Peter Ortiz – 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 Mahan Lays Groundwork for 2024 Re-election With Street-Level Campaigns Against Crime and Blight https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/mahan-lays-groundwork-for-2024-re-election-with-street-level-campaigns-against-crime-and-blight/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/mahan-lays-groundwork-for-2024-re-election-with-street-level-campaigns-against-crime-and-blight/#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:00:08 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201204964 The mayor reaches across the council divide to involve political opponents in grassroots revitalization efforts.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/mahan-lays-groundwork-for-2024-re-election-with-street-level-campaigns-against-crime-and-blight/feed/ 4 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/rosemary-kamei-begins-role-as-san-jose-vice-mayor/feed/ 0 Hire Power: Some City Hall Vets Shift to New Jobs, as Team Mahan Takes Shape https://www.sanjoseinside.com/the-fly/hire-power-some-city-hall-vets-shift-to-new-jobs-as-team-mahan-takes-shape/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/the-fly/hire-power-some-city-hall-vets-shift-to-new-jobs-as-team-mahan-takes-shape/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2023 19:25:26 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201201658 San Jose City Hall council and mayoral staffA 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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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/the-fly/hire-power-some-city-hall-vets-shift-to-new-jobs-as-team-mahan-takes-shape/feed/ 13 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 More Police, More Policing Reforms Supported in Latest Power Poll https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/more-police-more-policing-reforms-supported-in-latest-power-poll/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/more-police-more-policing-reforms-supported-in-latest-power-poll/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2022 19:57:09 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201193465 Nuanced positions regarding law enforcement defy stereotypical attitudes found in some media accounts

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/opinion-dont-gamble-with-vendors-future-at-the-flea-market/feed/ 12 Op-Ed: The Case for City-funded Small Business Relief in San Jose https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/op-ed-the-case-for-city-funded-small-business-relief-in-san-jose/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/op-ed-the-case-for-city-funded-small-business-relief-in-san-jose/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2021 16:00:10 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201170147 When small businesses are excluded from the conversation around post-Covid financial relief, their employees are as well.

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