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San Jose City Council to Israel and Hamas: Ceasefire, Help Gazans, Free Hostages

Omar Torres — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 19:46:27 +0000

We strongly encourage the US government to implore Hamas and Israel to do all they can to work toward a cessation of hostilities, protect civilian lives, and facilitate the safe delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza residents. We also expect Hamas and Israel to release hostages and prisoners based on continued negotiations.

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Meet San Jose’s New City Council: Six New Faces, More Diverse, Fewer Women

Barry Holtzclaw — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 20:41:01 +0000

The city’s shifting demographics, a continuing affordable housing shortage, endemic homelessness, a looming budget deficit and the reality of five council elections – plus another mayoral ballot – in just two years create additional uncertainties.

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Rosemary Kamei Poised to Be Named San Jose’s Vice Mayor

The Fly — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 14:00:00 +0000

A year ago, on January 5, Rosemary Kamei told Fly she was running for San Jose City Council. And six months later, she stomped on two opponents, winning the city’s District 1 council seat outright in the primary, with nearly two-thirds of the vote. Now, a year later, she’s positioned to be named the city’s […]

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Hire Power: Some City Hall Vets Shift to New Jobs, as Team Mahan Takes Shape

The Fly — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 19:25:26 +0000

A sure bet for Team Mahan is Matthew Quevedo, the new mayor’s campaign manager and former council office chief of staff, whose online profile says he’s deputy chief of staff. And Rachel Davis already posted her new job as Mahan’s communications chief, just in time for floods and rains.

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Primary Turnout Reaches 36%, Santa Clara County and State Races Set for November

Barry Holtzclaw — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 06:30:28 +0000

The contests for mayor of San Jose, Santa Clara County sheriff, all four of the contested San Jose City Council races and the one contested county supervisor race will have runoff elections in November with the top two finishers.

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Two Winners and Three November Matchups Emerge from San Jose City Council Primary

San Jose Inside — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:33:23 +0000

The Election Division of the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters continued to count ballots today, and reported that as of 5 pm, 54% of the approximately 314,000 ballots had been counted.

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More Police, More Policing Reforms Supported in Latest Power Poll

Stephen Buel — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 19:57:09 +0000

Nuanced positions regarding law enforcement defy stereotypical attitudes found in some media accounts

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