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Silicon Valley Organization Returns to Roots, Rebrands as San Jose Chamber of Commerce

San Jose Inside — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 20:02:13 +0000

The announcement of the business advocacy organization's name change immediately shifts focus of ‘The Chamber’ back to the City of San Jose where it started.

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Chamber Exec Moved Quickly to Reshape Battered Organization

The Fly — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 17:39:30 +0000

Truong framed his exit as striking out on his own, but the position was eliminated June 4, according to an internal memorandum from now-President and CEO Derrick Seaver.

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If Donald Trump Wins then… A Silicon Valley Transplant’s Guide on Moving to Canada

Josh Koehn — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 20:41:09 +0000

The chances of Donald Trump becoming President of the United States has some people jumpy. But jumpy enough to move to Canada?

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Local Democratic Party Votes Down Idea to Join Chamber

The Fly — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:16:55 +0000

Two major political adversaries nearly hooked up last week, threatening to disrupt a rivalry in local politics.

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Carrasco Broke Rules on Gifts, Barred from Voting on Taxis

Josh Koehn — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 16:07:50 +0000

Magdalena Carrasco's sponsored trip last fall to New York City constitutes a violation of state law and will force her to sit on the sidelines for some of this year’s most important City Council votes.

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Orozco Wins District 4 Primary, Write-In Ballots Raise Questions

The Fly — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 21:24:47 +0000

A special election took place in Santa Clara County last week and something unusual happened—it went smoothly. Well, maybe not that smooth for one candidate.

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Liccardo Forgoes Spending Limit in San Jose Mayor’s Race Runoff

Josh Koehn — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 18:46:21 +0000

Sam Liccardo will not accept a voluntary expenditure limit for the San Jose mayoral runoff. The decision leaves little doubt that the 2014 mayor's race will end up being the most expensive in city history.

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Economic Development, Mayor’s Race Present Chamber Quandry

The Fly — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:00:11 +0000

No one in the San Jose mayor’s race received enough votes to get an endorsement from the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce PAC, but it appears the committee considers one candidate especially bad for business.

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Chamber, Democratic Central Committee Make Amends? No, Not Really

Jennifer Wadsworth — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 16:00:15 +0000

TV sportscaster and former San Jose City Council candidate Robert Braunstein penned a heartwarming editorial in his newsletter about the reconciliation of two political rivals: the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce and Democratic Central Committee. The business backers and the labor supporters, Braunstein wrote, have let bygones be bygones. Except they haven’t.

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The Dublin Diaries: Highlights from San Jose’s ‘Sister City’ Trip

The Fly — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 17:59:12 +0000

Great news. San Jose’s elected leaders had a total blast on their “Sister City” trip to Dublin, Ireland. In addition to a bunch of meetings, which appear to have had nothing to do with city business, goodwill was spread and Guinness hats were purchased. And in a true show of solidarity with the Dubliners, some of San Jose’s councilmembers even came back with a case of the common cold! Fly called around to find out what San Jose officials learned during their time in Dublin—at an anticipated cost of $20,000; although one Irish writer called our estimate low—and we’re happy to report nothing substantial.

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