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San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo has termed out of office and waiting in the wings to replace him are seven candidates four of whom currently serve in local government and are considered top candidates. RELATED: San Jose residents calling for clean-up at homeless encampments: Here's what the city has planned. All the department heads are unelected and report to an unelected City Manager. Were changing the face of journalism by providing an innovative model for delivering reliable, truthful news to the nations 10th largest city. San Jos Spotlight is the citys first nonprofit, community-supported digital news organization. I could beat that number just by campaigning on my block. Check out the grand jury indictment. Like the other candidates, crime and homelessness are at the top of his list. 3). Please stop perpetuating division and separateness. San Jose State University political science professor Melinda Jackson says California didn't have too many surprises in the first batch of election results Tuesday night, such as Governor Newsom's win and Proposition 1 passing. Contact Tran Nguyen at [emailprotected] or follow @nguyenntrann on Twitter. conservative strongholds of Almaden Valley and Los Gatos, https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/18/how-eddie-debartolo-got-caught-in-a-scandal-that-cost-him-the-49ers/, Helen Chapman fights to save San Joses open space, Bejarano: Why I quit my East San Jose school board, Out of work: Beloved San Jose reverend faces uphill climb, Silicon Valley students stranded by shuttered schools. Nguyen and husband Thuan Nguyen ran the Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce of Santa Clara Valley, according toa report by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. The districts incumbent, Vice Mayor Chappie Jones, terms out this year. Mayor Sam Ive seen Irene Smith actively participate in solutions to local neighborhood issues (even prior to running for office) and after meeting; I like her views on the basics, found her to be a good listener and open to input/ideas. The race for San Jose mayor is the most contestedand expensivecompetition this election. Nice Job, Tran! Agree 10,000%. THAT Peralez? The election was nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations did not appear Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. Smith recently won the endorsement of Silicon Valley Biz PAC, while Omar Torressecured the support of the Santa Clara County Democratic Partyand South Bay Labor Council. Anthony Becker Cindy Chavez Election Day general election Kevin Jensen Lisa Gillmor Matt Mahan Rob Jonsen Santa Clara County Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters About Barry Holtzclaw More by this author Matt Mahan is the man. He doesnt know how city government works and he didnt seem to realize it was voters who voted to have a salary setting Board determine salaries for the Mayor and Council, didnt seem to know really much about how a city government works. He is a White privileged male supported by other White privileged males, like Sam Liccardo, right wing Jim Reed, Liccardos Chief of Staff and former SVO policy leader, the ultra right winged, Trump supported Silicon Valley Association of Republican Women, who were recently exposed by Spotlight as infiltrating our political processes with ultra right wing candidates from school board to Mayor (whose support Mahan is comfortable with), I too agree with Matt, use your common sense when voting in this election for Mayor. 2). Two candidates are breaking away from the pack in terms of financial contributions.