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...
Omar Torres lead remains steady in San Jose District 3 race
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Omar Torres and Irene Smith remain ahead of the other three challengers — Joanna Rauh, Ivan Torres and Elizabeth Chien-Hale — in the open seat for District 3, replacing Councilmember Raul Peralez who terms out in December. With 94% of...
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%...
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...
LIVE BLOG: Santa Clara County sees low turnout, few Latino votes
Voters headed to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in 11 local races, 20 statewide contests and 7 local measures. In San Jose, residents voted for a new mayor for the first time in 8 years to replace Mayor Sam Liccardo who terms out in December. San Jose voters also chose their representatives...
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...
How are special interests swaying Silicon Valley elections?
Special interest groups have spent a whopping $2.3 million to boost their preferred candidates across eight local races—making the 2022 primary election one of the most expensive seasons in recent Silicon Valley history. More than half of all political action committee (PAC) spending has gone to the San Jose mayor’s race. Special interests are also...
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 mayor raises funds for Mahan, mum on endorsement
Outgoing San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo has not endorsed a successor, but based on campaign donations a favorite has emerged. Election filings show Liccardo raised more than $24,000 for Councilmember Matt Mahan’s campaign for mayor from Dec. 18, 2021 to March 31. He personally called at least 20 people, asking them to donate to Mahan’s campaign, the...
UPDATE: San Jose to study changes to worker misconduct investigations
San Jose is exploring changes to how city employees accused of misconduct are investigated. The Rules and Open Government Committee on Wednesday approved Mayor Sam Liccardo’s memo asking the city manager and the independent police auditor (IPA) to break down what checks are in place to hold employees accountable and suggest new ones to protect...