Bright and early on Thanksgiving, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation will hold its 15th annual Silicon Valley Turkey Trot in downtown San Jose with more than 25,000 runners from across the country. The Turkey Trot has become the largest in the world, serving different charitable programs that model the Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation’s...
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Another candidate enters San Jose City Council District 4 race
With less than four months until Election Day, a new contender has jumped into the San Jose City Council race in District 4, joining two other candidates vying to unseat Councilmember Lan Diep. Jamal Khan, 32, told San José Spotlight he is running for the council seat that covers Alviso, Berryessa and North San Jose...
Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez faces new challenger
Community leader and social activist Jennifer Celaya is running against Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez, giving the popular incumbent a run for her money next year. Celaya, 38, is new to the world of politics and but she said she’s here to make a change. “With the variety of different crisis that our county...
San Jose City Council candidates differ on public policy, SVLG survey finds
With the California primary election just five months away, a new survey sponsored by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group highlighted the stark differences between local candidates vying for a seat on the San Jose City Council. SVLG, a trade association comprised of the region’s leading businesses and tech companies, surveyed nearly 30 candidates running for...
San Jose: More than 40 families reunited with aging parents from Mexico
After violence in Michoacan tore his family apart, Jose Angel Mendoza was separated from his mother and hasn’t seen or spoken to her in more than two decades. But on Saturday, Mendoza and his loved ones were one of 43 families gathered in a San Jose auditorium, waiting to be reunited with his mother after nearly a...