Ostensibly a manual to help future candidates to elective office understand what’s in store for them, it’s a bid to rehabilitate his reputation 18 years after his controversial mayorship ended.
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Fact Check: Did Chavez Tell Grand Jury She Didn’t Know 75 Times?
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Cindy Chavez Enters San Jose Mayor’s Race (Again)
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Ex-San Jose Mayor, Aide-Turned-Wife Part Ways After 21 Years
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SJ’s First Police Auditor, Teresa Guerrero-Daley, Dies at 67
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David Vossbrink Retires after 40-Plus Years as Public Spokesman
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Op-Ed: Revisiting Silicon Valley’s Best, Worst Political Decisions
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Silicon Valley’s Roads in Better Shape than Education System
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Margie Matthews a Brilliant Choice Despite Flawed Process
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Mayor Chuck Reed Hosts Farewell Party at City Hall
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The Future of San Jose Politics: Change or the Status Quo
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Mayor’s Race Moves to Education at Upcoming Forum
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This Saturday at 10am the county Board of Education will co-sponsor a mayoral forum on public education. When you examine the list of critical issues San Jose's next mayor will have to confront—public safety, transportation, affordable housing, libraries, etc.—nearly all relate to our children's education.
Read More 3Odd Bunch: Republican Sheriff Laurie Smith, Organized Labor
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San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed Takes Long View in Final State of the City Speech
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Chuck Reed spent much of his eighth and final State of the City speech thanking his predecessors while noting that a mayor’s work goes on long after he or she leaves office. Noting that he and past elected officials in San Jose have stood “on the shoulders of giants,” Reed said the work he and the council have carried out in recent years must be viewed outside the prism of four-year term limits. “We have to think in much longer timeframes,” he said.
Read More 14Cortese, San Jose Mayors Split on Walmart
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Last month, Fly broke the Earth-shattering news that county supervisor and San Jose mayoral contender Dave Cortese isn’t too fond of Walmart. He refused to mention the store by name in an invite to his campaign kickoff, instead noting that the party was near a “Big Box” store. Crazy, we know. But just when the Internet was nearing recovery, a couple of mayors decided to reignite the fight.
Read More 2Endorsement: Teresa Alvarado for Supervisor
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The District 2 county supervisor’s race is one of the most important in this region’s history. Two-thirds of the county budget—about $3 billion annually—goes to compensation and retirement benefits. Virtually all of the public employee union contracts are up for negotiation in the next two years, and there’s an unfunded $1.7 billion liability for retiree health care. The election will determine whether those issues are tackled by a board majority firmly in the pocket of the South Bay Labor Council—or one that might be a little more independent. For this and many other reasons, Metro and San Jose Inside endorse Teresa Alvarado for county supervisor.
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