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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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Phone Calls, Financial Support Preceded Council’s Dec. 5 Vote

Barry Holtzclaw — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 15:31:49 +0000

Despite passionate and eloquent pleas from the City Hall audience, the Dec. 5 San Jose City Council decision wasn’t about taxpayers’ money, or voters’ rights. Cash, political power and private conversations not streamed on Zoom won the night.

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Split SJ City Council Votes to Appoint Two New Members, Rejecting Public Pleas for Special Election

Barry Holtzclaw — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 22:20:00 +0000

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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San Jose State Students Taking Advantage of BayPass Transit Pass

rchalhoub — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 14:52:11 +0000

Although Clipper cards were already available to the greater student body at the university, the BayPass allows students to take public transit without worrying about crossing county lines and having to pay fares in public transit within that county,

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San Francisco 49ers Place Big Bet with 300k Cindy Chavez IE

San Jose Inside — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 01:14:22 +0000

In December, 49ers executives Jed York and Al Guido announced their support of Cindy Chavez for San Jose mayor, and have followed up with campaign cash.

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Music in the Park Announces Three 2022 Shows, New Promoter

San Jose Inside — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 21:42:13 +0000

The San José Downtown Association selected downtown-based entertainment industry veteran Mauricio Mejia to promote future concerts.

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It’s a Boy! And Joanna Rauh Joins San Jose’s District 3 Council Race

The Fly — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 21:13:10 +0000

Last we heard, Joanna Rauh was going to sit out the downtown city council race because she had a third child on the way. Good reason. But then the subject line “Joanna Rauh Launches Campaign for 3rd San Jose City Council District” appeared in our mailbox. “I was having a baby at 9pm. I was […]

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A Look at 2021: Turning Up the Heat Everywhere

San Jose Inside — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 20:53:19 +0000

Explosive anger was a top contender for emotion of the year in 2021. A month-by-month look at some of the stories.

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Chavez Tops San Jose Inside Power Poll on Mayoral Race; Mahan, Peralez Next

Stephen Buel — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 05:24:12 +0000

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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Cindy Chavez Enters San Jose Mayor’s Race (Again)

San Jose Inside — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 12:40:21 +0000

She joins three current San Jose City Councilors in the race: Willow Glen’s Dev Davis, Almaden Valley representative Matt Mahan and Raul Peralez in Downtown.

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