Pam Foley – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Wed, 17 Jan 2024 19:47:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 San Jose City Council to Israel and Hamas: Ceasefire, Help Gazans, Free Hostages https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/san-jose-city-council-to-israel-and-hamas-ceasefire-aid-gazans-free-hostages/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/san-jose-city-council-to-israel-and-hamas-ceasefire-aid-gazans-free-hostages/#comments Wed, 17 Jan 2024 19:46:27 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208227 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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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/san-jose-city-council-to-israel-and-hamas-ceasefire-aid-gazans-free-hostages/feed/ 13 Meet San Jose’s New City Council: Six New Faces, More Diverse, Fewer Women https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/meet-san-joses-new-city-council-six-new-faces-more-diverse-fewer-women/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/meet-san-joses-new-city-council-six-new-faces-more-diverse-fewer-women/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2023 20:41:01 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201202364 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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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/meet-san-joses-new-city-council-six-new-faces-more-diverse-fewer-women/feed/ 6 Vice Mayor Nominee Kamei Sees Herself as a ‘Bridge Builder’ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/vice-mayor-nominee-kamei-sees-herself-as-a-bridge-builder/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/vice-mayor-nominee-kamei-sees-herself-as-a-bridge-builder/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2023 02:05:58 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201201793 Prior to her election to the city council in June, Kamei served as a Morgan Hill planning commissioner, a trustee of the Santa Clara Valley Water district and a member of the Santa Clara County Board of Education.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/vice-mayor-nominee-kamei-sees-herself-as-a-bridge-builder/feed/ 1 Split SJ City Council Votes to Appoint Two New Members, Rejecting Public Pleas for Special Election https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/mayor-liccardo-joins-mayor-elect-mahan-to-press-city-council-to-hold-special-election/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/mayor-liccardo-joins-mayor-elect-mahan-to-press-city-council-to-hold-special-election/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2022 22:20:00 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201201173 The vacancies were created by the November election, when District 8 Councilmember Sylvia Arenas was elected as the District 1 representative on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and District 10 Councilmember Matt Mahan was elected mayor.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/mayor-liccardo-joins-mayor-elect-mahan-to-press-city-council-to-hold-special-election/feed/ 14 Primary Turnout Reaches 36%, Santa Clara County and State Races Set for November https://www.sanjoseinside.com/primary-election-2022/primary-turnout-reaches-36-santa-clara-county-and-state-races-set-for-november/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/primary-election-2022/primary-turnout-reaches-36-santa-clara-county-and-state-races-set-for-november/#respond Wed, 15 Jun 2022 06:30:28 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201195701 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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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/primary-election-2022/primary-turnout-reaches-36-santa-clara-county-and-state-races-set-for-november/feed/ 0 Two Winners and Three November Matchups Emerge from San Jose City Council Primary https://www.sanjoseinside.com/primary-election-2022/new-faces-and-runoff-races-emerge-from-san-jose-city-council-primary/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/primary-election-2022/new-faces-and-runoff-races-emerge-from-san-jose-city-council-primary/#respond Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:33:23 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201195497 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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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/primary-election-2022/new-faces-and-runoff-races-emerge-from-san-jose-city-council-primary/feed/ 0 Chavez Tops San Jose Inside Power Poll on Mayoral Race; Mahan, Peralez Next https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/chavez-tops-san-jose-inside-power-poll-on-mayoral-race-mahan-peralez-next/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/chavez-tops-san-jose-inside-power-poll-on-mayoral-race-mahan-peralez-next/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2021 05:24:12 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201190952 The 2022 mayor’s race is shaping up as a three-person contest according to the latest San Jose Inside Power Poll.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/chavez-tops-san-jose-inside-power-poll-on-mayoral-race-mahan-peralez-next/feed/ 6 San Jose Council Bans Flavored Tobacco Products, Further Restricts Retailers https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/san-jose-council-ready-to-ban-flavored-tobacco-products-further-restrict-retailers/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/san-jose-council-ready-to-ban-flavored-tobacco-products-further-restrict-retailers/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2021 19:36:05 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201189249 The ban on flavored tobacco aligns with state and federal regulations so retailers that sell hookah or hookah related products would be exempt from the ban. but more than 650 San Jose tobacco retailers will have to make the shift.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/san-jose-council-ready-to-ban-flavored-tobacco-products-further-restrict-retailers/feed/ 10 San Jose Mayor and Council Members Promise More ‘Rapid-Build’ Emergency Housing https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/san-jose-mayor-and-council-members-promise-more-rapid-build-emergency-housing/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/san-jose-mayor-and-council-members-promise-more-rapid-build-emergency-housing/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:07:44 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201189186 Proposals announced Wednesday by San Jose city leaders would triple emergency housing units to 1,000, quadruple San José Bridge jobs, and reduce illegal dumping.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/san-jose-mayor-and-council-members-promise-more-rapid-build-emergency-housing/feed/ 5 South Bay Elected Leaders Say They’re Waiting Their Turn for Coronavirus Vaccine https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/south-bay-elected-leaders-say-theyre-waiting-their-turn-for-coronavirus-vaccine/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/south-bay-elected-leaders-say-theyre-waiting-their-turn-for-coronavirus-vaccine/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2021 20:12:44 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201168718 To date, no one on the San Jose City Council or Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors have been inoculated against the virus.

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