Johnny Khamis – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Thu, 17 Nov 2022 23:11:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 Arenas Wins Supervisor District 1 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/arenas-wins-supervisor-district-1-going-away/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/arenas-wins-supervisor-district-1-going-away/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2022 05:30:17 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201200789 On the eighth day of ballot counting, Arenas cemented her victory, roaring to a more than 9,000-vote lead over former council member Johnny Khamis, with just 11,000 votes remaining to be counted.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/arenas-wins-supervisor-district-1-going-away/feed/ 3 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 Slowly but Surely, Ballot Counting Continues with No Surprises https://www.sanjoseinside.com/primary-election-2022/slowly-but-surely-ballot-counting-continues-with-no-surprises/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/primary-election-2022/slowly-but-surely-ballot-counting-continues-with-no-surprises/#respond Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:15:13 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201195599 The approximately 25,000 ballots counted by the Registrar of Voters Elections Division June 9 didn’t change any trends or flip any projected outcomes, but did suggest the early, expected outcomes are more likely to hold.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/primary-election-2022/slowly-but-surely-ballot-counting-continues-with-no-surprises/feed/ 0 Khamis Has Strong Early Support in New Supervisor District 1 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/politics/khamis-has-strong-early-support-in-new-supervisor-district-1/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/politics/khamis-has-strong-early-support-in-new-supervisor-district-1/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2022 21:14:59 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201192196 In the latest San Jose Inside Power Poll, the would-be supervisor’s political fortunes have rebounded since a majority of incumbent supervisors realigned district boundaries, making him temporarily ineligible to join them.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/politics/khamis-has-strong-early-support-in-new-supervisor-district-1/feed/ 12 San Jose Councilmember Sylvia Arenas Declares as 4th Candidate for District 1 Supervisor https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/san-jose-councilmember-sylvia-arenas-declares-as-4th-candidate-for-district-1-supervisor/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/san-jose-councilmember-sylvia-arenas-declares-as-4th-candidate-for-district-1-supervisor/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2022 20:26:45 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201191740 Arenas joins a crowded field in District 1, which has the most candidates, including former San Jose Councilmember Johnny Khamis, Morgan Hill Mayor Rich Constantine and Santa Clara County Board of Education trustee Claudia Rossi.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/san-jose-councilmember-sylvia-arenas-declares-as-4th-candidate-for-district-1-supervisor/feed/ 1 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 City Council Unanimously Approves Automatic License Plate Reader Expansion https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/should-san-jose-spend-a-quarter-million-on-more-automatic-license-plate-readers/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/should-san-jose-spend-a-quarter-million-on-more-automatic-license-plate-readers/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2021 18:52:48 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201190715 An investigation by Electronic Frontier Foundation found that of the 1.6 million plates scanned by SJPD last year, only 1,509 led to a successful match of a vehicle of interest to law enforcement.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/should-san-jose-spend-a-quarter-million-on-more-automatic-license-plate-readers/feed/ 17 Questions of Conflicts of Interest Loom Over Santa Clara County Redistricting https://www.sanjoseinside.com/the-fly/questions-of-conflicts-of-interest-loom-over-santa-clara-county-redistricting/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/the-fly/questions-of-conflicts-of-interest-loom-over-santa-clara-county-redistricting/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:10:19 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201190283 Endorsements from supervisors Susan Ellenberg and Cindy Chavez mean two of the voters aren’t exactly impartial decision makers.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/the-fly/questions-of-conflicts-of-interest-loom-over-santa-clara-county-redistricting/feed/ 11 Opinion: Why Does Housing Take So Long to Build? https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/opinion-why-does-housing-take-so-long-to-build/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/opinion-why-does-housing-take-so-long-to-build/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:08:51 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201189056 Former San Jose Councilor and Santa Clara County Supervisor candidate Johnny Khamis shares his perspective on construction delays

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