I understand that Unland is doing his job, to look out for whats best for his POA members. Earlier this month, Peralez's campaign released a poll that showed him with a slight edge over Chavez in the election. a proposal from councilmembers Sam Liccardo, Xavier Campos, and Don Rocha, Supreme Court decision in the 2010 Citizens United case, a national grassroots movement to overturn the decision with a Constitutional Amendment, a referral to the Citys Elections Commission, amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case against Proposition 8, First Republic Bank Is Seized by Regulators and Sold to JPMorgan Chase, Federal Regulators Prepare to Seize and Sell First Republic Bank, Silicon Valley Start-Up Founder Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud, Annual Morgan Hill Mushroom Festival Postponed, No Date Set, As California Celebrates Diversity, It Also Confronts Hate, New Study Raises Doubts About San Jose State's Famous 'Lock of Beethoven's Hair'. .widget-img { letter-spacing: 0.03em; They will take back the city with us. Tam Nguyen surprised many people when he came in first, with several other Vietnamese candidates splitting the vote. I'm talking about the closet inhabited by local politicos who call themselves Democrats . All rights reserved. ( one of my biggest regrets). Could it be a shift in the electorate that Reed actually has his finger on? Of course you want Cortese and Peraleztheyll re-institute the situation that almost bankrupted this city. And I want to personally thank our incredible volunteers and the 40,000 San Jose citizens who joined our campaign for common sense. And it doesnt stop there. To read about the citys District 1 race to represent West San Jose, click here. To Insideman: Last time I ran, I didnt take any money. dont even bother to bring up good ideas that will help this once great city because I run the Rules Committee and my clowns and I will throw your Ideas in the sewer plant that we plan to waste time and money on to rename it. Mindy Nguyen - Council Assistant, Office of Councilmember Raul Peralez } If you count Carassco as a progressive, and I do, there will be six solid votes on policy matters and only four disparate individuals in opposition. This article is clearly labeled Opinion. color:white; border:1px solid #FFB81F; But in a weak-mayor system, the ability to rally six votes determines the direction of the city. He won in the general election on June 5, 2018. } } He finished first in a crowded primary of mostly progressive candidates. } Mayoral elections in San Jose are nonpartisan. This is a subject we visited last month, and in the time since, its taken on an added dimension. Elections in 2023 | | In fact, the pension had never experienced anything close to a crisis; the funds performance for instance, at the centurys turn it was 100% funded, was award-winning. Voters in downtown have come to expect strong leadership from their council representatives. RE: Paul Fong vs Chappie Jones (District One) I think the deception by independent expenditure groups this year has been more outrageous than it has been in the past, she said. Retired: you speak for one single issueYOU. } While she received support from the business community because of their antipathy toward Campos, her natural political leanings and those of her district are progressive.