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01/27/2023
In one of his first major decisions in office, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan picked a newcomer as his vice mayor. But when he needed the votes, she went against him.

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01/26/2023
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Arjun Batra led on all three ballots during the council selection process, which required a two-thirds majority to win.

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01/25/2023
The San Jose City Council will interview six finalists and pick the person who will represent District 10—the last vacancy on the dais.

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01/24/2023
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The vote came after six hours of interviews, comments and deliberations on the merits of five finalists who had been picked by the council last week.

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01/20/2023
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Armed with the results of a new poll that shows popular support for a special election to fill vacant seats, the new City Council may reconsider a plan rejected by a largely lame-duck council last month.

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01/19/2023
As the San Jose City Council prepares to fill the vacant District 8 seat on Jan. 23, documents obtained by San José Spotlight are raising questions about the character and qualifications of several finalists.

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01/12/2023
A list of nearly 40 people competing to fill two San Jose City Council seats is down to just 11. The top contenders were named after current councilmembers voted for their top choices. The two seats are open in Districts 8 and 10 after two former councilmembers won their bids for higher office.

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01/10/2023
A coalition of local groups is calling on the San Jose City Council to prioritize policies preventing displacement of renters amid the ongoing housing crisis.

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01/09/2023
The first San Jose City Council meeting of the year feels like the first day of school.

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12/07/2022
The San Jose City Council voted unanimously to loosen traffic impact policies and pave a path for possible development on a massive former golf course on the East Side.

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12/05/2022
As elected leaders settled a political fight over filling two upcoming vacancies on the San Jose City Council, some former politicos are eyeing a return to their old posts.

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12/05/2022
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The vacancies were created by the November election, when District 8 Councilmember Sylvia Arenas was elected as the District 1 representative on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and District 10 Councilmember Matt Mahan was elected mayor.

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11/20/2022
District 7, with its sizable Vietnamese American population, is set to watch Councilmember-elect Bien Doan take his spot on the dais come January. Doan will be the fifth Vietnamese American councilmember in the city’s history.

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11/20/2022
Matt Mahan won his bid to become the 66th mayor of San Jose after more than a year of campaigning. He now faces a daunting task: working with people who didn't think he could lead.

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11/20/2022
About one year after the San Jose City Council took action to shield more than 300 acres of Coyote Valley land from development of massive distribution warehouses, several landowners are now proposing a major energy facility.

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11/13/2022
San Jose could see a big shakeup next year with seven new faces on the City Council. If election results hold, District 10 Councilmember Matt Mahan will be the next San Jose mayor and District 8 Councilmember Sylvia Arenas will represent Santa Clara County District 1, leaving their council seats empty.

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10/20/2022
As San Jose faces an ongoing shortage of cops, the city is offering a new financial incentive to lure experienced officers. The city council this week unanimously approved a lateral hiring bonus of $10,000 for officers who come to San Jose from another police department.

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09/25/2022
Councilmember-elect Rosemary Kamei is profiled as she prepares for her first term on the San Jose City Council, even as other candidates are still out campaigning.

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09/24/2022
As of Sept. 23, 167 homeless people have died on the streets in Santa Clara County, most of them in San Jose. This may be another record-breaking year for these often preventable deaths.

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05/17/2022
Party Chair issued a cease-and-desist letter demanding that Rolando Bonilla stop using logos of the Democratic Party in a mailer that purports to be a “Democratic Voter Guide.”
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