2013 8. Without Reed to unite them, they could potentially become even more splintered. The book highlighted the following issues:[8]. On the Berryessa School Board? That was surprising, because Mr. Oliverio is a two-term member of the Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee. } width: 100% !important; Ballot measures, Who represents me? background-color: green; .inner_percentage.Libertarian { That is because Rich Robinson is a political operative who masquerades as a political pundit with supposedly unbiased opinions. Your email address will not be published. Its all about YOU, isnt it? But he fails to clearly understand the councils role, as demonstrated when he advocated that the city pay the tuition for San Joses community college students. I do not agree with everything that Cortese says or does , BUT at least he has shown that he is willing to compromise and that is something Liccardo has been unable to do at all. Also on the San Jose ballot are candidates for City Council in five odd-numbered districts, as well as a measure proposing to shift future mayoral election cycles from midterm years to presidential years. Should a Vibrant Downtown San Jose Include Gawdy Digital Billboards? Realize that Reed created this mess and was warned what would happen , he just chose to ignore those warning . | About Us | Comments Policy | Advertising & Partnerships | Contact Us | Facebook | Twitter, A look inside San Jose politics and culture, National Park and Recreation Month: 'Out is In'. .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { Maybe you should do your research, or did not Cindy Chavez forget to mention this in her internal memo. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. Finally we realized that he simply did not possess the cognitive ability to understand the existence of right field. Harriette Cole: My friend's mom didn't recognize me at my job, and she was very rude. This myopia that afflicts progressives is really becoming a serious problem. As Mayor it will be my job to represent all voters regardless of party and to work to move beyond the kind of toxic partisanship that prevents us from working together to solve our common challenges. Ive been impressed by both men. width: 50%; Copyright 2023 San Jose Inside. Also, Liccardo is very even-handed in who he endorses. As a mother of three children under the age of 4, Rauh understands the need to create a safe environment in the downtown district and build more affordable housing. Retired- please go back to work. .inner_percentage { vertical-align: top; padding-left: 0; font-weight: 200; And on paper, the resolution rejected by the Rules Committee last week would seem to fall in line with the politics of our residents. .non_result_row th { } But, at this point, if dirty politics is clever little Anthonys game, there are too many suspects. If elected, she plans to leverage her experience as a former two-term San Jose councilwoman and county supervisor to tackle some of the citys biggest issues like homelessness and blight and to strengthen the citys neighborhood associations. First, San Jose Councilman Raul Peralez announced he is launching his campaign to succeed Mayor Sam Liccardo, who terms out next year. width: 90%; Mahan founded the now-defunct voter platform company, Brigade, which some labor organizations and residents have recently noted worked with organizations such as the pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List. margin-right: 12px; Peralez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 10px; .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, The Mayor recently issued a referral to the Citys Elections Commission, asking it to look into the elimination of contribution limits in City Council races. @RaulPeralez. Xavier Campos is a Eastside Hispanic and you are certainly hating on him.mr stuck on stupid!! I mean the the nexus of corruption coming out of Almaden Road and the South Bay Labor Council, why hasnt the FBI raided the place like they raided MACSA under another Cortese acolyte, Xavier Campos. lol..hahaha oh it was the laugh at the end.. We have been on fire everyday asking for help from our neighboring cities fire departments. overflow: hidden; color: white; Otherwise, the top two vote-getters will run off against each other in the Nov. 8 general election. background-color: green; from Harvard University. [9] On May 31, City Manager Dave Sykes instituted a curfew. Davis is an independent. For the meltdown the government blames Wall Street, the financiers blame the government, and Chuck Reed blames greedy employees. } .results_row { @media (max-width:600px) { And as the saying goes, if it looks like a Republican, sounds like a Republican, and votes like a Republican, you call it what it is. Local NAACP: Independent Investigation of San Jose Police Union Needed, SVBs Bare Knuckle Culture Put Customers at Risk, Santa Clara Councilmember Anthony Becker Indicted on Perjury Charge, Accused of Lying to Civil Grand Jury, Cindy Chavez' Appointment as Top San Diego County Exec Snagged in Partisan Squeeze, Labor Ties Could Be Key To Cindy Chavez Getting Top San Diego County Post, Cindy Chavez Enters San Jose Mayors Race (Again). If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you. max-width: 600px; Humanitarian that I am, I hate to see diseased people suffer. Have the interventions provided any help yet? Liccardo was mayor of San Jose during the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, when events and activity took place in cities across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd. } font-size: 0.9em; The following table shows a list of notable endorsements made by this individual or organization. font-weight: bold; Elections in 2023 | San Jose mayoral candidates make final push, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), H-1B: Feds want criminal charges over application fraud for Silicon Valleys favorite visa, Election: San Jose mayoral candidates make final push amid attack ads, historic spending. Barack was a great guy. and it won by 2 percentage points, unless you dont know math, 2 percentage points is not an overwhelming support. text-align: center; They inherited a financial situation that was unsustainable and had to make tough, fiscally responsible decisions. San Jose Inside (https://www.sanjoseinside.com). Theyre also divisive and encourage the kind of politics that leads to anger, distrust and polarization. Her current term ends on December 31, 2024. Click here for a complete list of our election recommendations. font-style: italic; Well, there will be more than a few people paying attention on Tuesday, when the Council considers joining an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case against Proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriage in California. Don Gagliardi is the choice of big downtown businesses, but Peralez has the backing of most of the neighborhoods. font-weight: bold; All rights reserved. And you do know that Pete Constant was a San Jose Police Officer and received an endorsement from the SJPOA and look how that turned out. } Dave has led a County that has many issues in addition to all his and other board members corruption. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. },
.mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { He thought is screw you public safety, and all public employees. In the case of the city, had councils going back four decades treated their debts and windfalls with due diligence, the meltdown would have been a mere bump in the road. Lets be clear. Mahan has been challenging Chavezs track record. } } } .widget-row.heading { You built one of the most powerful grassroots campaigns that this city has ever seen. You might even get Herrera, who has been known to cross the fence, to begin supporting more progressive policies. In fact, the pension had never experienced anything close to a crisis; the funds performance for instance, at the centurys turn it was 100% funded, was award-winning. background-color: #6db24f; If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please email us. Edge to Peralez. And I think its unfortunate because it gives more misinformation for people to have to sift through to find the truth about the candidates.. those greedy officers have moved on. } Last week was one of those times.. California voters will narrow their choices for November's ballot in the June 7 primary. We recommend her to District 3 voters. Editorial: Rauh is the standout candidate for, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), H-1B: Feds want criminal charges over application fraud for Silicon Valleys favorite visa, Editorial: Rauh is the standout candidate for San Joses District 3 voters. .contact_office { margin-top: 0.3em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} But she lacks the financial and political backing of Rauh, who is endorsed by Liccardo, McEnery, the San Jose Police Officers Association and the League of Conservation Voters of Santa Clara County. Peralez, 40, was the first candidate to throw his hat in the ring for the mayoral election. .widget-row.value-only { color: black; If and when someone associated with one of the campaigns stands up on his or her hind legs and announces that clever little Anthony is one of our passionate and energetic volunteers who is helping get our guy elected when that happens .. we will know who to hold accountable for the campaign of slurs against gays, fiscal conservatives, whites, and women. Dear Abby: I have a great life, so why have I fallen into this shameful behavior? padding-left: 10px; About Dev. display: inline-block; width: 100%; Incumbent Sam Liccardo defeated Steve Brown, Quangminh Pham, and Tyrone Wade in the general election for Mayor of San Jose on June 5, 2018. You need to look close at the posted picture of Chuck! Rich Robinson writes that Jones is a Sacramento transplant. I believe Mr. Jones has lived in San Jose for almost twenty years. He had spent about $760,600 as of May 21, while a political fundraising group launched by Liccardo had doled out $360,000 on his behalf.