After months of speculation, former FEC commissioner Ann Ravel on Monday jumped into the race to replace Silicon Valley Senator Jim Beall next year. “I care a lot about California, and I want to do things that are in the public interest,” Ravel said in an interview with San José Spotlight on Monday. “I’m interested only […]
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Councilman Captain America has drawn at least one re-election challenger. San Jose’s most eccentric lawmaker, Lan Diep, will face Huy Tran, the housing commissioner he appointed, and potentially Berryessa school trustee David Cohen, in his re-election bid next year. Diep was narrowly elected to the San Jose City Council in June 2016 by 12 votes. He unseated […]
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California Secretary of State Alex Padilla enters the SIREN office in San Jose on Wednesday. Photo by Kyle Martin.
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Every eligible voter received a mail-in ballot for the November election. File photo.
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Five candidates vying to chair the California Democratic Party answered questions at a candidate forum in Campbell on Monday. Photo by Nadia Lopez.
Despite a push from community advocates to align San Jose’s mayoral election with the presidential election cycle, the votes to make the change just weren’t there on Tuesday. Mayor Sam Liccardo, Vice Mayor Chappie Jones and Councilmembers Lan Diep, Pam Foley, Johnny Khamis and Dev Davis voted against the measure, citing concerns that the presidential […]
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Supervisor Dave Cortese is pictured in this file photo. Photo by Kyle Martin.
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Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese, former FEC Chair Ann Ravel and former Assemblywoman Nora Campos, who are running for state Senate, debated on Monday night.
Despite warnings from Councilmembers Johnny Khamis and Sergio Jimenez that San Jose residents are becoming overtaxed, a split City Council on Tuesday decided to move forward with researching a 2020 ballot measure to help build affordable housing and shelter the city’s homeless. Last month, San Jose administrators studied three potential tax measures – two of them were […]
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State Sen. Bob Wieckowski is pictured in this file photo. Courtesy of Sen. Bob Wieckowski’s office.
