The unions don’t support Mahan. The unions work for the working class for better pay, benefits, and working conditions, so they would know best who will be representing the people. They support Cindy Chavez for Mayor.

I also don’t trust anyone who’s campaign slogan is based off a subjective perspective. The revolution of common sense? Who’s common sense? Common sense is not objective, it is subjective. I can’t back that.

I don’t like both candidates, but after much research, I’d rather have Chavez than Mahan.

“Mahan’s campaign this year classified 18 campaign workers as consultants, filling roles such as volunteer coordinator, deputy field director, communication director and campaign manager. More than half are high schoolers, in college or recent grads. None own campaign consultancies or firms.
That appears to violate Assembly Bill 5, a state law approved in 2019 that requires many companies to classify workers—including campaign staff—as employees instead of independent contractors. The law is meant to crack down on employers misclassifying workers to skirt paying benefits, payroll taxes and higher wages.

The complaint says all workers should be classified as employees—and provided benefits like sick leave and overtime pay. If Mahan’s campaign wants to list them as contractors, the campaign must prove the workers qualify under AB 5’s standards. Civil penalties for misclassification range between $5,000 and $25,000, according to California law. The attorney general, district attorney or city attorney could also investigate misclassification claims and prosecute violators.

The complaint argues campaign workers often follow direction from the campaign manager—meaning they’re not free from their employer’s control. Workers are also hired to do political campaign-related tasks, such as canvassing and attending community events for voter outreach. The complaint says those jobs falls within the usual course of business of Mahan’s campaign.
Campaign consultants, election attorneys and pollsters with their own firms are typically considered independent contractors and exempt from AB 5, but workers who don’t work campaign-related jobs outside of Mahan’s campaign—or own a business—shouldn’t be classified as contractors either, the complaint says.
“Our public safety infrastructure is harmed when employers don’t pay their fair share of taxes and employees are exploited when they don’t have disability protection, sick leave or other basic benefits to manage an injury or sickness,” Smith told San José Spotlight. “Assuming these allegations are true, Matt Mahan must explain why he chose not to follow the law like everyone else. This does not bode well for his stewardship of a budget the size of San Jose’s if he can’t get his own financial house in order.”“

The verbose comment and link-fest about FM3 and Matt Mahan above can be easily boiled down to several bullet points.

– FM3, a polling company based in LA and Oakland, conducts 100s of polls, many in CA.
– Politicians and career politicians conduct and rely on polls to guide campaigns.
– Polls are also used to gauge community support for growth employment opportunity projects.
– FM3 conducts polls for mostly Democrats, the majority of office holders in CA.
– A poll showed Matt Mahan leading in the District 10 council race – and Mahan won.
– Matt Mahan is a highly educated candidate with real world leadership experience.
– Mahan is making smart and savvy decisions to conduct his campaign.

You may have lasted past a paragraph or even 2 in the above comment, but
based on the history (and histrionic nature) of this ‘Salem’ persona and his posts,
you would conclude he is a
‘Master Of The Obvious’ –
maybe he can change his persona name to MOTO?

The results were released in the week before the San Jose City Council vote on whether to approve that project. Of course, the poll showed overwhelming public support for the project or, rather, for the various claims about the project as put forward by Google, supported by the city government and as formulated in FM3’s questionnaire. Just days before the council vote, that poll was touted by current San Jose Chamber of Commerce CEO Derrick Seaver as proof of broad community support (https://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-council-to-vote-on-googles-downtown-west-project/#comment-55045).

Where else have we seen FM3’s work in recent years? Oh, right. They conducted a poll funded by the pop-up political action committee (PAC) and influence-peddling operation known as Innovation for Everyone (https://sanjosespotlight.com/poll-candidate-matt-mahan-leads-san-jose-city-council-district-10-race/). That PAC was headed by none other than Carl Guardino with major funding from tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist billionaire Chris Larsen of Valley Oaks Partners designed to support candidates who are shills for corporate interests (https://www.innovation4everyone.com/#about). Unsurprisingly, that poll was very favorable to Mahan and unfavorable to his contenders.

It should be noted that FM3 has for decades been involved in one way or another in the political campaigns of hundreds of mostly Democrat candidates all over the state and all over the U.S., among which are many nefarious career politicians who, through their policy and legislative work on behalf of their corporate sponsors, have inflicted untold pain and suffering on the working people in this country. The firm has done work directly for hundreds of large and socially destructive corporations directly, among other clients (https://fm3research.com/clients/). It’s Los Angeles location allows it to leverage the advertising, marketing and entertainment industries on behalf of its clients.

Of course, councilmember Mahan is Harvard graduate and the former CEO of Causes.com and of Brigade Media (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Mahan) two firms involved in the technologies of aggregating and projecting opinions of organized constituencies–in these cases through use of on-line platforms. He knows the value of using opinion polling to his advantage and at critical junctures. Don’t forget that Mahan is also a board member of the SVLG, among other business organization influence-peddling organizations (https://sanjosespotlight.com/tech-leader-matt-mahan-jumps-into-san-jose-council-race/). The use of commissioned and self-serving public opinion polls has become formulaic and polling methods and results are pliable so results should be taken with a grain of salt.

Campaign “Promises” are one thing, but a clear record of who Cindy Chavez advocates for, and how her stances will impact our already dangerous, dirty, and crime ridden streets and parks exists.

Chavez can say she wants to hire more Police but what is in print, over and over again, is her policies & votes that return Criminals to the Streets, over and over again.

Think before you vote, but a vote for Cindy Chavez is
Not for Safety,
Not for Victims of crime, and
Not for Effective Policing,
at most it is union pandering (the Police Union) for some future ‘return’ to her,
on her ‘investment’ of our tax dollars to meet their demands.

Cindy Chavez, along with Susan Ellenberg, have been at the root of the increase in neighborhood crime, robbery, thefts, assaults, drug dealing, looting, shoplifting, vagrancy, public indecency, etc.
They have continually advocated for policies making Police Work More Difficult,
from $0 Bails, Revolving Door Jails and
Release of felons and repeat criminals back into Our Communities,
degrading the Quality of Life in Santa Clara County.

(SJS, 22 Sep 2021) : “Ellenberg and Supervisor Cindy CHAVEZ recently asked the county attorney to explore ways to Reduce the Jail Population.”
“Ellenberg, along with Supervisor Cindy Chavez, brought forth a proposal to explore ways to explore the criminal legal system, …. in an effort to reduce jail populations …”

(SJS, 01 Nov 2021): Cindy Chavez prioritizes criminals over Victims.
“Focusing on equity is essential…”
“….priority is to invest in Community-Based Alternatives to the Criminal-Legal System and to continue to Reduce the Population of People who are (In Jail) Incarcerated (ie. $0 No Bail) – which is about 80% of the total population in custody.”

(SJS, 25 Jan 2022): “The Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to construct a 500-inmate maximum security jail … Supervisors Susan Ellenberg and Cindy CHAVEZ Voted Against the new Jail.”

“Defund the Police” is not only accomplished by cutting dollars from a budget,
But, as observed nationally, by an exodus of Experienced Law Enforcement personnel by making the “work” of Policing Not Worth the Pay at Any Level.