Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:59:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 Cindy Chavez Selected as County Manager in New Mexico https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/cindy-chavez-selected-as-county-manager-in-new-mexico/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/cindy-chavez-selected-as-county-manager-in-new-mexico/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:52:58 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209344 The appointment by Bernalillo County commissioners on a 3-2 vote returns the veteran San Jose politician to the state of her birth and ends her 18-month search for government jobs away from the Bay Area.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/cindy-chavez-selected-as-county-manager-in-new-mexico/feed/ 12 FINAL Official Vote Count, All State, County, City Races https://www.sanjoseinside.com/politics/sj-mayor-matt-mahan-wins-easily-as-trio-battles-in-16th-congressional-district/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/politics/sj-mayor-matt-mahan-wins-easily-as-trio-battles-in-16th-congressional-district/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2024 07:46:05 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208595 April 2 Update: City, county, state ballots set for November

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/politics/sj-mayor-matt-mahan-wins-easily-as-trio-battles-in-16th-congressional-district/feed/ 6 Here Are the Local Winners, Likely Winners and Likely Opponents from Primary Vote https://www.sanjoseinside.com/politics/here-are-the-local-winners-likely-winners-and-likely-opponents-from-primary-vote/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/politics/here-are-the-local-winners-likely-winners-and-likely-opponents-from-primary-vote/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2024 22:29:36 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208652 In addition to outright winners in local races in the March primary, Matt Mahan, David Cohen and Otto Lee, another 10 local politicians emerged from the early ballot counts as shoo-ins for November, because they are already comfortably separated from their opponents.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/politics/here-are-the-local-winners-likely-winners-and-likely-opponents-from-primary-vote/feed/ 1 East San Jose Poet Named New Santa Clara County Poet Laureate https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/east-san-jose-poet-named-new-santa-clara-county-poet-laureate/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/east-san-jose-poet-named-new-santa-clara-county-poet-laureate/#respond Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:17:35 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208303 Yosimar Reyes was named Santa Clara County's eighth poet laureate, and will serve for two years, through 2025.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/east-san-jose-poet-named-new-santa-clara-county-poet-laureate/feed/ 0 Joe Simitian Makes It Official: He’s Running for Congress in 16th District https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/joe-simitian-makes-it-official-hes-running-for-congress-in-16th-district/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/joe-simitian-makes-it-official-hes-running-for-congress-in-16th-district/#comments Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:22:53 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201207914 The Santa Clara County supervisor says he already has raised $600,000 in federal campaign funds.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/joe-simitian-makes-it-official-hes-running-for-congress-in-16th-district/feed/ 7 Madison Nguyen: It’s Time for Accountability https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/op-ed-from-madison-nguyen-its-time-for-accountability/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/op-ed-from-madison-nguyen-its-time-for-accountability/#comments Wed, 08 Nov 2023 16:59:14 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201207580 I am concerned about how we, as a city and county, are spending our taxpayers’ funds to address the homelessness crisis.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/op-ed-from-madison-nguyen-its-time-for-accountability/feed/ 17 County Revives Grant Program to Build Playgrounds for Kids and Adults with Disabilities https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/county-revives-grant-program-to-build-playgrounds-for-kids-and-adults-with-disabilities/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/county-revives-grant-program-to-build-playgrounds-for-kids-and-adults-with-disabilities/#respond Wed, 20 Sep 2023 19:46:09 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201206579 Up to $2 million will be available for projects in each of the five supervisor districts, providing matching grants to cities, school districts and nonprofits to build all-inclusive playgrounds.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/county-revives-grant-program-to-build-playgrounds-for-kids-and-adults-with-disabilities/feed/ 0 Santa Clara County Supervisors Decide How to Spend $48M from Opioid Lawsuit Settlement https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-county-supervisors-decide-how-to-spend-48m-from-opioid-lawsuit-settlement/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-county-supervisors-decide-how-to-spend-48m-from-opioid-lawsuit-settlement/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2023 17:40:20 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201206419 Santa Clara County is getting a piece of a national, multibillion-dollar opioid settlement against drug manufacturers, distributors and retailers for their role in creating a state and national crisis. 

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-county-supervisors-decide-how-to-spend-48m-from-opioid-lawsuit-settlement/feed/ 0 HUD Announces $11.1M Grant to Combat Homelessness in Santa Clara County https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/hud-announces-11-1m-grant-to-combat-homelessness-in-santa-clara-county/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/hud-announces-11-1m-grant-to-combat-homelessness-in-santa-clara-county/#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:40:46 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201203930 The federal grant targets unsheltered and rural homelessness in San Jose and Santa Clara County.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/hud-announces-11-1m-grant-to-combat-homelessness-in-santa-clara-county/feed/ 2 Cindy Chavez’ Appointment as Top San Diego County Exec Snagged in Partisan Squeeze https://www.sanjoseinside.com/politics/cindy-chavez-appointment-as-top-san-diego-county-exec-snagged-in-partisan-squeeze/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/politics/cindy-chavez-appointment-as-top-san-diego-county-exec-snagged-in-partisan-squeeze/#comments Wed, 05 Apr 2023 16:06:03 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201203659 Cindy Chavez Belmont Park photo illustrationCindy Chavez’ strong Democratic Party and organized labor credentials had vaulted the Santa Clara County supervisor to the top of the list of candidates for Chief Administrative Officer, but these strengths could prove to be her undoing.

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