Tech leader Matt Mahan had a big lead in the San Jose City Council District 10 race after the first wave of election results were posted Tuesday evening. By the end of the night, he had 58.3 percent of the vote with 47 percent of ballots counted, far ahead of nurse and businesswoman Helen Wang,...
Chu, Lee have early lead in Santa Clara County supervisor race
As election results trickled in Tuesday night for the crowded Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 3 race, Assemblymember Kansen Chu and former Sunnyvale Mayor Otto Lee have the edge to advance to the November runoff. By the end of Super Tuesday, Chu secured 34.1 percent of the vote and Lee has 28.1 percent,...
Serving as county supervisor would be ‘homecoming’ for Magdalena Carrasco
Running for the Santa Clara County Supervisor seat is somewhat of a personal homecoming for Magdalena Carrasco. A San Jose councilmember since 2015, the lifelong resident has her sight set on returning to the government building she worked in for 11 years of her life as a social worker, campaigning to fill Dave Cortese’s seat...
Tiny homes community opens in San Jose
San Jose’s more than 6,000 homeless residents will have more opportunities to get off the streets and find permanent housing with the opening of 40 tiny homes in the northeast corner of the city. The first “bridge housing community” in the city provides a safe and stable place to stay and supportive services while its...
Ruben Navarro wants to make history in San Jose
Ruben Navarro said he doesn’t mind having the odds stacked against him — he’s been “fighting those odds” his whole life. Now, Navarro, along with Jake Tonkel and Marshall Woodmansee, is challenging Councilmember Dev Davis for the San Jose City Council District 6 seat, which covers Willow Glen and the Rose Garden. His launch into...
Marshall Woodmansee works to motivate young people on his way to the ballot
Marshall Woodmansee may be the youngest person running for City Council in San Jose, but he speaks with the confidence of someone who has spent years thinking about issues facing the South Bay city. The 19-year-old District 6 native has run one of the most grassroots campaigns in the race so far. He hasn’t locked...
Huy Tran vows to fight for working families in San Jose
Huy Tran embodies the first-generation vision of the American Dream. His parents, Hai Tran and Kim Ho, fled Vietnam on boats in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, scraping together what little they had to start anew in California. Growing up, Tran’s parents worked long hours as landscapers, inspiring him to always fight for the little...
Access to voting, election security a focus in San Jose ahead of Super Tuesday primary
Less than two weeks before an early California primary, access to voting and election security were the top issues for state elected officials and congressional representatives who met in San Jose Thursday. California Secretary of State Alex Padilla met with congresswomen Anna Eshoo (D-Palo Alto) and Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), speaking at the unveiling of...
Jenny Higgins Bradanini’s years of activism spurred her bid for City Hall
After years of local activism and community engagement, Jenny Higgins Bradanini wants to bring her experience to the San Jose City Council. The Bay Area Women’s March founder, San Jose Unified School District Volunteer of the Year and March for Our Lives youth mentor hopes to fill the District 10 seat that will be vacated...
San Jose measure to shift mayoral elections one step closer to ballot
After six months of campaigning for support, top labor leaders announced on Wednesday they’ve secured enough signatures to qualify the Fair Elections Initiative for the November 2020 ballot, a measure they say will put a cap on money in politics and increase voter turnout by aligning mayoral elections with presidential years. With the help of...