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2022 candidates running for San Jose City Council - San José …
WEBDec 10, 2021 · Half of the City Council’s seats — all the odd districts — are up for election this cycle. Districts 1, 3 and 5 are open seats, with the current officeholders terming out, while Districts 7 and 9 have two incumbents running for reelection: Maya Esparza and Pam Foley, respectively. The primary is set for June 2022.
UPDATE: San Jose plans to reopen beloved water park
WEBFeb 15, 2024 · The operator plans to invest $6 million into the park for renovations, food trucks and an outdoor wine garden. After the park opens, the city will take in 6% of its gross revenue, a slight increase from the previous operator’s agreement at 5.5%. Neil Rufino, assistant director of the city’s parks department, said the majority of the revenue ...
How to participate in San Jose City Council meetings
WEB877 853 5257 (Toll-free) 888 475 4499 (Toll-free) Participating in council meetings. San Jose City Council meetings have a public comment period for people who want to voice their opinion on items not on the meeting’s agenda. Public comment for topics not on the agenda is heard during the open forum portion at the end of the meeting.
Santa Clara County shields Coyote Valley from development
WEBDec 21, 2021 · The county’s vote aligns with a similar step taken by San Jose in November to rezone 314 acres of Coyote Valley south of the city from industrial use to agricultural and open space. In 2019, the city approved $46 million to preserve 937 acres of Coyote Valley’s northern area. Coyote Valley is considered one of the last undeveloped valley ...
Here’s who’s running for San Jose City Council and mayor
WEBDec 21, 2023 · Half of the San Jose City Council’s seats—all the even-numbered districts—are up for election this cycle, as well as Mayor Matt Mahan’s seat. Districts 2 and 6 are open seats, with current officeholders terming out, while Districts 4, 8 and 10 have incumbents running for reelection: David Cohen, Domingo Candelas and Arjun Batra ...
Google unveils portrait of massive downtown San Jose campus
WEBOct 7, 2020 · Get San José Spotlight headlines delivered to your inbox. San Jose revealed scads of new details about Google’s plans to build a sprawling downtown campus with 7.3 million square feet of office space and 4,000 housing units spread out over more than 80 acres with improvements to public amenities, including 10 parks and the trails that will ...
San Jose city manager resigns after 34 years
WEBSykes, who worked for the city for 34 years, will resign his position in July. Camarena said the mayor and City Council will name an interim city manager before July. The City Council ultimately votes to appoint a city manager. The role could dramatically change in the near future. San Jose allows its city manager to hire, fire and direct staff ...
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WEB5 days ago · A Tuesday letter from San Jose’s elected representatives in Sacramento questions who’s really in control of the city’s parks. It comes after District 7 Councilmember Bien Doan’s... San José Spotlight is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to independent San Jose city reporting. Your search for truth starts here.
Election 2022: The race for San Jose mayor
WEBApr 21, 2022 · Chavez, 58, officially entered the race last September after spending months seeking endorsements and participating in a candidate forum.Chavez has close ties to San Jose, having served on the City Council from 1998 to 2006. In 2009 she took over as head of the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council, which represents more than 100,000 union members in Santa Clara and San Benito counties.