A former Santa Clara City Council candidate wants to clear his name. In the November election, David Kertes challenged incumbent Suds Jain for the District 5 council seat. But Kertes said his involvement in a Florida lawsuit hurt his campaign. The lawsuit filed in Broward County, Florida stemmed from Kertes’ time with former employer MicroTechnologies. In … Read more
On Aug. 30, The Weekly submitted the following questions to District 5 candidates — incumbent Suds Jain and challenger David Kertes. Candidates had until Sept. 13 to reply. After multiple attempts to reach Kertes, the candidate chose not to reply. Below are the answers The Weekly received from the candidates. Answers are presented verbatim. What … Read more
Update: A change has been made to the initial story said that Bob O’Keefe and Steve Kelly donated money to their campaigns. In fact, they loaned money to their campaigns, which means the money does not count toward the donation limit. The money race is on for the 2024 election in Santa Clara and it … Read more