San José Spotlight asked candidates running for the San Jose City Council District 3 seat how they would tackle some of the city’s most critical challenges — from public safety to economic development and homelessness. Read all the candidates’ answers. Here are Adam Duran’s full answers: If elected, what actions and policies will you prioritize...
On the Record: San Jose District 3 Special Election candidate Anthony Tordillos
San José Spotlight asked candidates running for the San Jose City Council District 3 seat how they would tackle some of the city’s most critical challenges — from public safety to economic development and homelessness. Read all the candidates’ answers. Here are Anthony Tordillos’ full answers: If elected, what actions and policies will you prioritize...
Special interest groups back District 3 San Jose council candidates
Money is stacking up in San Jose’s special election to represent the City Council’s downtown seat, with constituents and special interest groups putting thousands of dollars behind their chosen candidates. Matthew Quevedo, deputy chief of staff for Mayor Matt Mahan, continues to lead the pool of candidates in fundraising, with recent campaign finance filings showing...
Voter registration for San Jose special election ends today
Today is the last day to register to vote for one of seven candidates running for the District 3 San Jose City Council seat, with just more than two weeks left until the special election. Eligible residents in the downtown district can register online through the Secretary of State’s website to receive a vote by...
San Jose mayor’s pick for D3 leads in fundraising
Hundreds of thousands of dollars are pouring into a special election to represent San Jose’s downtown neighborhoods on the City Council for the next two years. Campaign finance filings show Matthew Quevedo, deputy chief of staff for Mayor Matt Mahan, has raised the most money so far, with more than $200,000. Latina Coalition of Silicon...
Here’s how downtown San Jose residents can vote in special election
Downtown San Jose voters will receive ballots next week for a special election to decide who will represent them for the next two years. The special election for the District 3 seat on the San Jose City Council will be held April 8. Seven candidates are vying for the open seat after former Councilmember Omar...
Statewide LGBTQ+ group endorses San Jose council candidate
The race to replace disgraced former San Jose Councilmember Omar Torres has become a fight for the future of downtown on issues like homelessness and crime. But one candidate sees it as something else: A chance to rebuild trust with the LGBTQ+ community. San Jose Planning Commission Chair Anthony Tordillos nabbed the endorsement of Equality...
Meet the candidates running for District 3 San Jose City Council
San Jose voters living downtown will decide in April who they want to represent them on the City Council for the next two years. Seven candidates are running for the District 3 seat, including San Jose Planning Commission Chair Anthony Tordillos, Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley Executive Director Gabby Chavez-Lopez, mayoral staffer Matthew Quevedo, pro...
Santa Clara County weighs raising campaign donation limits
Santa Clara County supervisors could relax restrictions on how much they can raise for their reelection campaigns. The issue sparked a 30-minute debate at the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday about whether a higher ceiling for candidate fundraising would help or hurt poorer people’s chances of winning elected county office. For 30 years, county supervisor...
Here’s who’s running for San Jose City Council District 3
The deadline has passed for candidates to enter the race to replace disgraced former District 3 San Jose Councilmember Omar Torres – and several notable names are on the ballot. Seven people — including past candidates, City Hall employees and well-known community organizers — have qualified to run for the open San Jose City Council...