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A new poll obtained by San José Spotlight shows District 10 candidate Matt Mahan gaining steam in the open City Council race to replace Councilmember Johnny Khamis next year. The poll, funded by Innovation for All, an independent expenditure committee organized by civic leaders Carl Guardino, Jim Cunneen and Edesa Bitbadal, shows Mahan doubling support...
Assemblyman Evan Low joins Andrew Yang’s presidential campaign
The Yang Gang has a new Silicon Valley leader — Assemblyman Evan Low. The South Bay legislator announced Wednesday that he is joining Andrew Yang’s presidential campaign as a national co-chair. The news comes on the heels of the latest Democratic debate in Iowa, which excluded Yang much to the disappointment of his supporters, and...
San Jose congresswoman will serve as a House impeachment manager
WASHINGTON. D.C. — Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced early Wednesday that San Jose congresswoman Zoe Lofgren will serve as one of the House managers in the Senate impeachment trial. Lofgren will serve along with the six other managers from the House of Representatives: Adam Schiff (CA-28), Jerry Nadler (NY-10), Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8), Val...
Santa Clara has no records of PR firm’s campaign work
As Santa Clarans prepare to go to the ballot box for a second time to vote on how to re-district the city for future elections, city officials can’t account for work done on taxpayers’ dime the last time residents voted on the matter. When it comes to campaigns — whether for a candidate or ballot...
San Jose City Council District 4 candidates square off in Berryessa
Local candidates vying for a seat on the San Jose City Council in District 4 squared off in a candidate forum on Monday, ramping up the election season with a few months before voters head to the polls. The panel, hosted at the Berryessa Community Center and moderated by Linda Locke, president of the Berryessa...
Santa Clara appoints new vice mayor, won’t extend an agreement for old Yahoo site
Santa Clara city leaders met for the first time in 2020 on Tuesday, kicking off the year with a jam-packed agenda. The City Council appointed a new vice mayor, approved a slew of new communications contractors and discussed the future of what could become one of the city’s largest developments. Former Yahoo site in limbo...
How Census officials are reaching San Jose’s hard-to-count neighborhoods
In its 118-year history, the U.S. Census Bureau has struggled to get a complete and accurate count of the people living in this country. And from Alviso to Gilroy, Santa Clara County is chock-full of some of the most difficult-to-count populations — including recent immigrants, homeless and low-income individuals, and students and seniors. Add to...
San Jose mayor kicks off Mike Bloomberg campaign in Bay Area
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo kicked off presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg’s campaign in the Bay Area at a Pleasanton home Saturday, officially marking “Day One” of a nationwide campaign just months before millions of Democratic voters march to the polls in the spring. Addressing an intimate gathering of affluent Bay Area voters, Liccardo expressed his...
San Jose Assemblymember Kansen Chu pushes for Census participation
San Jose Assemblymember Kansen Chu kicked off 2020 with a topic that counts: the census. A few dozen community members gathered Saturday afternoon for a town hall at Berryessa’s Summerdale Elementary School to hear details about the upcoming 2020 Census, which is set to begin in March, from census officials. The informational event included PowerPoint presentations...
San Jose: More than 100 supporters rally for housing tax measure
A crowd of 175 people filled a block outside Second Street Studios in downtown San Jose on Saturday to rally for a ballot measure expected to bring $70 million each year for affordable housing if it passes in the March election. “We are going to bring San Jose in,” said Mayor Sam Liccardo at the...