Silicon Valley voters this November will cast ballots in one of the region’s most consequential elections: From deciding who to send to Washington to a historic county supervisorial election, there is no shortage of major decisions up and down the ballot.
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San Jose mayoral candidate fundraiser triggers COVID case
A Friday fundraiser for San Jose mayoral candidate Dev Davis has resulted in one confirmed COVID case, and a few others feeling symptoms. The fundraiser, hosted by Davis’ campaign team was held at an Almaden mansion owned by Harmoz Barandar, where roughly 100 people attended. There were no vaccination checks in place, and little to no people were...
San Jose mayoral candidate wins unusual endorsement from 49ers execs
Executives from the San Francisco 49ers football team are showing support for Supervisor Cindy Chavez’s mayoral campaign—an unusual maneuver for a team that isn’t based in San Jose. Chavez announced endorsements on Tuesday from 49ers CEO Jed York and President Al Guido. The duo issued statements applauding Chavez for serving San Jose and Santa Clara...
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San Jose-Evergreen Community College trustee running for council
A longtime San Jose politico is throwing his hat into the race to represent the city’s downtown core. Omar Torres, a San Jose-Evergreen Community College District board trustee, director of the California Democratic Party and Councilmember Magdalena Carrasco’s former deputy chief of staff for nearly seven years, is running for the District 3 City Council seat....
How will the state split San Jose’s congressional districts?
Fear of San Jose being divided into four congressional districts is no longer an issue—the city will likely only be divided into three. After aggressive campaigning by Mayor Sam Liccardo and San Jose residents, the California Citizens Redistricting Commission is moving forward with a map that minimizes the splits to the seat of Silicon Valley....
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San Jose finalizes new political boundaries for the next decade
After months of heated debate and confusion, San Jose finally adopts new political boundaries that redefine the future of the 10th largest city in the nation for the next decade. The San Jose City Council voted 7-4 Wednesday to adopt a map first proposed by Councilmember David Cohen that includes boundary changes made last week by...
Santa Clara County adopts political map for next decade, with a shakeup
Santa Clara County officially has a new map of its political boundaries for the next decade. The Board of Supervisors adopted a map Tuesday proposed by Supervisor Cindy Chavez. Officially known by the number 90195, this map makes several significant adjustments to the five district boundaries, most notably moving Los Gatos and Almaden Valley out...
San Jose politician worked on map that would have benefited his candidacy
Questions are swirling around an East San Jose politician who worked on a redistricting map that would have helped him in an upcoming election. Andres Quintero, vice president of the board of trustees for Alum Rock Union School District, announced his candidacy for the District 5 San Jose City Council seat last week. According to an...
Proposed congressional boundaries could split San Jose
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is urging a state commission not to adopt political boundaries that would potentially weaken the power of Silicon Valley’s biggest city. Liccardo is asking the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to not approve a map that will split San Jose across four congressional districts. Most of the city is now located in...
Alum Rock school trustee running for East San Jose council seat
The race for a City Council seat in East San Jose is shaping up to be a stacked contest. The latest political heavyweight to declare for the seat is educator Andres Quintero. The Alum Rock Union School District trustee is the latest candidate running for the open District 5 seat, having filed papers this week....
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Questions swirl about San Jose official’s title use to boost campaign
A San Jose City Council candidate is facing questions about whether he used his city commission title to boost his campaign. Planning Commission Chair Rolando Bonilla announced his run for District 5 earlier this month. But for three months before he jumped into the contested race, Bonilla knocked on “thousands” of doors in the district...