Jake Tonkel, Marshall Woodmansee and Ruben Navarro are challenging District 6 incumbent Dev Davis in the March 3 primary.
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Former SCC Supervisor Susie Wilson, a Trailblazer in Silicon Valley Politics, Dies at 90
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Election 2018: San Jose Councilman Battles SJUSD Trustee for County’s D4 Seat
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Primary Election 2018: Seven Compete for District 4 Santa Clara County Supervisor Seat
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LGBTQ Candidates Win Early Endorsements from BAYMEC
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Mayoral Candidates Express Interest in Leading on Education
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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.
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CommUniverCity Helps Downtown Thrive
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For decades, institutions of higher learning have been at the forefront of social change. San Jose State University’s CommUniverCity San Jose program is an excellent partnership between residents, the campus community and government partners like the city of San Jose and Santa Clara County.
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Norm Mineta, Janet Gray Hayes, Susan Hammer, Ron Gonzales and Reed all took part in Monday night’s installment of the Don Edwards Lecture Series at San Jose State University, and each of the current mayor’s predecessors voiced relief that never in their tenures were they forced to deal with the current mayor’s challenges. A full decade of budget shortfalls, a workforce depleted and demoralized, the loss of the Redevelopment Agency and no certain economic rebound in the future was a tall order in every mayor’s eyes. The never-ending pummeling a mayor experiences—from the press, constituents and colleagues—was reiterated consistently in the talk, which retiring SJSU political science professor Terry Christensen moderated.
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