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San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s travel plans to Qatar got axed by the City Council after they cited human rights concerns. Liccardo was invited by the foreign ministry of Qatar to attend the country’s Environment and Energy Research Institute from June 11-13 and learn about their water conservation efforts. All travel accommodations and meals would...
San Jose voters overwhelmingly decide to move mayoral elections
In a historic move, San Jose voters overwhelmingly decided June 7 to move the city’s mayoral elections in an effort to boost voter turnout—particularly among communities of color. Election results show 55.50% of voters said yes to Measure B, an initiative that will align the city’s mayoral elections to coincide with presidential election years. The citywide...
Rosemary Kamei appears to win West San Jose council seat
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Clara County Board of Education trustee Rosemary Kamei appears to be winning outright in the San Jose City Council District 1 race with 65.79% of the vote, or 9,426 votes. With 94% of the ballots counted, Kamei still holds...
Esparza continues to outpace her two San Jose District 7 challengers
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. San Jose Councilmember Maya Esparza continues to remain well ahead of her challengers, who had hoped to unseat the progressive incumbent. With 94% of the vote tallied, Esparza still holds a commanding the lead with 47.77% of the vote or...
Cindy Chavez, Matt Mahan lead in San Jose mayor’s race
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. In the highly-anticipated race for San Jose mayor, two contenders emerged as front-runners once polls closed Tuesday — county Supervisor Cindy Chavez and San Jose Councilmember Matt Mahan. As of 5 p.m. Monday, election results show Chavez has received 39.24%...
UPDATE: San Jose residents will pay more for garbage services
San Jose residents aren’t just paying more for gas—they’ll soon pay more to take out the trash too. The City Council unanimously approved rate increases for garbage collection at Tuesday’s meeting. In July, rates will increase 8% for single-family homes and 4% for multi-family homes. Officials attribute the need to increase rates to rising costs...
San Jose councilmember says relationship with Russia should end
Following a rebuke by Ukraine’s president, one local official is urging San Jose to break with its sister city in Russia. San Jose Councilmember Sylvia Arenas has vowed to resubmit her proposal to cut San Jose’s ties with Ekaterinburg, Russia after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called out San Jose at a conference of U.S. mayors...
Democrats denounce San Jose candidate over controversial endorsement
Two Democratic institutions in Santa Clara County are taking last-minute punches at a contender in the San Jose mayor’s race. Both groups are zeroing in on support he’s received from a conservative organization and questioning his stance on abortion. The Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee recently adopted a resolution calling on San Jose mayoral...
Spending in San Jose mayoral race exceeds $1 million
Spending to support two San Jose mayoral candidates has reached a new height this primary election—as $1.1 million has gone toward supporting Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez. San Jose is days away from narrowing the field for its next leader, with Mayor Sam Liccardo terming out this year. Six candidates, including some local household names, are...
San Jose employees keep COVID masks on as infections rise
San Jose employees must continue wearing masks in city facilities until July 1, with positive COVID-19 infections increasing around Santa Clara County. The city announced the mandate during the first week of May when new variants of the coronavirus were identified and infections began ticking up. Spokesperson Carolina Camarena said the city extended the order again...